| Psoriasis vulgaris
Taltz vs Tremfya
Side-by-side clinical, coverage, and cost comparison for psoriasis vulgaris.Deep comparison between: Taltz vs Tremfya with Prescriber.AI
AI compares prescribing info and payer-specific access barriers across 1,200+ formularies. Here's a preview of what prescribers are already asking.Safety signalsTremfya has a higher rate of injection site reactions vs Taltz based on FDA-approved prescribing information
Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Tremfya but not Taltz, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Taltz
Tremfya
At A Glance
SC injection
Every 4 weeks (maintenance)
IL-17A antagonist
Subcutaneous / Intravenous
Every 4-8 weeks
Interleukin-23 antagonist
Indications
- Psoriasis vulgaris
- Arthritis, Psoriatic
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
- Psoriasis vulgaris
- Arthritis, Psoriatic
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Crohn Disease
Dosing
Psoriasis vulgaris 160 mg SC at Week 0, then 80 mg at Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, followed by 80 mg every 4 weeks.
Arthritis, Psoriatic 160 mg SC at Week 0, followed by 80 mg every 4 weeks.
Ankylosing spondylitis, Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis 160 mg SC at Week 0, followed by 80 mg every 4 weeks.
Psoriasis vulgaris Adults: 100 mg subcutaneous injection at Week 0, Week 4, and every 8 weeks thereafter. Pediatric patients >=6 years and >=40 kg: 100 mg subcutaneous injection at Week 0, Week 4, and every 8 weeks thereafter.
Arthritis, Psoriatic Adults: 100 mg subcutaneous injection at Week 0, Week 4, and every 8 weeks thereafter, alone or with conventional DMARD. Pediatric patients >=6 years and >=40 kg: 100 mg subcutaneous injection at Week 0, Week 4, and every 8 weeks thereafter, alone or with conventional DMARD.
Ulcerative Colitis Induction: 200 mg intravenous infusion over at least one hour at Week 0, 4, and 8, or 400 mg subcutaneous injection at Week 0, 4, and 8. Maintenance: 100 mg subcutaneous injection at Week 16 and every 8 weeks thereafter, or 200 mg subcutaneous injection at Week 12 and every 4 weeks thereafter.
Crohn Disease Induction: 200 mg intravenous infusion over at least one hour at Week 0, 4, and 8, or 400 mg subcutaneous injection at Week 0, 4, and 8. Maintenance: 100 mg subcutaneous injection at Week 16 and every 8 weeks thereafter, or 200 mg subcutaneous injection at Week 12 and every 4 weeks thereafter.
Contraindications
- Previous serious hypersensitivity reaction to ixekizumab or to any of the excipients
- History of serious hypersensitivity reaction to guselkumab or to any of the excipients
Adverse Reactions
Most common (>=1%) Injection site reactions, upper respiratory tract infections, nausea, tinea infections.
Serious Serious infections, hypersensitivity reactions including anaphylaxis, inflammatory bowel disease.
Most common (>=1%) Upper respiratory infections (14.3%), headache (4.6%), injection site reactions (4.5%), arthralgia (2.7%), diarrhea (1.6%), gastroenteritis (1.3%), tinea infections (1.1%), herpes simplex infections (1.1%).
Serious Serious infections occurred in <=0.2% in plaque psoriasis trials through Week 16. In ulcerative colitis trials, serious infections occurred in 0.8% with TREMFYA vs. 0% with placebo (44-week trial) and 1.8% vs. 0.7% (24-week trial). In Crohn's disease, serious infections occurred in 1.5% with TREMFYA vs. 0% with placebo.
Postmarketing Hypersensitivity including anaphylaxis, rash.
Pharmacology
Humanized IgG4 monoclonal antibody that selectively binds to interleukin-17A (IL-17A) and inhibits its interaction with the IL-17 receptor.
Guselkumab is a human monoclonal IgG1 lambda antibody that selectively binds to the p19 subunit of interleukin-23 (IL-23) and inhibits its interaction with the IL-23 receptor, thereby inhibiting the release of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Taltz
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (10/12) · Step Therapy (10/12) · Qty limit (9/12)
Tremfya
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (12/12) · Step Therapy (12/12) · Qty limit (11/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Taltz
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (1/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (1/8)
Tremfya
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (6/8) · Step Therapy (5/8) · Qty limit (5/8)
Humana
Taltz
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (3/3) · Qty limit (3/3)
Tremfya
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (3/3) · Qty limit (3/3)
Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
$25/momo
Taltz Savings Card - Non-covered benefitCommercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
Final cost depends on formulary coverage
Cost estimate not availableAssistance Fund: Psoriatic Arthritis
Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
Final cost depends on formulary coverage
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Clinical data sourced from FDA-approved labeling. Coverage data via MMIT. Updated monthly.