DON’T LET ACCESS BE A BARRIER TO HIV PROTECTION YOUR PATIENTS DESERVE
Support to help you move your patients forward—from initiation to ongoing care
Starting Your Patients on APRETUDE
How to Get Started
Getting Started
Test
- Ensure patient is HIV-1 negative
- Follow HIV testing recommendations in the US Prescribing Information
Verify
- Conduct patient benefits verification
- Check eligibility for patient support programs
RealTime Benefit Verification* allows you to access a patient's insurance benefit and coverage information within minutes. One-time registration is required
*Results are based on the patient's in-network benefits for their medication and do not guarantee reimbursement. Reimbursement will be contingent on the payer contract.
Schedule
Schedule first appointment for initiation* injections.
*If optional oral lead-in is used, factor into the schedule.
Sample program
- APRETUDE Starter Sample Program is available to enable rapid initiation and trial of APRETUDE for appropriate new patients
Restrictions apply; see full program terms and conditions for the Starter Sample Program.
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Access Options to Fit Your Practice
In-office administration
Administering APRETUDE in your office may allow you to reconnect every 2 months on patients’ sexual history, check on their current health, and monitor their adherence to medication, among other advantages.
Injection scheduler tool
Select a target initiation date and view your patient’s potential APRETUDE administration schedule with this helpful online tool.
Alternative Sites of Care (ASOCs)
Some HCPs prefer to send patients to an ASOC, which handles the acquisition and administration of APRETUDE as well as other services.
The ViiV network ASOCs provide defined services for APRETUDE to support patient adherence. These services include:
- Benefit verification
- Coordination of prior authorizations
- Navigation of ViiVConnect and Patient Savings Program
- Clinician-led onboarding call for patients
- Regular communication with your office
- Multiple patient appointment reminders
The ViiV ASOC Locator Tool may also include non-network ASOCs that have indicated that they can administer APRETUDE at their locations. However, their service offerings may be different than those listed for ViiV Network ASOCs.
The ASOC Locator Tool may help you and your patient find an ASOC.
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Three Ways to Acquire APRETUDE
How the payer covers APRETUDE will determine how it is acquired:
Manage the entire acquisition process with Buy and Bill
If your patient’s insurance covers APRETUDE under the medical benefit, your office can purchase APRETUDE directly from a specialty distributor and store it on site until you administer it.
Up-to-date payer contracts and accurate coding are crucial for proper reimbursement. Be sure to verify payer coding requirements
Acquire medication through a specialty pharmacy
If your patient’s insurance covers APRETUDE under the pharmacy benefit, or an Assignment of Benefits was performed under the medical benefit, then your office can likely acquire APRETUDE from a specialty pharmacy.
The patient typically pays drug-related copays or coinsurance directly to the specialty pharmacy.
Use an Alternative Site of Care (ASOC)
The ASOC both acquires and administers APRETUDE. Locate an ASOC>
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Get to Know Your ViiV Support Team
Territory Account Manager
- Overall account lead for healthcare providers for clinical education and implementation support
- Coordinate, engage, and partner with multiple cross-functional team members to deliver an integrated product experience to customers
Community Engagement Account Manager
- Account lead for allied healthcare providers for HIV prevention and PrEP community/consumer education, clinical education, and implementation support
- Collaborates and spearheads coalition-building efforts/awareness to strengthen prevention reach and impact
Field Reimbursement Manager
- Account expert on access and acquisition
- Provides patient-level access support and staff education on billing and coding
Contact Us
You can request a meeting with a ViiV Healthcare resource to discuss APRETUDE.
APRETUDE Starter Sample Program
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