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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