What is the dosage of Spinraza?

Spinraza is available in 1 dosages, including 12 mg/5ml Injection 5 ml

What does Spinraza treat?

Spinraza treats Spinal Muscular Atrophy

What is Spinraza made of?

Spinraza contains nusinersen which is a Antisense Oligonucleotide

How is Spinraza administered?

Spinraza is administered as a Injectable

What is Spinraza mechanism of action?

Spinraza mechanism of action is

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Spinraza

(nusinersen)

5 ML nusinersen 2.4 MG/ML Injection [Spinraza]

NO BLACK BOX WARNING

Dosage & administration

SPINRAZA is administered intrathecally

Dosing Information

* The recommended dosage is 12 mg (5 mL) per administration
* Initiate SPINRAZA treatment with 4 loading doses: the first three loading doses should be administered at 14-day intervals; the 4th loading dose should be administered 30 days after the 3rd dose. A maintenance dose should be administered once every 4 months thereafter.

Important Preparation and Administration Instructions

* Allow to warm to room temperature prior to administration
* Administer within 4 hours of removal from vial
* Prior to administration, remove 5 mL of cerebrospinal fluid
* Administer as intrathecal bolus injection over 1 to 3 minutes

Laboratory Testing and Monitoring to Assess Safety

* At baseline and prior to each dose, obtain a platelet count, coagulation laboratory testing, and quantitative spot urine protein testing

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prior authorization

Spinraza Prior authorization resources

Complete Letter of Medical Necessity

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Guide To Requesting Medical Exceptions and Appealing Denials

Guide to Prior Authorization Submissions

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Reimbursement help (FRM)

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financial assistance

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Co-pay 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

Bridge program

commercial only

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Overview

Provide patient immediate access to therapy during an insurance delay (typically new starts; some may cover change in insurance)
Limited time/ fill (typically 7-30 days; some may offer additional fill for continued delay up to certain limit)

Patient benefit

100% free (outside of insurance)

Patient eligibility

HCP must enroll patient
May be limited to commercially insured patients (i.e., no government beneficiaries); some programs may allow government beneficiaries

How to sign up

Typically HCP assisted enrollment (via form)

Foundation programs

under insured

no insurance

goverment insurance

65+

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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

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FAQs - Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

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About Spinraza

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