Specialty medical injectable drug program updates: Purified Cortrophin™ Gel
New specialty medical injectable guidelines and requirements announced.
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Please review the following table to determine changes to our specialty medical injectable drug programs.
Specialty medical injectable drugs added to Review at Launch
Drug Name | UnitedHealthcare Commercial | Treatment Uses |
Purified Cortrophin™ Gel | X | Used for specific chronic autoimmune disorders and inflammatory conditions such as acute exacerbations of multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. |
Upon prior authorization renewal, the updated policy will apply. UnitedHealthcare will honor all approved prior authorizations on file until the end date on the authorization or the date the member’s eligibility changes. Providers don’t need to submit a new notification/prior authorization request for members who already have an authorization for these medications on the effective date noted above.
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