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2013 Prior Authorization Drug Requirements - CCHP

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FORMULARY<br />

DRUG<br />

BRAND NAME<br />

generic name<br />

TRACLEER<br />

TAB 2<br />

DRUG<br />

TIER<br />

LEVEL<br />

COVERED<br />

USES<br />

circumstances.<br />

Information<br />

may need to<br />

be submitted<br />

describing the<br />

use and setting<br />

of the drug to<br />

make the<br />

determination.<br />

<strong>CCHP</strong> Senior Select Program (HMO SNP)<br />

<strong>2013</strong> <strong>Prior</strong> <strong>Authorization</strong> <strong>Drug</strong> <strong>Requirements</strong><br />

Last Updated 04/01/<strong>2013</strong><br />

All FDAapproved<br />

indications not<br />

otherwise<br />

excluded from<br />

Part D.<br />

Patients<br />

currently on<br />

Letairis or<br />

Tracleer for<br />

treatment of<br />

pulmonary<br />

arterial<br />

hypertension. N/A<br />

EXCLUSION<br />

CRITERIA<br />

REQUIRED<br />

MEDICAL<br />

INFORMATION<br />

For the FDA-approved<br />

indication of pulmonary<br />

arterial hypertension,<br />

patients not currently on<br />

Letairis or Tracleer are<br />

required to have had a<br />

right-heart<br />

catheterization to<br />

confirm the diagnosis of<br />

PAH to ensure<br />

appropriate medical<br />

assessment. For the<br />

FDA-approved<br />

indication of pulmonary<br />

arterial hypertension,<br />

patients currently on<br />

Letairis or Tracleer may N/A<br />

AGE<br />

RESTRICTION<br />

PRESCRIBER<br />

RESTRICTION<br />

For treatment of<br />

pulmonary arterial<br />

hypertension,<br />

Letairis or Tracleer<br />

must be prescribed<br />

by or in<br />

consultation with a<br />

cardiologist or a<br />

pulmonologist.<br />

COVERAGE<br />

DURATION<br />

<strong>Authorization</strong><br />

will be for 12<br />

months, unless<br />

otherwise<br />

specified.<br />

<strong>CCHP</strong> Senior Select Program (HMO SNP) is a Coordinated Care plan with a Medicare contract and a contract with the California Medicaid program.<br />

H0571_<strong>2013</strong>_142_FINAL_2 Approved 11282012<br />

214<br />

OTHER<br />

CRITERIA<br />

Digital ulcers,<br />

approve<br />

Tracleer if the<br />

patient has tried<br />

two other<br />

therapies for this<br />

condition such<br />

as calcium<br />

channel blockers<br />

(eg, amlodipine,<br />

felodipine,<br />

isradipine,<br />

nifedipine),<br />

alpha-adrenergic<br />

blockers (eg,<br />

prazosin),<br />

nitroglycerin,

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