October 2024

FormularyDecisions Connection Newsletter

Browse new features, discover platform releases, learn about upcoming events, and stay up to date on all the latest insights.

In this month's Connection newsletter:

 

Healthy Lung Month

October is Healthy Lung Month. In 2017, 544.9 million people worldwide had a chronic respiratory disease, representing an increase of 39.8% compared with 1990.1 FormularyDecisions offers various resources for acute and chronic diseases to assist you in making informed healthcare decisions for your patient and members.

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Cell & Gene Therapy Hub

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Explore cell and gene therapies across multiple therapeutic areas, including pulmonology in the Cell & Gene Therapy Hub.

Clinical Guideline Snapshots

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Review Clinical Guideline Snapshots on respiratory syncytial virus, COVID-19, asthma, and community-acquired pneumonia.

Drug Class Review

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Create a custom Drug Class Review table with respiratory products on FormularyDecisions.



You can also visit the following disease pages to link to associated product pages and access the latest articles pulled into the Metasearch Results from up to 19 different publications.

CF Source

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a progressive and multisystemic disease. In a patient with CF, cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein dysfunction causes lung disease that begins early and progresses throughout their lifetime. CFSourceHCP.com is an educational website developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated that contains information on the multisystemic effects of CF and helpful resources for those looking for information on CF progression.

 

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This announcement is an advertisement paid for by Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. FormularyDecisions is not providing a product recommendation. Readers should review all available materials related to the product and indication discussed herein before making any decision related to the purchase or use of the product. Any questions about such products must be directed to the biopharma company.

 

 

New mandatory MyInsights Survey Training

FormularyDecisions is excited to announce the new MyInsights Survey Training for healthcare decision makers. This 15-minute training will provide important details about FormularyDecisions surveys and administrative requirements, as well as helpful tips for providing high-quality survey answers. 
 

Explore the latest Resource Center files

Several biopharma companies recently posted new or updated content in their Resource Centers, including product briefs, clinical overviews, publications, posters, and more! Many of these resources contain consolidated, up-to-date product information that you can include in your upcoming product reviews. See below for Resource Center files posted in the last 3 months.

Click here to view a list of all products with Resource Center files.

FDA-approved product namea
Resource Center document description(s)

APRETUDE (cabotegravir)2

Head-to-head trials and cost-effectiveness analysis

CABENUVA (cabotegravir/rilpivirine)3

Clinical data, adherence, and persistence summaries

DARZALEX® (daratumumab)4

Leave behind document

Freestyle Libre 25

Randomized controlled trial and association of Freestyle Libre utilization and glycemic outcomes

IMBRUVICA® (ibrutinib)6

Personalization of care and dosing presentation

JOENJA® (leniolisib)7

Randomized, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial, systematic literature review, overall survival, and atypical case study

KERENDIA® (finerenone)8

Retrospective cohort study, scoping review of kidney dialysis costs, long-term heart failure outcomes study

mRESVIA9

Reimbursement code, pricing, and product information

NEXLIZET® (bempedoic acid and ezetimibe)10

Pricing sheet, PubMed article on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, place in therapy, ICER assessment of barriers to fair access, and prior authorization mini checklist

SAPHNELO® (anifrolumab-fnia)11

Patient savings program, dosing and administration guide, acquisition and distribution guide, buy-and-bill reference guide, diagnosis and billing codes, long-term extension safety study data, important safety information

Trikafta® (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor)12

Cost analysis study on simplifying treatment for cystic fibrosis

VORANIGO® (vorasidenib)13

Formulary kit (disease overview, product fact sheet and clinical overview, product acquisition and reimbursement, hub support, and important safety information)


Key: COVID-19 – coronavirus disease; FDA – Food and Drug Administration; ICER – Institute for Clinical and Economic Review

 

 
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webinars

AMCP PIE Webinar Session:

Rethinking schizophrenia: Prioritizing cognitive symptoms in schizophrenia careb

Date: Monday, October 21, 2024
Time: 2:00-3:00pm ET

This product is in the clinical evaluation stage and has not been approved for use by the FDA. The safety and efficacy of this product have not been established.

This PIE webinar is sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The content of the webinar and opinions expressed by the presenters are those of the sponsor or presenters and not of AMCP or FormularyDecisions. FormularyDecisions is proud to partner with AMCP to enable information sharing between healthcare decision makers and biopharma companies.

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AMCP PIE Webinar Session:

Preapproval information exchange in radicular leg pain associated with lumbar disc herniationb

Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024
Time: 2:00-3:00pm ET

This product is in the clinical evaluation stage and has not been approved for use by the FDA. The safety and efficacy of this product have not been established.

This PIE webinar is sponsored by Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. The content of the webinar and opinions expressed by the presenters are those of the sponsor or presenters and not of AMCP or FormularyDecisions. FormularyDecisions is proud to partner with AMCP to enable information sharing between healthcare decision makers and biopharma companies.

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AMCP PIE Webinar Session:

Vutrisiran Preapproval Information Exchange Webinarb

Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Time: 2:00-3:00pm ET

This product is in the clinical evaluation stage and has not been approved for use by the FDA. The safety and efficacy of this product have not been established.

This PIE webinar is sponsored by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The content of the webinar and opinions expressed by the presenters are those of the sponsor or presenters and not of AMCP or FormularyDecisions. FormularyDecisions is proud to partner with AMCP to enable information sharing between healthcare decision makers and biopharma companies.

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References: 

1. GBD Chronic Respiratory Disease Collaborators, et al. Prevalence and attributable health burden of chronic respiratory diseases, 1990-2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet Respir Med. 2020;8(6):585-596. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30105-3  
2. Apretude prescribing information. ViiV Healthcare; 2024. https://gskpro.com/content/dam/global/hcpportal/en_US/Prescribing_Information/Apretude/pdf/APRETUDE-PI-PIL-IFU.PDF  
3. Cabenuva prescribing information. ViiV Healthcare; 2024.  https://gskpro.com/content/dam/global/hcpportal/en_US/Prescribing_Information/Cabenuva/pdf/CABENUVA-PI-PIL-IFU2-IFU3.PDF  
4. Darzalex prescribing information. Janssen Biotech, Inc.; 2024. https://www.janssenlabels.com/package-insert/product-monograph/prescribing-information/DARZALEX+Faspro-pi.pdf  
5. Freestyle Libre 2. Abbott; 2024.  
6. Imbruvica prescribing information. AbbVie Inc.; 2024. https://www.rxabbvie.com/pdf/imbruvica_pi.pdf  
7. Joenja prescribing information. Pharming Healthcare Inc.; 2023. https://joenja.com/prescribing-information.pdf  
8. Kerendia prescribing information. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.; 2022. https://labeling.bayerhealthcare.com/html/products/pi/Kerendia_PI.pdf  
9. mRESVIA prescribing information. Moderna US, Inc; 2024. https://static.modernatx.com/pm/6cef78f8-8dad-4fc9-83d5-d2fbb7cff867/36130c97-6fb0-4bea-9f2e-fb5be7a90729/36130c97-6fb0-4bea-9f2e-fb5be7a90729_viewable_rendition__v.pdf   
10. Nexlizet prescribing information. Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.; 2024. https://pi.esperion.com/nexlizet/nexlizet-pi.pdf  
11. Saphnelo prescribing information. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; 2024. https://den8dhaj6zs0e.cloudfront.net/50fd68b9-106b-4550-b5d0-12b045f8b184/44b6985c-8268-46b1-ba3e-2bb43bfd4d4c/44b6985c-8268-46b1-ba3e-2bb43bfd4d4c_viewable_rendition__v.pdf  
12. Trikafta prescribing information. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated; 2023. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2023/212273s009lbl.pdf  
13. Voranigo prescribing information. Servier Pharmaceuticals LLC; 2024. https://d11vmvycldsjdg.cloudfront.net/7fffe4c3-9746-4e82-9582-df9879a712d5/5939acdd-1c44-41f5-b2f6-260ab3860288/5939acdd-1c44-41f5-b2f6-260ab3860288_web_ready__c.pdf  
 
 
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