Limited Coverage Drugs - Special Authority Criteria

Generic Name / Strength / Form

risedronate 30mg
Criteria Approval Period

Diagnosis of Paget's disease
PLUS
an adequate trial of etidronate that has failed to reduce symptoms and/or has not reduced levels of alkaline phosphatase

Indefinite

Practitioner Exemptions

  • No practitioner exemptions

Special Notes

  • Adequate trial is defined as at least two months of etidronate therapy.

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