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VoseviHighmark

chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in treatment experienced kidney transplant patients

Preferred products

  • Zepatier

Initial criteria

  • Prescriber documents any previous therapies the member has used for chronic HCV with reason for discontinuation and/or failure.
  • Prescriber provides the member’s cirrhosis status.
  • Member is prescribed an appropriate regimen based on patient characteristics per the FDA-approved labeling and/or AASLD/IDSA guidelines.
  • Prescriber attests the member or parent/guardian has been educated on the potential adverse effects of alcohol or intravenous (IV) drug abuse, including the risk of misuse, abuse, and addiction.
  • If the member has alcohol use disorder, is an IV drug abuser, or has a history of substance abuse within the past 6 months, prescriber provides attestation that an offer of a referral for substance abuse disorder treatment and care management was made.
  • Member has had appropriate resistance-associated substitutions (RASs) testing performed, based upon agent and genotype.
  • If the request is for a non-preferred product, the member has a contraindication or is otherwise not a candidate for all preferred regimens.

Approval duration

up to 12 weeks (84 days) or remaining duration of course of therapy if already established