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Kevzara (sarilumab)United Healthcare

active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Initial criteria

  • Diagnosis of active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis
  • AND Patient is not receiving Kevzara in combination with another targeted immunomodulator [e.g., adalimumab, Cimzia (certolizumab), Enbrel (etanercept), Olumiant (baricitinib), Orencia (abatacept), Rinvoq (upadacitinib), Simponi (golimumab), Xeljanz/Xeljanz XR (tofacitinib)]

Reauthorization criteria

  • Documentation of positive clinical response to Kevzara therapy
  • AND Patient is not receiving Kevzara in combination with another targeted immunomodulator [e.g., adalimumab, Cimzia (certolizumab), Enbrel (etanercept), Olumiant (baricitinib), Orencia (abatacept), Rinvoq (upadacitinib), Simponi (golimumab), Xeljanz/Xeljanz XR (tofacitinib)]

Approval duration

12 months