Juxtapid Prescribing & Dosing Schedule

Q: What is the dosage of Juxtapid?

Juxtapid is available in 6 dosages, including 10 mg Cap, 20 mg Cap, 30 mg Cap, 40 mg Cap, 5 mg Cap and 60 mg Cap

Q: What does Juxtapid treat?

Juxtapid treats Hypercholesterolemia

Q: What is Juxtapid made of?

Juxtapid contains lomitapide which is a Microsomal Triglyceride Transfer Protein Inhibitor

Q: How is Juxtapid administered?

Juxtapid is administered as a Oral Pill

Q: What is Juxtapid mechanism of action?

Juxtapid mechanism of action is Cytochrome P450 3A4 Inhibitors, Microsomal Triglyceride Transfer Protein Inhibitors or P-Glycoprotein Inhibitors

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Juxtapid(lomitapide)

Juxtapid 5 MG Oral Capsule

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Dosage & Administration

* Before treatment, measure ALT, AST, alkaline phosphatase, and total bilirubin; obtain a negative pregnancy test in females of reproductive potential; and initiate a low-fat diet supplying <20% of energy from fat .
* Initiate treatment at 5 mg once daily. Titrate dose based on acceptable safety/tolerability: increase to 10 mg daily after at least 2 weeks; and then, at a minimum of 4-week intervals, to 20 mg, 40 mg, and up to the maximum recommended dose of 60 mg daily .
* Due to reduced absorption of fat-soluble vitamins/fatty acids: Take daily vitamin E, linoleic acid, alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplements .
* Take once daily, whole, with water and without food, at least 2 hours after evening meal .
* Patients with end-stage renal disease on dialysis or with baseline mild hepatic impairment should not exceed 40 mg daily .

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Juxtapid Financial Assistance Options

Copay savings program

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Overview

Reduce patient OOP costs for drug (and occasionally for drug administration/infusion costs or drug-related test costs)

Patient benefit

A portion (or all) of patient OOP (deductible, copay), typically up to monthly and/or annual max

Patient eligibility

Patient must enroll or activate (may permit HCPs to enroll on patient’s behalf for HCP-administered drugs)
Generally, must have commercial insurance (rarely, may permit uninsured patients to use)
May never be used with government insurance

How to sign up

Cards may be downloadable digital cards or hard copies
Some pharmacos offer debit cards with pre-loaded copay benefit
Typically, available through multiple channels (e.g., rep to HCP to patient; pharmacy to patient; patient via website, Hub live agent, or copay vendor (live agent or IVR); patient and HCP via Hub enrollment form)
Some HCP-administered product programs permit HCPs to enroll on a patient’s behalf through via Hub form

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Juxtapid Patient Education

To share resource; ask patient to:

1.Pull out phone

2.Open camera

3.Scan QR code with camera

4.Tap link