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Tryvio (aprocitentan)Highmark

resistant hypertension

Initial criteria

  • age ≥ 18 years
  • diagnosis of resistant hypertension (ICD-10: I1A.0)
  • prescriber attests that the member is adherent to currently prescribed antihypertensive medications
  • member has experienced therapeutic failure, intolerance, or contraindication to maximally tolerated doses of all of the following: thiazide diuretic (e.g. hydrochlorothiazide, chlorthalidone) AND ACE or ARB (e.g. lisinopril, losartan) AND calcium channel blocker (e.g. amlodipine) AND mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (spironolactone or eplerenone)

Reauthorization criteria

  • prescriber attests that the member achieved a reduction in blood-pressure from baseline

Approval duration

12 months