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Medical Mutual of Ohio Medical Policy Updates – October 2018
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October 2018 Medical Policy Updates:
- Actemra SC (tocilizumab)
- Benlysta (belimumab injection for subcutaneous use)
- Breast Reconstruction and Related Procedures
- Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (CGRP) Antagonist
- Cimzia (certolizumab pegol for subcutaneous [SC] injection [lyophilized] and SC injection [solution] −UCB)
- Colony Stimulating Factors Granix™ (tbo-filgrastim)
- Colony Stimulating Factors Neupogen® (filgrastim)
- Crysvita® (burosumab-twza) Ryplazim™ (plasminogen)
- Entyvio (vedolizumab injection for intravenous [IV] use–Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.)
- Erythroid Stimulating Agents – Epoetin Alfa Products
- Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents
- Exondys 51 ™ (eteplirsen infusion)
- Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) and Neuromuscular electrical stimulators (NMES)
- Genetic Testing and Genetic Counseling General
- Hyaluronic acid derivatives, intraarticular
- Imlygic (talimogene laherparepvec )
- Immune globulin intravenous (IVIG)
- Immune Globulins Subcutaneous (SCIG)
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
- Investigational Experimental Services Not Eligible for Reimbursement
- Keytruda (pembrolizumab for injection, intravenous use)
- Light Therapies for Dermatological Conditions
- Mircera (methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta injection)
- Nplate (romiplostim for subcutaneous injection)
- Oncology Medications
- Onpattro (Patisiran)
- Opdivo (nivolumab injection for intravenous use)
- Ophthalmic Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Inhibitor Injectable Drugs for Macular Degeneration
- Parsabiv (etelcalcetide)
- Poteligeo (mogamulizumab-kpkc)
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Epoprostenol for intravenous injection (Flolan , Veletri , generics)
- Remicade (infliximab for intravenous [IV] injection) Inflectra (infliximab-dyyb for intravenous [IV] injection)
- Rituxan Hycela (rituximab and hyaluronidase human injection for subcutaneous use )
- Ruconest (recombinant C1 esterase inhibitor for IV use – Salix Pharmaceuticals)
- Synribo (omacetaxine mepesuccinate)
- Takhzyro (Lanadelumab-flyo)
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Tysabri (natalizumab)
- Vectibix (panitumumab solution for intravenous [IV] infusion )
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