| Pulmonary arterial hypertension
WINREVAIR vs Opsumit
Side-by-side clinical, coverage, and cost comparison for pulmonary arterial hypertension.Deep comparison between: Winrevair vs Opsumit 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 signalsOpsumit has a higher rate of injection site reactions vs Winrevair based on FDA-approved prescribing information
Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Opsumit but not Winrevair, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Winrevair
Opsumit
At A Glance
Subcutaneous
Every 3 weeks
Activin signaling inhibitor
Oral
Daily
Endothelin receptor antagonist
Indications
- Pulmonary arterial hypertension
- Pulmonary arterial hypertension
Dosing
Pulmonary arterial hypertension Starting dose 0.3 mg/kg subcutaneously every 3 weeks; target dose 0.7 mg/kg subcutaneously every 3 weeks after verifying acceptable hemoglobin and platelet count. Check hemoglobin and platelets before each dose for the first 5 doses or longer if values are unstable.
Pulmonary arterial hypertension 10 mg once daily orally; doses higher than 10 mg once daily have not been studied in patients with PAH and are not recommended.
Contraindications
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- Pregnancy (may cause fetal harm)
- History of hypersensitivity reaction to macitentan or any component of the product
Adverse Reactions
Most common (>=10%) Headache, epistaxis, rash, telangiectasia, diarrhea, dizziness, erythema, increased hemoglobin
Serious Erythrocytosis, severe thrombocytopenia (platelet count <50,000/mm3), serious bleeding, intrapulmonary right-to-left shunting
Postmarketing Pericardial effusion
Most common (>=3%) anemia, nasopharyngitis/pharyngitis, bronchitis, headache, influenza, urinary tract infection
Serious embryo-fetal toxicity, hepatotoxicity, fluid retention, decrease in hemoglobin
Postmarketing hypersensitivity reactions (angioedema, pruritus, rash), flushing, nasal congestion, liver aminotransferase elevations and liver injury, edema/fluid retention, symptomatic hypotension
Pharmacology
Sotatercept-csrk is an activin signaling inhibitor that binds to activin A and other TGF-beta superfamily ligands, improving the balance between pro-proliferative and anti-proliferative signaling to modulate vascular proliferation in pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Macitentan is an endothelin receptor antagonist that inhibits binding of ET-1 to both ETA and ETB receptors with high affinity and sustained occupancy in human pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells; an active metabolite contributes approximately 40% of total pharmacologic activity.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Winrevair
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (12/12) · Step Therapy (9/12) · Qty limit (9/12)
Opsumit
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (11/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (12/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Winrevair
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (6/8) · Step Therapy (6/8) · Qty limit (2/8)
Opsumit
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (7/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (5/8)
Humana
Winrevair
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (1/3)
Opsumit
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (1/3) · Qty limit (3/3)
Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
$5/fillfill
Merck Access Co-pay Assistance: WinrevairCommercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
$5/fillfill
Janssen CarePath Oral PAH Savings Program: OpsumitCommercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
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Clinical data sourced from FDA-approved labeling. Coverage data via MMIT. Updated monthly.