| Pulmonary arterial hypertension
WINREVAIR vs Veletri
Side-by-side clinical, coverage, and cost comparison for pulmonary arterial hypertension.Deep comparison between: Winrevair vs Veletri 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 signalsVeletri has a higher rate of injection site reactions vs Winrevair based on FDA-approved prescribing information
Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Veletri but not Winrevair, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Winrevair
Veletri
At A Glance
Subcutaneous
Every 3 weeks
Activin signaling inhibitor
IV infusion
Continuous infusion
Prostacyclin
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 Initiate continuous IV infusion at 2 ng/kg/min via central venous catheter; increase in increments of 2 ng/kg/min every 15 minutes or longer until tolerance limit established or further increases are not clinically warranted; adjust maintenance dose by 1- to 2-ng/kg/min increments at intervals of at least 15 minutes based on symptom persistence or adverse events.
Contraindications
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- Chronic use in patients with congestive heart failure due to severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction
- Pulmonary edema developing during dose initiation (associated with pulmonary veno-occlusive disease)
- Known hypersensitivity to epoprostenol or structurally related compounds
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 (dose initiation and escalation) Flushing, headache, nausea, vomiting, hypotension, anxiety, chest pain, dizziness, bradycardia, abdominal pain, musculoskeletal pain, dyspnea, tachycardia
Most common (chronic dosing) Headache, jaw pain, flushing, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, flu-like symptoms, anxiety
Postmarketing Anemia, hypersplenism, pancytopenia, splenomegaly, high output cardiac failure, hyperthyroidism
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.
Epoprostenol is a naturally occurring prostacyclin (metabolite of arachidonic acid) that produces direct vasodilation of pulmonary and systemic arterial vascular beds, reducing right- and left-ventricular afterload and increasing cardiac output, and inhibits platelet aggregation.
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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)
Veletri
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (10/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (0/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Winrevair
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (6/8) · Step Therapy (6/8) · Qty limit (2/8)
Veletri
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
Humana
Winrevair
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (1/3)
Veletri
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (2/3) · Qty limit (0/3)
Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
$5/fillfill
Merck Access Co-pay Assistance: WinrevairCommercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
Cost estimate not availableAssistance Fund: MPS II- Hunter Syndrome
Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
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Clinical data sourced from FDA-approved labeling. Coverage data via MMIT. Updated monthly.