| Schizophrenia
Aristada & Aristada Initio vs Caplyta
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AI compares prescribing info and payer-specific access barriers across 1,200+ formularies. Here's a preview of what prescribers are already asking.Safety signalsCaplyta has a higher rate of injection site reactions vs Aristada based on FDA-approved prescribing information
Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Caplyta but not Aristada, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Aristada
Caplyta
At A Glance
IM injection
Monthly to every 2 months
Dopamine D2 partial agonist
Oral
Once daily
Atypical antipsychotic
Indications
- Schizophrenia
- Schizophrenia
- Depression, Bipolar
- Major Depressive Disorder
Dosing
Schizophrenia 441 mg, 662 mg, or 882 mg monthly, 882 mg every 6 weeks, or 1064 mg every 2 months via IM injection into the deltoid (441 mg only) or gluteal muscle; initiate with ARISTADA INITIO 675 mg plus a single 30 mg oral aripiprazole dose, or supplement with 21 consecutive days of oral aripiprazole concomitant with the first injection.
Schizophrenia, Depression, Bipolar, Major Depressive Disorder 42 mg orally once daily with or without food; no dose titration needed.
With strong CYP3A4 inhibitors Reduce to 10.5 mg once daily.
With moderate CYP3A4 inhibitors Reduce to 21 mg once daily.
Moderate or severe hepatic impairment Reduce to 21 mg once daily (Child-Pugh class B or C).
Contraindications
- Known hypersensitivity reaction to aripiprazole (reactions have ranged from pruritus/urticaria to anaphylaxis)
- History of hypersensitivity reaction to lumateperone or any component of CAPLYTA (including pruritus, rash, and urticaria)
Adverse Reactions
Most common (>=5%) Akathisia
Serious Neuroleptic malignant syndrome, tardive dyskinesia, metabolic changes, leukopenia, neutropenia, agranulocytosis, seizures, orthostatic hypotension
Postmarketing Anaphylactic reaction, angioedema, pathological gambling, drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS), oculogyric crisis, fecal incontinence
Most common (>=5%) Somnolence/sedation, dizziness, nausea, dry mouth, headache, fatigue, diarrhea, vomiting
Serious Neuroleptic malignant syndrome, tardive dyskinesia, metabolic changes, leukopenia/neutropenia/agranulocytosis, orthostatic hypotension and syncope, seizures, suicidal thoughts and behaviors, cerebrovascular adverse reactions including stroke in elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis
Postmarketing Burning sensation, including skin burning sensation
Pharmacology
Aripiprazole lauroxil is a prodrug of aripiprazole that, following IM injection, undergoes enzyme-mediated hydrolysis to yield aripiprazole, which exerts its effects through partial agonist activity at dopamine D2 and serotonin 5-HT1A receptors and antagonist activity at serotonin 5-HT2A receptors.
Lumateperone is an atypical antipsychotic whose mechanism may be mediated through antagonist activity at central serotonin 5-HT2A receptors and partial agonist activity at central dopamine D2 receptors; it also has moderate SERT inhibitory activity and moderate binding affinity for dopamine D1, D4, and adrenergic alpha-1 receptors.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Aristada
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (5/12) · Step Therapy (4/12) · Qty limit (11/12)
Caplyta
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (5/12) · Step Therapy (5/12) · Qty limit (2/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Aristada
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
Caplyta
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (4/8) · Step Therapy (4/8) · Qty limit (6/8)
Humana
Aristada
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (1/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (3/3)
Caplyta
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (3/3) · Qty limit (3/3)
Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
$10/fillfill
Aristada Co-pay Savings ProgramCommercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
Cost estimate not availableHealthWell: Schizophrenia - Medicare Access
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.