| Primary immune deficiency disorder
Xembify vs Gammaked
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Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Gammaked but not Xembify, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Xembify
Gammaked
At A Glance
SC injection
Daily to every 2 weeks
Immune globulin replacement
IV infusion
Immune globulin
Indications
- Primary immune deficiency disorder
- Congenital agammaglobulinemia
- Common Variable Immunodeficiency
- X-linked agammaglobulinemia
- Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
- Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
- Primary immune deficiency disorder
- Immune thrombocytopenic purpura
- Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating
- Congenital agammaglobulinemia
- Common Variable Immunodeficiency
- X-linked agammaglobulinemia
- Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
- Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
Dosing
Primary immune deficiency disorder, Congenital agammaglobulinemia, Common Variable Immunodeficiency, X-linked agammaglobulinemia, Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome, Severe Combined Immunodeficiency SC infusion only; treatment-naive: 150 mg/kg/day loading dose for 5 consecutive days, then 150 mg/kg/week maintenance starting Day 8; switching from IVIG: begin 1 week after last IVIG, initial weekly dose (g) = prior IVIG dose (g) x 1.37 / number of weeks between IVIG doses; switching from IGSC: administer same weekly dose (g) as prior IGSC; doses may be adjusted for frequent (2-7 times/week) or biweekly administration.
Primary immune deficiency disorder IV: 300-600 mg/kg every 3-4 weeks; SC (PI only): individualized weekly dose calculated as previous IGIV dose (g) x 1.37 divided by number of weeks between IV doses.
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura IV only: total dose 2 g/kg given as 1 g/kg on two consecutive days or 0.4 g/kg on five consecutive days; do not administer subcutaneously.
Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating IV only: loading dose 2 g/kg over two to four consecutive days; maintenance 1 g/kg every 3 weeks (or 0.5 g/kg on two consecutive days every 3 weeks).
Contraindications
- Previous anaphylactic or severe systemic reaction to human immune globulin
- IgA deficiency with antibodies against IgA and history of hypersensitivity to human immune globulin treatment
- Previous anaphylactic or severe systemic reaction to human immune globulin
- IgA deficiency with antibodies against IgA and history of hypersensitivity reaction
Adverse Reactions
Most common (>=5%) Infusion site erythema, infusion site pain, infusion site swelling, infusion site bruising, infusion site nodule, infusion site pruritus, infusion site induration, infusion site scab, infusion site edema, cough, diarrhea
Postmarketing Anaphylactic reaction, hypersensitivity, aseptic meningitis, dizziness, paresthesia, tachycardia, hypotension, dyspnea, chest discomfort, injection site reactions, chills, fatigue, pain, tremor, laryngospasm
Most common (>=5%) PI (IV): cough, rhinitis, pharyngitis, headache, asthma, nausea, fever, diarrhea, sinusitis; PI (SC): local infusion site reactions, fatigue, headache, upper respiratory tract infection, arthralgia, diarrhea, nausea, sinusitis, bronchitis, depression, allergic dermatitis, erythema, migraine, myalgia, viral infection, pyrexia; ITP: headache, ecchymosis, vomiting, fever, nausea, rash, abdominal pain, back pain, dyspepsia; CIDP: headache, pyrexia, hypertension, chills, rash, nausea, arthralgia, asthenia
Serious Pulmonary embolism (CIDP), exacerbation of autoimmune pure red cell aplasia (PI), hemolytic anemia
Postmarketing Anaphylaxis, tachycardia, acute renal dysfunction/failure, ARDS, TRALI, pulmonary edema, cardiac arrest, thromboembolism, coma, seizures, aseptic meningitis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, pancytopenia, hemolytic anemia, hepatic dysfunction
Pharmacology
XEMBIFY supplies a broad spectrum of opsonizing and neutralizing IgG antibodies against bacterial, viral, parasitic, and mycoplasmal agents and their toxins, and contains antibodies capable of interacting with and altering the activity of immune system cells, though the full mechanism is not completely understood.
GAMMAKED is an immune globulin that supplies a broad spectrum of opsonic and neutralizing IgG antibodies against bacterial, viral, parasitic, and mycoplasmal agents and their toxins; the precise mechanism of action in ITP and CIDP has not been fully elucidated.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Xembify
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (9/12) · Step Therapy (5/12) · Qty limit (0/12)
Gammaked
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (10/12) · Step Therapy (10/12) · Qty limit (0/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Xembify
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (1/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
Gammaked
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
Humana
Xembify
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (1/3) · Qty limit (0/3)
Gammaked
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (3/3) · Qty limit (0/3)
Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
Cost estimate not availableAccessia Health: Primary Immune Deficiency - Private Insurance: Waitlist
Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
No savings programs available for Gammaked.
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