| Human immunodeficiency virus I infection
Rukobia vs Triumeq
Side-by-side clinical, coverage, and cost comparison for human immunodeficiency virus i infection.Deep comparison between: Rukobia vs Triumeq with Prescriber.AI
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Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Triumeq but not Rukobia, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Rukobia
Triumeq
At A Glance
Oral
Twice daily
HIV-1 attachment inhibitor
Oral
Once daily
INSTI + dual NRTI antiretroviral combination
Indications
- Human immunodeficiency virus I infection
- Human immunodeficiency virus I infection
Dosing
Human immunodeficiency virus I infection 600 mg orally twice daily with or without food; swallow tablets whole, do not chew, crush, or split.
Human immunodeficiency virus I infection Adults: One tablet of TRIUMEQ (600 mg abacavir, 50 mg dolutegravir, 300 mg lamivudine) once daily orally with or without food. Pediatric patients >=25 kg: One tablet TRIUMEQ once daily. Pediatric patients 6 to <10 kg: 3 tablets TRIUMEQ PD (180 mg abacavir, 15 mg dolutegravir, 90 mg lamivudine) once daily dispersed in water. Pediatric patients 10 to <14 kg: 4 tablets TRIUMEQ PD (240 mg abacavir, 20 mg dolutegravir, 120 mg lamivudine) once daily dispersed in water. Pediatric patients 14 to <20 kg: 5 tablets TRIUMEQ PD (300 mg abacavir, 25 mg dolutegravir, 150 mg lamivudine) once daily dispersed in water. Pediatric patients 20 to <25 kg: 6 tablets TRIUMEQ PD (360 mg abacavir, 30 mg dolutegravir, 180 mg lamivudine) once daily dispersed in water. Screen for HLA-B*5701 allele and test for HBV infection before initiating. Adjust dolutegravir to 50 mg twice daily when coadministered with efavirenz, fosamprenavir/ritonavir, tipranavir/ritonavir, carbamazepine, or rifampin.
Contraindications
- Previous hypersensitivity to fostemsavir or any component of RUKOBIA
- Coadministration with strong CYP3A inducers, including enzalutamide, carbamazepine, phenytoin, rifampin, mitotane, and St John's wort (Hypericum perforatum)
- Presence of HLA-B*5701 allele
- Prior hypersensitivity reaction to abacavir, dolutegravir, or lamivudine
- Concomitant use with dofetilide
- Moderate or severe hepatic impairment
Adverse Reactions
Most common (>=2%) Nausea, diarrhea, headache, abdominal pain, dyspepsia, fatigue, rash, sleep disturbance, immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome, somnolence, vomiting
Serious Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome, QTc prolongation, hepatic transaminase elevations in patients with hepatitis B or C virus co-infection
Most common (>=2%) Insomnia, headache, fatigue, nausea, diarrhea
Serious Serious and sometimes fatal hypersensitivity reaction with abacavir, exacerbations of hepatitis B, hepatotoxicity, lactic acidosis and severe hepatomegaly with steatosis, immune reconstitution syndrome, myocardial infarction
Postmarketing Aplastic anemia, anemia, lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, stomatitis, pancreatitis, acute liver failure, sensitization reactions including anaphylaxis and urticaria, weight increase, hyperlactemia, CPK elevation, muscle weakness, myalgia, rhabdomyolysis, peripheral neuropathy, seizures, anxiety, alopecia, erythema multiforme, suspected Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis
Pharmacology
HIV-1 attachment inhibitor; fostemsavir is a prodrug hydrolyzed to temsavir, which binds directly to the gp120 subunit of the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein and selectively inhibits the interaction between the virus and cellular CD4 receptors, preventing viral attachment and subsequent entry into host cells.
TRIUMEQ and TRIUMEQ PD are fixed-dose combinations of three HIV-1 antiretroviral agents: dolutegravir (an integrase strand transfer inhibitor that blocks HIV replication by binding to the integrase active site and inhibiting the strand transfer step), abacavir (a nucleoside analogue that is converted to carbovir triphosphate which inhibits HIV-1 reverse transcriptase by competing with dGTP and incorporating into viral DNA), and lamivudine (a nucleoside analogue phosphorylated to lamivudine triphosphate which inhibits reverse transcriptase via DNA chain termination).
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Rukobia
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (9/12) · Step Therapy (9/12) · Qty limit (11/12)
Triumeq
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (0/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (11/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Rukobia
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (4/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (2/8)
Triumeq
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (8/8)
Humana
Rukobia
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (1/3) · Step Therapy (1/3) · Qty limit (3/3)
Triumeq
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (0/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (3/3)
Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
Cost estimate not availableGood Days: HIV, AIDS Treatment & Prevention
Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
Cost estimate not availableGood Days: HIV, AIDS Treatment & Prevention
Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
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