Subject: Specialty Quantity Limit Zeposia 4775-H P2023a

Drug

ZEPOSIA  (ozanimod)

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 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
Zeposia (ozanimod)   7-Day Starter Pack   (four 0.23 mg capsules   and three 0.46 mg   capsules)	1 Starter Pack   (7 capsules) per 7 days	Multiple Sclerosis and Ulcerative Colitis   •   Treatment initiation:        º   Days 1-4: 0.23 mg daily        º   Days 5-7: 0.46 mg daily   •   Maintenance dose: 0.92 mg daily starting on day 8
Zeposia (ozanimod)   (37-day) Starter Kit   (one 7-Day Starter Pack   and one bottle of thirty   0.92 mg capsules)	1 Starter Kit   (37 capsules) per 37 days
Zeposia (ozanimod)   (28-day) Starter Kit   (one 7-Day Starter Pack   and twenty-one 0.92 mg   capsules)	1 Starter Kit   (28 capsules) per 28 days
Zeposia (ozanimod)   0.92 mg capsules	30 capsules per 30 days

 

Place of Service:

Outpatient

The above policy is based on the following references:

1. Zeposia [package insert]. Princeton, NJ: Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company; August 2023.

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February 11, 2024