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Idacio (adalimumab-aacf)CareFirst (Caremark)

Polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

Preferred products

  • Abrilada
  • Amjevita
  • Cyltezo
  • Hadlima
  • Hulio
  • Hyrimoz
  • Simlandi
  • Yuflyma
  • Yusimry
  • adalimumab (unbranded Humira)
  • adalimumab-aacf (unbranded Idacio)
  • adalimumab-aaty (unbranded Yuflyma)
  • adalimumab-adaz (unbranded Hyrimoz)
  • adalimumab-adbm (unbranded Cyltezo)
  • adalimumab-bwwd (unbranded Hadlima)
  • adalimumab-fkjp (unbranded Hulio)
  • adalimumab-ryvk (unbranded Simlandi)

Initial criteria

  • Member age ≥ 2 years
  • Diagnosis of moderately to severely active polyarticular JIA
  • Any of the following: inadequate response to methotrexate or another conventional synthetic drug (leflunomide, sulfasalazine, hydroxychloroquine); inadequate response to scheduled NSAIDs and/or intra-articular glucocorticoids with at least one poor outcome risk factor (involvement of ankle/wrist/hip/sacroiliac/TMJ joint, erosive disease or enthesitis, delayed diagnosis, elevated inflammation markers, symmetric disease); or member has high-risk joints involved (cervical spine, wrist, hip), high disease activity, or is judged at high risk for disabling joint disease

Reauthorization criteria

  • Chart notes or medical record documentation supporting positive clinical response

Approval duration

12 months