Epclusa (sofosbuvir/velpatasvir) — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection
Preferred products
- Epclusa (sofosbuvir/velpatasvir)
- Harvoni (ledipasvir/sofosbuvir)
- Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir
- Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir
- Mavyret (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir)
- Zepatier (elbasvir/grazoprevir)
Initial criteria
- Patient has an FDA labeled diagnosis for the requested agent
- Requested agent is FDA labeled for treatment of the patient’s genotype
- Patient’s age is within or supported for FDA labeling
- HBV screening completed and monitored if positive
- Patient does not have any FDA labeled contraindications
- Prescriber is a specialist or has consulted with specialist OR patient qualifies for simplified treatment per AASLD guidelines and meets qualifying/exclusion criteria
- If the client has preferred agent(s), patient meets one of the exception conditions to use non-preferred agent
Approval duration
Duration per FDA labeling