Lidoderm

Drug - Lidoderm (lidocaine patch 5%) [Endo Pharmaceuticals]

September 2015

Therapeutic area - Topical Anesthetic

Approval criteria

New Patients

Approval criteria depend on the intended use for Lidoderm. Therefore, there are separate prior authorization criteria; one for post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) and another for non-PHN.

Post-Herpetic Neuralgia (PHN) Approval Criteria

• Patient has a diagnosis of post-herpetic neuralgia AND
• Patient has tried and failed at least three of the following drugs: topical capsaicin, gabapentin, nortriptyline, amitriptyline, desipramine, maprotiline, pregabalin

Other diagnosis (diagnosis does not equal PHN)

• Patient has tried and failed one legend NSAID AND
• Patient has tried and failed one the following tri-cyclic antidepressants (nortriptyline, amitriptyline, desipramine, maprotiline) AND
• Patient has tried and failed gabapentin  

Lidoderm and its generics are subject to quantity level limits of 90 patches in addition to the prior authorization criteria.

Questions?

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