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clomipramineCareFirst (Caremark)

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Preferred products

  • Norpramin
  • Pamelor

Initial criteria

  • Patient is age ≥ 65 years
  • Quantity limits apply only to patients age ≥ 65 years
  • Authorization may be granted for the requested drug when ALL of the following criteria are met:
  • The request is for the treatment of agitation, anxiety, or depression in patients age ≥ 65 years
  • The patient has experienced an inadequate treatment response or intolerance to at least TWO of the following agents: a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI), a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), mirtazapine, bupropion, or trazodone
  • If the request is for amitriptyline, amoxapine, imipramine hydrochloride, imipramine pamoate, protriptyline, trimipramine, chlordiazepoxide/amitriptyline, doxepin, or perphenazine/amitriptyline, then the patient has experienced an inadequate treatment response or intolerance to a trial of desipramine (Norpramin) or nortriptyline (Pamelor)