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Notification of Drug Policy Revisions Effective January 1, 2023 (Posted October 17, 2022)

Policy Name	Revised Criteria
Infliximab (Remicade®) and Infliximab Biosimilars	Changed requirement for trial and failure of preferred agents to include two agents: Avsola and Inflectra. Adjusted non-preferred agents to include Remicade and Infliximab. Policy notification given 10/17/2022 for effective date 1/1/2023.

Policy Name

Revised Criteria

Infliximab (Remicade®) and Infliximab Biosimilars

Changed requirement for trial and failure of preferred agents to include two agents: Avsola and Inflectra. Adjusted non-preferred agents to include Remicade and Infliximab. Policy notification given 10/17/2022 for effective date 1/1/2023.

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