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Rytary

(carbidopa / levodopa)

8 HR carbidopa 23.75 MG / levodopa 95 MG Extended Release Oral Capsule [Rytary]8 HR carbidopa 36.25 MG / levodopa 145 MG Extended Release Oral Capsule [Rytary]

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NO BLACK BOX WARNING

Dosage & administration

* Levodopa-naïve patients: Starting dose is 23.75 mg / 95 mg three times daily; may increase to 36.25 mg / 145 mg three times daily on the fourth day of treatment
* See Table 1 for instructions for converting patients taking immediate-release carbidopa-levodopa to an initial dose of RYTARY. Dosages of RYTARY are not interchangeable with other carbidopa-levodopa products
* The maximum recommended daily dose of RYTARY is 612.5 mg / 2450 mg
* RYTARY may be taken with or without food; do not chew, divide or crush

drug label

Rytary prescribing information

Report Adverse Event

prior authorization

Rytary prior authorization resources

PDFComplete Letter of Medical Necessity

PDFLetter of Medical Necessity - Step Therapy

PDFLetter of Medical Necessity - Motor Fluctuations

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Reimbursement help (FRM)

Reimbursement Information (Request a Rep Pop-Up)

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pharmacy

Rytary preferred pharmacy

PDFPharmacy List

financial assistance

Rytary financial assistance options

Co-pay savings program

commercial only

Enroll in Patient 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

Foundation programs

under insured

no insurance

goverment insurance

65+

Amneal Patient Assistance Program Application

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Overview

Charitable 501(c)(3) organizations provide direct cost-sharing and other support (e.g., travel, counseling) through disease-state funds to indigent patients on first-come first-served basis
These organizations may receive financial contributions from drug manaufacturers for particular disease-state funds that cannot provide funds directly to patients - the foundation must be independent/unaligned

Patient benefit

Patients apply for grants that cover a portion (or all) of their out-of-pocket costs (deductibles and co-pays) until the grant is exhausted

Patient eligibility

Patients must apply and meet eligibility criteria including income level (typically a multiple of federal poverty line), specific diagnosis, insurance status, etc.

How to sign up

Patients submit proof of out-of-pocket drug costs to charities for reimbursement

patient education

Rytary patient education

Getting started on Rytary

To share resource; ask patient to:

1.Pull out phone

2.Open camera

3.Scan QR code with camera

4.Tap link