| Hypertensive disease

Epaned 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 Epaned based on FDA-approved prescribing information
Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Norliqva but not Epaned, including UnitedHealthcare
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Epaned
Norliqva
At A Glance
Oral
Once or twice daily
ACE inhibitor
Oral
Daily
Calcium channel blocker
Indications
  • Hypertensive disease
  • Heart failure
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
  • Hypertensive disease
  • Stable angina
  • Coronary heart disease
Dosing
Hypertensive disease Adults: 5 mg once daily orally, titrated up to 40 mg daily; pediatric patients >1 month: 0.08 mg/kg (up to 5 mg) once daily; renal impairment (GFR <=30 mL/min) or dialysis: initial dose 2.5 mg daily.
Heart failure 2.5 mg twice daily orally, titrated up to 20 mg twice daily as tolerated; usually given in combination with diuretics and digitalis.
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left 2.5 mg twice daily orally, titrated up to 10 mg twice daily as tolerated.
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
  • History of angioedema or hypersensitivity related to previous ACE inhibitor treatment
  • Hereditary or idiopathic angioedema
  • Co-administration of aliskiren in patients with diabetes
  • Combination with a neprilysin inhibitor (e.g., sacubitril), or within 36 hours of switching to or from sacubitril/valsartan
  • Known sensitivity to amlodipine
Adverse Reactions
Most common (>1%) Fatigue, orthostatic effects, asthenia, cough, rash; in heart failure patients: hypotension, dizziness.
Serious Angioedema, hypotension, hepatic failure, renal impairment, hyperkalemia, cardiac arrest, myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, bone marrow depression.
Postmarketing Pancreatitis, toxic epidermal necrolysis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, pemphigus, eosinophilic pneumonitis, pulmonary infiltrates, gynecomastia.
Most common (>1%) Edema, dizziness, flushing, palpitation, fatigue, nausea.
Postmarketing Gynecomastia, jaundice, hepatic enzyme elevations, extrapyramidal disorder.
Pharmacology
ACE inhibitor; enalapril is hydrolyzed to enalaprilat, which inhibits angiotensin-converting enzyme, suppressing the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and thereby reducing plasma angiotensin II, vasopressor activity, and aldosterone secretion.
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
Epaned
  • Covered on 5 commercial plans
  • PA (10/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (9/12)
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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
Epaned
  • Covered on 4 commercial plans
  • PA (4/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
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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
Epaned
  • Covered on 0 commercial plans
  • PA (1/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (0/3)
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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 Epaned.
No savings programs available for Norliqva.
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Clinical data sourced from FDA-approved labeling. Coverage data via MMIT. Updated monthly.