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Abilify vs Cobenfy
Side-by-side clinical, coverage, and cost comparison for schizophrenia.Deep comparison between: Abilify vs Cobenfy with Prescriber.AI
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Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Cobenfy but not Abilify, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Abilify
Cobenfy
At A Glance
Oral
Once daily
Atypical antipsychotic
Oral
Twice daily
Muscarinic agonist/antagonist combination
Indications
- Schizophrenia
- Bipolar I disorder
- Major Depressive Disorder
- Autistic Disorder
- Gilles de la Tourette syndrome
- Schizophrenia
Dosing
Schizophrenia - adults Starting dose 10-15 mg/day, target 10-15 mg/day, max 30 mg/day, once daily without regard to meals.
Schizophrenia - adolescents (13-17 yrs) Starting dose 2 mg/day, titrated to 5 mg after 2 days and target of 10 mg/day after 2 additional days, max 30 mg/day, once daily.
Bipolar I disorder - adults, monotherapy Starting dose 15 mg/day, target 15 mg/day, up to 30 mg/day based on clinical response, once daily.
Bipolar I disorder - adults, adjunct to lithium or valproate Starting dose 10-15 mg/day, target 15 mg/day, max 30 mg/day, once daily.
Bipolar I disorder - pediatric (10-17 yrs) Starting dose 2 mg/day, titrated to 5 mg/day after 2 days and target of 10 mg/day after 2 additional days, max 30 mg/day, once daily.
Major Depressive Disorder - adults, adjunct to antidepressants Starting dose 2-5 mg/day, recommended range 2-15 mg/day, max 15 mg/day, once daily.
Autistic Disorder - pediatric (6-17 yrs), irritability Starting dose 2 mg/day, target 5-10 mg/day, max 15 mg/day, once daily.
Gilles de la Tourette syndrome - pediatric (6-18 yrs) Starting dose 2 mg/day; target 5 mg/day for patients <50 kg (max 10 mg/day) or 10 mg/day for patients >=50 kg (max 20 mg/day), once daily.
Schizophrenia Starting dose 50 mg/20 mg orally twice daily for at least 2 days, then 100 mg/20 mg twice daily for at least 5 days; may increase to 125 mg/30 mg twice daily based on tolerability and response (maximum dose); take at least 1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal; do not open capsules. Geriatric patients: start at 50 mg/20 mg twice daily, maximum 100 mg/20 mg twice daily.
Contraindications
- History of hypersensitivity reaction to aripiprazole (reactions have ranged from pruritus/urticaria to anaphylaxis)
- Urinary retention
- Moderate (Child-Pugh Class B) or severe (Child-Pugh Class C) hepatic impairment
- Gastric retention
- History of hypersensitivity to COBENFY or trospium chloride
- Untreated narrow-angle glaucoma
Adverse Reactions
Most common (>=10%) - adults nausea, vomiting, constipation, headache, dizziness, akathisia, anxiety, insomnia, restlessness
Most common (>=10%) - pediatric somnolence, headache, vomiting, extrapyramidal disorder, fatigue, increased appetite, insomnia, nausea, nasopharyngitis, weight increased
Serious NMS, tardive dyskinesia, metabolic changes, pathological gambling, orthostatic hypotension, leukopenia, neutropenia, agranulocytosis, seizures, cerebrovascular adverse events, suicidal thoughts and behaviors
Postmarketing anaphylactic reaction, angioedema, DRESS, blood glucose fluctuation, hiccups, oculogyric crisis, pathological gambling, fecal incontinence
Most common (>=5%) Nausea, dyspepsia, constipation, vomiting, hypertension, abdominal pain, diarrhea, tachycardia, dizziness, gastroesophageal reflux disease
Serious Urinary retention, liver enzyme elevations, increases in heart rate, angioedema
Postmarketing Chest pain, hypertensive crisis, palpitations, supraventricular tachycardia, syncope, gastritis, rash, rhabdomyolysis, confusion, delirium, hallucinations, somnolence, vision abnormal, angioedema, anaphylactic reaction, Stevens-Johnson syndrome (reported with trospium chloride component)
Pharmacology
Aripiprazole is an atypical antipsychotic whose efficacy may be mediated through a combination of partial agonist activity at D2 and 5-HT1A receptors and antagonist activity at 5-HT2A receptors; it also exhibits high affinity for D3, moderate affinity for D4, 5-HT2C, 5-HT7, alpha1-adrenergic, and H1 receptors.
Xanomeline is a muscarinic agonist with preferential activity at M1 and M4 receptors in the central nervous system, where its efficacy in schizophrenia is thought to arise; trospium chloride is a peripheral muscarinic antagonist included to reduce cholinergic adverse effects.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Abilify
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (10/12) · Step Therapy (10/12) · Qty limit (0/12)
Cobenfy
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (12/12) · Step Therapy (8/12) · Qty limit (11/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Abilify
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
Cobenfy
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (8/8) · Step Therapy (8/8) · Qty limit (2/8)
Humana
Abilify
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (3/3) · Qty limit (1/3)
Cobenfy
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (2/3) · Qty limit (3/3)
Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
No savings programs available for Abilify.
$0/fillfill
Cobenfy Copay Assistance ProgramCommercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
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