| Rheumatoid Arthritis
Remicade vs Vimovo
Side-by-side clinical, coverage, and cost comparison for rheumatoid arthritis.Deep comparison between: Remicade vs Vimovo 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 signalsVimovo has a higher rate of injection site reactions vs Remicade based on FDA-approved prescribing information
Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Vimovo but not Remicade, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Remicade
Vimovo
At A Glance
IV infusion
Every 8 weeks
TNF-alpha inhibitor
Oral
Twice daily
NSAID + Proton Pump Inhibitor
Indications
- Crohn Disease
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Arthritis, Psoriatic
- Psoriasis vulgaris
- Degenerative polyarthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Juvenile arthritis
Dosing
Crohn Disease, Ulcerative Colitis 5 mg/kg IV induction at 0, 2, and 6 weeks, then 5 mg/kg every 8 weeks (adults and pediatric patients >= 6 years).
Rheumatoid Arthritis 3 mg/kg IV induction at 0, 2, and 6 weeks, then 3 mg/kg every 8 weeks in combination with methotrexate; dose may be increased up to 10 mg/kg every 8 weeks or every 4 weeks for incomplete responders.
Arthritis, Psoriatic, Psoriasis vulgaris 5 mg/kg IV induction at 0, 2, and 6 weeks, then 5 mg/kg every 8 weeks.
Degenerative polyarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing spondylitis Adults: one tablet (375 mg or 500 mg naproxen/20 mg esomeprazole) twice daily, taken orally at least 30 minutes before meals; use lowest effective naproxen dose for shortest duration.
Juvenile arthritis Adolescents >=12 years and >50 kg: one tablet (375 mg or 500 mg naproxen/20 mg esomeprazole) twice daily; 38 kg to <50 kg: one tablet (375 mg naproxen/20 mg esomeprazole) twice daily, taken at least 30 minutes before meals.
Contraindications
- Doses >5 mg/kg in patients with moderate or severe heart failure
- Previous severe hypersensitivity reaction to infliximab, any inactive ingredient of REMICADE, or any murine proteins (including anaphylaxis, hypotension, and serum sickness)
- Known hypersensitivity to naproxen, esomeprazole magnesium, substituted benzimidazoles, or any components of the drug product, including omeprazole
- History of asthma, urticaria, or allergic-type reactions after taking aspirin or other NSAIDs
- Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery
- Concomitant use of rilpivirine-containing products
Adverse Reactions
Most common (>10%) Infections (upper respiratory tract infection, sinusitis, pharyngitis), infusion-related reactions, headache, abdominal pain.
Serious Pneumonia, cellulitis, abscess, sepsis, bacterial infection, hepatotoxicity, acute liver failure, malignancies (including lymphoma), pancytopenia, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia.
Postmarketing Neutropenia, agranulocytosis, interstitial lung disease, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, peripheral demyelinating disorders, anaphylactic shock, cerebrovascular accidents, myocardial ischemia/infarction.
Most common (>2%) Gastritis, diarrhea, upper respiratory tract infection, flatulence, headache, urinary tract infection, dysgeusia
Serious Cardiovascular thrombotic events, GI bleeding/ulceration/perforation, hepatotoxicity, hypertension, heart failure and edema, renal toxicity and hyperkalemia, anaphylactic reactions, serious skin reactions, DRESS, fetal toxicity, hematologic toxicity
Postmarketing Gait disturbance, abdominal distension, hematochezia, joint swelling, muscle spasms, renal tubular necrosis, angioedema, aplastic anemia, hepatitis, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, hypomagnesemia, cutaneous lupus erythematosus
Pharmacology
TNF-alpha antagonist; infliximab is a chimeric IgG1 monoclonal antibody that neutralizes the biological activity of TNF-alpha by binding with high affinity to both soluble and transmembrane forms of TNF-alpha and inhibiting its binding to receptors, thereby reducing inflammation in RA, CD, UC, AS, PsA, and Ps.
VIMOVO is a fixed-dose combination of naproxen, an NSAID that inhibits cyclooxygenase (COX-1 and COX-2) to reduce prostaglandin synthesis with analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic effects, and esomeprazole magnesium, a proton pump inhibitor that suppresses gastric acid secretion by inhibiting the H+/K+-ATPase in the gastric parietal cell to reduce naproxen-associated gastric ulcer risk.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Remicade
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (12/12) · Step Therapy (12/12) · Qty limit (0/12)
Vimovo
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (6/12) · Step Therapy (1/12) · Qty limit (1/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Remicade
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
Vimovo
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (1/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
Humana
Remicade
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (3/3) · Qty limit (0/3)
Vimovo
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (2/3)
Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
No savings programs available for Remicade.
No savings programs available for Vimovo.
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