Nuvigil (armodafinil) — Highmark
Shift Work Disorder (SWD)
Preferred products
- generic armodafinil
Initial criteria
- age ≥ 18 years
- Diagnosis of shift-work disorder (ICD-10: G47.26)
- Member has excessive sleepiness or insomnia temporarily associated with recurring work schedule that overlaps usual time for sleep
- Symptoms accompanied by reduction of total sleep time
- Symptoms present for at least 3 months
- Sleep log or actigraphy monitoring for at least 14 days including both work and free days
- Sleep disturbance not better explained by another current sleep disorder, medical or neurological disorder, mental disorder, medication use, or substance use disorder
- If request is for brand Provigil: therapeutic failure or intolerance to plan-preferred generic armodafinil AND generic modafinil
- If request is for brand Nuvigil: therapeutic failure or intolerance to generic armodafinil AND generic modafinil
Reauthorization criteria
- Member’s symptoms have improved
Approval duration
12 months