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EpidiolexCigna

Treatment-Refractory Seizures/Epilepsy [specific rare conditions] (CDKL5 deficiency disorder; Dup15q, Aicardi, or Doose syndromes; febrile infection‐related epilepsy syndromes; focal epilepsy; Sturge‐Weber syndrome; lissencephaly; cortical malformation/dysplasia; epilepsy with myoclonic absences)

Initial criteria

  • Patient is ≥ 1 year of age; AND
  • Patient has tried or is concomitantly receiving at least two other antiseizure medications; AND
  • The medication is prescribed by or in consultation with a neurologist

Reauthorization criteria

  • Patient is currently receiving Epidiolex; AND
  • Patient is responding to therapy (e.g., reduced seizure severity, frequency, and/or duration) as determined by the prescriber

Approval duration

1 year