| Hypertensive disease

Bystolic vs Norliqva

Side-by-side clinical, coverage, and cost comparison for hypertensive disease.
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Safety signalsNorliqva has a higher rate of injection site reactions vs Bystolic based on FDA-approved prescribing information
Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Norliqva but not Bystolic, including UnitedHealthcare
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Bystolic
Norliqva
At A Glance
Oral
Daily
Selective beta-1 blocker
Oral
Daily
Calcium channel blocker
Indications
  • Hypertensive disease
  • Hypertensive disease
  • Stable angina
  • Coronary heart disease
Dosing
Hypertensive disease Start at 5 mg once daily, with or without food; increase at 2-week intervals up to 40 mg. In severe renal impairment (ClCr <30 mL/min), start at 2.5 mg once daily. In moderate hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh Class B), start at 2.5 mg once daily.
Hypertensive disease Adults: 5 mg orally once daily (max 10 mg); small, fragile, elderly, or hepatic insufficiency patients start at 2.5 mg once daily; pediatric patients (>=6 years): 2.5-5 mg orally once daily.
Stable angina 5-10 mg orally once daily; most patients require 10 mg for adequate effect.
Coronary heart disease 5-10 mg orally once daily; majority of patients in clinical studies required 10 mg.
Contraindications
  • Severe bradycardia
  • Heart block greater than first degree
  • Cardiogenic shock
  • Decompensated cardiac failure
  • Sick sinus syndrome (unless a permanent pacemaker is in place)
  • Severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh >B)
  • Hypersensitivity to any component of this product
  • Known sensitivity to amlodipine
Adverse Reactions
Most common (>=1%) Headache, fatigue, diarrhea, nausea, dizziness, bradycardia, chest pain, peripheral edema, insomnia, dyspnea, rash
Postmarketing Abnormal hepatic function, acute pulmonary edema, acute renal failure, atrioventricular block (second and third degree), bronchospasm, erectile dysfunction, hypersensitivity (urticaria, allergic vasculitis, angioedema), hypotension, myocardial infarction, pruritus, psoriasis, Raynaud's phenomenon, peripheral ischemia/claudication, somnolence, syncope, thrombocytopenia, vertigo, vomiting
Most common (>1%) Edema, dizziness, flushing, palpitation, fatigue, nausea.
Postmarketing Gynecomastia, jaundice, hepatic enzyme elevations, extrapyramidal disorder.
Pharmacology
Nebivolol is a beta-adrenergic receptor blocking agent; at doses <=10 mg in extensive metabolizers it is preferentially beta1-selective, while in poor metabolizers or at higher doses it inhibits both beta1- and beta2-adrenergic receptors, lacking intrinsic sympathomimetic and membrane-stabilizing activity at therapeutically relevant concentrations.
Amlodipine is a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker that inhibits transmembrane influx of calcium ions into vascular smooth muscle and cardiac muscle, acting as a peripheral arterial vasodilator to reduce peripheral vascular resistance and blood pressure, and relieving angina by reducing myocardial oxygen demand and blocking coronary vasospasm.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Bystolic
  • Covered on 5 commercial plans
  • PA (10/12) · Step Therapy (4/12) · Qty limit (1/12)
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Norliqva
  • Covered on 5 commercial plans
  • PA (6/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (6/12)
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UnitedHealthcare
Bystolic
  • Covered on 4 commercial plans
  • PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (1/8)
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Norliqva
  • Covered on 4 commercial plans
  • PA (4/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
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Humana
Bystolic
  • Covered on 0 commercial plans
  • PA (2/3) · Step Therapy (2/3) · Qty limit (2/3)
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Norliqva
  • Covered on 0 commercial plans
  • PA (1/3) · Step Therapy (2/3) · Qty limit (2/3)
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Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
No savings programs available for Bystolic.
No savings programs available for Norliqva.
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Clinical data sourced from FDA-approved labeling. Coverage data via MMIT. Updated monthly.