Product Details

Vyndaqel

Tafamidis Meglumine
20 mg
Capsule


DIN/PIN/NPN

02495732

Manufacturer

Pfizer Canada Inc.

Formulary Listing Date

2021-05-12  

Unit Price

133.5700

Amount MOH Pays

133.5700

Coverage Status

Exceptional Access Program Product

ODB Formulary Therapeutic Classification

Therapeutic Note

NO

ATC Code

N07XX08

Interchangeable Products

NO  

LU Clinical Criteria

NO  

EAP Criteria

Therapeutic Class Reimbursement Criteria
Metabolic/Genetic Modifiers

Tafamidis Meglumine

  • Brand(s): Vyndaqel (Added May 12, 2021)
  • Dosage Form/Strength: 20 mg capsule
  • Updated September 15, 2022

Tafamidis

  • Brand(s): Vyndamax (Added September 15, 2022)
  • Dosage Form/Strength: 61 mg capsule (Vyndamax)
  • Updated September 15, 2022

Initiation criteria:

For the treatment of adult patients with cardiomyopathy due to transthyretin (TTR)-mediated amyloidosis in patients meeting the following criteria: 

  1. Patient has documented cardiac disease due to wild-type or hereditary TTR-mediated amyloidosis cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM)
    i)
    Documented wild-type ATTR-CM consists of all of the following:
    absence of a variant TTR genotype;
    evidence of cardiac involvement by echocardiography with end-diastolic interventricular septal wall thickness >12 mm;
    positive findings on technetium-99m pyrophosphate (Tc-99m-PYP) scintigraphy with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scanning
    OR
    presence of amyloid deposits in biopsy tissue1 (fat aspirate, salivary gland, median nerve connection tissue sheath, or cardiac) and TTR precursor protein identification by immunohistochemistry, scintigraphy, or mass spectrometry.

    ii)
    Documented hereditary ATTR-CM consists of all of the following:
    presence of a variant TTR genotype associated with cardiomyopathy and presenting with a cardiomyopathy phenotype;
    evidence of cardiac involvement by echocardiography with end-diastolic interventricular septal wall thickness greater than12 mm;
    positive findings on Tc-99m-PYP scintigraphy with SPECT scanning OR presence of amyloid deposits in biopsy tissue1 (fat aspirate, salivary gland, median nerve connective tissue sheath, or cardiac) 

  1. Patient with New York heart Association (NYHA) class I to III 

  1. History of heart failure, defined as at least one prior hospitalization for heart failure or clinical evidence of heart failure that required treatment with a diuretic. 

  1. Request is from a prescriber with experience in the diagnosis and management of ATTR-CM. 

1A biopsy is required if results from the Tc-99m-PYP scintigraphy are equivocal, unavailable or clinical suspicion remains high despite negative results.

Exclusion criteria: 

Patients meeting one or more of the following will not be eligible for funding: 

  • Patients who have received a heart or liver transplant 

  • Patients with an implanted cardiac mechanical assist device (CMAD) 

  • Patients being treated with other disease-modifying treatments for ATTR 

  • Patients with NYHA Class IV 

Discontinuation criteria:

Treatment with tafamidis will not be funded upon meeting one or more of the following discontinuation criteria: 

  • Patients who progress to NYHA Class IV 

  • Patients who receive a heart or liver transplant 

  • Patient who receive an implanted CMAD 

Renewal criteria: 

Renewals will be considered in patients who do not meet the discontinuation criteria. 

Recommended dose:

- Vyndaqel (tafamidis meglumine):
80 mg (administered as four 20 mg capsules) taken orally, once
daily, with or without food. Dose may be adjusted to a dose of 20 mg if not tolerated.

- Vyndamax (tafamidis):
61 mg taken orally once daily, with or without food
 

Note that Vyndaqel (tafamidis meglumine) capsules and Vyndamax (tafamidis) capsules are different formulations with the active moiety tafamidis and are not interchangeable. To avoid dosing errors, it is important that prescriptions of tafamidis/tafamidis meglumine specify the salt form and the prescribed dose. 

Initial approval duration: 6 months 

First renewal duration: 6 months 

Second and subsequent renewal duration: 1 year

EAP Drug Request Form:

Standard Form for EAP Drug Requests

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