How Assistance Works
Streamlining our patient’s specialty pharmacy experience with unmatched full-service convenience
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1. Check Your Coverage/Benefits Verification
Our team of expert billers finds the best avenues of coverage that minimize out-of-pocket costs.
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2. Transfer Prescription to AmeriPharma®
We process your prescription by working with your previous pharmacy or prescriber, making the transition quick and easy.
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3. Prior Authorization
Our team of specialists obtains approval from your insurance companies within 24 to 72 hours.
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4. Copay Assistance & Financial Aid
We secure financial aid and decrease copays, out-of-pocket expenses, and high deductibles. To date, AmeriPharma® Specialty Care has secured $55 million in financial assistance for our patients.
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5. Nursing Care Coordination If Needed
AmeriPharma® puts your schedule and home environment first when scheduling and coordinating one of our specialized nurses for your in-home infusions.
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6. Delivery Coordination
Medications are always delivered in strict compliance with the specific requirements for shipping. Next-day and overnight cold-chain deliveries are coordinated around your schedule.
What Is Nuwiq?
Nuwiq is a brand-name prescription medication.
The active drug in this product is recombinant clotting factor VIII (rFVIII). rFVIII is also known as recombinant antihemophilic factor. It’s in a class of medicines called antihemophilic factors. The term “recombinant” means Nuwiq is made in a lab using recombinant DNA technology.
Little or no clotting factor VIII is present in the blood of people with hemophilia A. Because clotting factor VIII is essential for clot formation, its deficiency or absence can lead to potentially fatal spontaneous internal bleeding.
Mild hemophilia A may cause trouble controlling bleeding following injury or surgery.
The US FDA initially approved Nuwiq to treat and control bleeding episodes in children and adults with hemophilia A in 2015.
This medication works by replacing factor VIII in people living with hemophilia A.
What Is Nuwiq Used To Treat?
The US FDA has approved Nuwiq for use in children and adults to:
- Control and treat bleeding episodes.
- Prevent bleeding during surgery.
- Reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes.
This product shouldn’t be used to treat another type of bleeding disorder called von Willebrand disease.
What Should You Know Before Using Nuwiq?
Tell your provider if you have ever had inhibitors to factor VIII.
Copay and Financial Assistance
AmeriPharma® Specialty Pharmacy alleviates financial burdens for patients and their families
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Advanced software locates funding sources to match you with top-dollar foundation programs
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One of our copay assistance specialists will assist with the application process
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Automatic updates will be sent to you and your physician on the status of the funding
How Is Nuwiq Supplied and Used?
This medicine comes as a white, sterile powder for intravenous infusion in single-use vials. The following strengths (measured in international units/IU) are available in the US:
- 250 IU
- 500 IU
- 1,000 IU
- 1,500 IU
- 2,000 IU
- 2,500 IU
- 3,000 IU
- 4,000 IU
One IU, in this medication, measures the amount of clotting factor VIII that is approximately equal to the level of factor VIII activity in 1 ml of human plasma.
Proper Use
Your provider will perform a blood test to determine if this medication best suits your needs.
Before giving you Nuwiq as an infusion into your vein, your provider will calculate the dose using specific formulas. Then, they will prepare the solution for intravenous injection following instructions on the package.
Factors that determine the dose and duration of treatment include:
- Severity of factor VIII deficiency
- Location and severity of bleeding
- Your body weight and overall health
- Desired factor VIII level
- Condition being treated
Nuwiq Side Effects
Common side effects include:
- Upper or lower respiratory tract infection
- Headache
- Fever
- Cough
- Inflammation in the nose or throat
- Chills
- Abdominal pain
- Joint pain
- Anemia
- Pain, swelling, itching, or redness at the injection site
Serious side effects include:
- Increased bleeding episodes
- Any bleeding that will not stop
- Chest pain
- A feeling like you might faint
Insurances Accepted
We accept Medicare, multi-state Medicaid, Medi-Cal, Blue Shield, and most private insurances. Call us to find out more about your coverage.
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