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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of upper and lower respiratory tract infections in infants and young children. Most children are exposed to the virus before they are 2 years old and experience such symptoms as cough, fever, and irritability. In a select population of infants, the virus can cause hypoxemia and hospitalization. To avoid hospitalization, good infection control practices should be employed, and for those infants at high risk, prophylaxis with palivizumab is indicated. Palivizumab has been shown to reduce hospitalization rates in high-risk infants by 50%. Because of the high cost of palivizumab, it is prudent to use this medication in the population in which it will be most effective. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) established the criteria for those infants who would benefit the most from palivizumab prophylaxis, and these criteria were the foundation for a prior authorization (PA) program to determine coverage of palivizumab in a health plan of approximately 500,000 members.

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Description of the Outcomes of Prior Authorization of Palivizumab for Prevention of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in a Managed Care Organization