Subject: Specialty Quantity Limit Mektovi 2614-H P2024

Drug

MEKTOVI  (binimetinib)

Policy:

I.  PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The standard limit is designed to allow a quantity sufficient for the most common uses of the medication. The recommended dosing parameters for all FDA-approved indications fall within the standard limits. Coverage of an additional quantity may be reviewed on a case-by-case basis upon request.


II.  COVERED QUANTITIES

Medication	Standard Limit	FDA-recommended dosing
Mektovi (binimetinib) 15 mg tablets	180 per 30 days	Initial dose: 45 mg (three 15 mg tablets) twice daily   Dose adjustment for adverse reactions or moderate or severe   hepatic impairment: 30 mg (two 15 mg tablets) twice daily

 

Place of Service:

Outpatient

The above policy is based on the following references:

1. Mektovi [package insert]. Boulder, CO: Array BioPharma, Inc.; October 2023.

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April 17, 2024