Subject: Specialty Quantity Limit Rydapt 1819-H P2025

Drug

RYDAPT  (midostaurin)

Policy:

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.

Covered Quantities

Medication	Standard Limit
Rydapt (midostaurin) 25 mg capsules	224 per 28 days

FDA-recommended Dosing

Acute myeloid leukemia

50 mg orally twice daily on days 8 to 21 of each cycle.

Aggressive systemic mastocytosis (ASM), systemic mastocytosis with associated hematological neoplasm (SM-AHN), or mast cell leukemia (MCL)

100 mg orally twice daily.

Place of Service:

Outpatient

The above policy is based on the following references:

1. Rydapt [package insert]. East Hanover, NJ: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; May 2023.

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June 07, 2025