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Sovaldi (sofosbuvir)United Healthcare

chronic hepatitis C genotype 2 infection without cirrhosis or with compensated cirrhosis

Preferred products

  • Epclusa (sofosbuvir/velpatasvir)
  • Mavyret (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir)

Initial criteria

  • Diagnosis of chronic hepatitis C genotype 2 infection
  • Patient has not experienced failure with a previous treatment regimen that includes Sovaldi
  • Used in combination with ribavirin
  • Patient is without cirrhosis OR Patient has compensated cirrhosis (Child-Pugh A)
  • Physician/provider asserts patient demonstrates treatment readiness, including the ability to adhere to the treatment regimen
  • Both of the following: History of intolerance or contraindication to Epclusa (sofosbuvir/velpatasvir) therapy AND History of intolerance or contraindication to Mavyret (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir) therapy OR Patient is currently on Sovaldi therapy

Approval duration

12 weeks