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Orilissa (elagolix)CareFirst (Caremark)

Moderate to severe pain associated with endometriosis

Preferred products

  • Lupron Depot
  • Lupaneta Pack
  • Synarel
  • Zoladex

Initial criteria

  • The requested drug is being prescribed for the management of moderate to severe pain associated with endometriosis.
  • The patient has NOT received the maximum recommended treatment course of 12 months of Lupron Depot or Lupaneta Pack OR 6 months of Synarel or Zoladex.
  • If the patient has not previously received treatment with an elagolix-containing product (e.g., Oriahnn, Orilissa) or a relugolix-containing product (e.g., Myfembree), the patient will receive 150 mg once daily of the requested drug OR 200 mg twice daily of the requested drug.
  • If the patient has previously received treatment with an elagolix-containing product (e.g., Oriahnn, Orilissa) or a relugolix-containing product (e.g., Myfembree), the patient must not have already received any of the following: greater than or equal to 24 cumulative months of treatment with elagolix-containing products (e.g., Oriahnn, Orilissa) and/or relugolix-containing products (e.g., Myfembree), OR greater than or equal to 6 months of treatment with Orilissa 200 mg twice daily.

Approval duration

Up to a total additive duration of 24 months (based on cumulative prior treatment: 12 months if ≤12 months prior treatment; decreases by 1 month for each additional prior month up to 23)