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Trokendi XR (topiramate)
Drugs for the Nervous System : Drugs for Seizures /Personality Disorder/Nerve Pain
  • Prior Authorization: Lennox Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Neurology: Epilepsy:
    Documented Diagnosis: Yes
    Age Requirement: >= 6
    Duration: 1 plan year
    Reauthorization Required: Yes

    Migraine:
    Documented Diagnosis: Yes
    Age Requirement: >= 12
    Duration: 1 plan year
    Reauthorization Required: Yes

  • Lennox Gastaut Syndrome (LGS):
    Age Requirement: >= 6
    Duration: 1 plan year
    Documented Diagnosis: Yes
    Medical Test Required: No
    Reauthorization Required: Yes
    Duration of Reauthorization: = 1 plan year

    Migraine:
    Age Requirement: >= 12
    Duration: 1 plan year
    Documented Diagnosis: Yes
    Medical Test Required: No
    Reauthorization Required: Yes
    Duration of Reauthorization: = 1 plan year
    Migraine Frequency: N/A
    Is supporting documentation required for initial approval: No
    Is supporting documentation required for re-approval: No
    Policy Contains Verbiage for Botulinum Interchangeability: No
    Diagnosis of Chronic Migraine Required: No
    Required Decrease in Duration of Chronic Migraine for Reauthorization: N/A
    Provider Responsibility Language Referenced in Policy: No
    Dose Conversion Language Included in Policy: No
    Reauthorization Criteria Includes 50% Reduction Language: No
    Reauthorization Criteria Includes 7 Day100 Hour Reduction Language: No
    Retreatment Language Included in Policy: N/A
    Policy Contains ICHD2 or ICHD3 Language: No ICHD2 or ICHD3 criteria exist

    Neurology: Epilepsy:
    Age Requirement: >= 6
    Duration: 1 plan year
    Documented Diagnosis: Yes
    Medical Test Required: No
    Reauthorization Required: Yes
    Duration of Reauthorization: = 1 plan year
    Diagnosis Type(s): 1 of Partial Seizures;Primary Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures;Seizures Associated with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS)
    Used as Adjunctive Treatment: No
    Duration of Failure or Adjunctive Treatment with Other Antiepileptic Product: N/A
    Documented history of persisting seizures after titration to highest tolerated dose of each AED.: No
    Lack of compliance as a reason for treatment failure has been ruled out: No
    Documentation of treatment failure due to intolerable side effects.: No
    Positive Response to Therapy Required for Reauth: Yes
    Treatment for Age 17 years or older: No
    Treatment for Age 1-16 years old: Yes
    History of >= to 30 day trial of other AED required: No
    Reapproval based on response: Yes

  • Step Therapy: ST Single Generic

  • Quantity Limit: limit maximum 2 EA PER 1 day(s)