Bylvay (odevixibat) — United Healthcare
Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis (PFIC) with moderate to severe pruritus
Initial criteria
- Confirmed molecular diagnosis of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC)
- Patient does not have a ABCB11 variant resulting in non-functional or complete absence of bile salt export pump protein (BSEP-3)
- Patient is experiencing moderate to severe pruritus associated with PFIC
- Patient has a serum bile acid concentration above the upper limit of the normal reference range for the reporting laboratory
- Patient has had an inadequate response to at least two other conventional treatments for the symptomatic relief of pruritus (e.g., uroseoxycholic acid, diphenhydramine, cholestyramine, rifampin, naltrexone, sertraline)
- Prescribed by a gastroenterologist or hepatologist
Reauthorization criteria
- Documentation of positive clinical response to Bylvay therapy (e.g., reduced serum bile acids, improved pruritis and less sleep disturbance)
- Prescribed by a gastroenterologist or hepatologist
Approval duration
12 months