| Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Ultomiris vs Empaveli
Side-by-side clinical, coverage, and cost comparison for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.Deep comparison between: Ultomiris vs Empaveli with Prescriber.AI
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Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Empaveli but not Ultomiris, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Ultomiris
Empaveli
At A Glance
IV infusion
Every 4-8 weeks
C5 complement inhibitor
SC injection
Twice weekly
C3 complement inhibitor
Indications
- Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
- Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
- Myasthenia Gravis, Generalized
- Neuromyelitis Optica
- Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
- C3 glomerulopathy
- Immune-complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
Dosing
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (5 to <40 kg) Weight-based IV loading dose (600-1,200 mg), followed by weight-based maintenance dose every 4 weeks (5 to <20 kg) or every 8 weeks (20 to <40 kg), starting 2 weeks after loading dose.
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Myasthenia Gravis, Generalized, Neuromyelitis Optica (>=40 kg) Weight-based IV loading dose (2,400-3,000 mg), followed by weight-based maintenance dose (3,000-3,600 mg) every 8 weeks, starting 2 weeks after loading dose.
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria 1,080 mg SC twice weekly; adjust to 1,080 mg every three days if LDH >2x ULN.
C3 glomerulopathy, Immune-complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis Adults: 1,080 mg SC twice weekly; pediatric patients (12 to <18 years): weight-based dosing from 648 mg to 1,080 mg SC twice weekly based on body weight.
Contraindications
- Unresolved serious Neisseria meningitidis infection
- Hypersensitivity to pegcetacoplan or any excipient
- Unresolved serious infection caused by encapsulated bacteria including Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, and Haemophilus influenzae type B
Adverse Reactions
Most common (>=10%) Upper respiratory tract infection, headache, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, hypertension, pyrexia, back pain, arthralgia, COVID-19
Serious Meningococcal infections, other infections (including fatal COVID-19 pneumonia and sepsis), infusion-related reactions
Postmarketing Anaphylaxis, cholestatic or mixed pattern liver injury with increased serum liver enzymes and bilirubin
Most common (>=10%) Injection-site reactions, infections, diarrhea, abdominal pain, respiratory tract infection, viral infection, fatigue
Serious Infections, intestinal ischemia, biliary sepsis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Postmarketing Anaphylaxis, urticaria
Pharmacology
Ravulizumab-cwvz is a terminal complement inhibitor that specifically binds complement protein C5 with high affinity, preventing its cleavage to C5a (proinflammatory anaphylatoxin) and C5b (initiating subunit of the membrane attack complex), thereby inhibiting MAC formation and terminal complement-mediated tissue damage in PNH, aHUS, gMG, and NMOSD.
C3 complement inhibitor; pegcetacoplan binds complement protein C3 and its activation fragment C3b, regulating downstream complement activation to control both C3b-mediated extravascular hemolysis and terminal complement-mediated intravascular hemolysis in PNH, and to inhibit C3 glomerular fragment deposition and C5b-9 assembly in C3G and primary IC-MPGN.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Ultomiris
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (9/12) · Step Therapy (9/12) · Qty limit (0/12)
Empaveli
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (9/12) · Step Therapy (9/12) · Qty limit (9/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Ultomiris
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
Empaveli
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (4/8) · Step Therapy (4/8) · Qty limit (4/8)
Humana
Ultomiris
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (1/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (0/3)
Empaveli
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (2/3) · Step Therapy (2/3) · Qty limit (2/3)
Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
No savings programs available for Ultomiris.
Cost estimate not availableApellis Bridge Program: Empaveli
Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
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