Sample Letter of Medical Necessity
Please
t ranslate
t his
s ample
l etter
o n
t o
y our
o wn
p hysician’s
l etterhead
b efore
p rinting.
[Date]
[Prescriber
N ame]
[Your
A ddress]
[Your
C ity,
S tate,
Z IP]
[Your
p hone
n umber]
[Tax
I D
N umber]
[DEA
N umber]
[Name
o f
R x
P lan]
[Address
o f
R x
P lan]
Re:
A uthorization
f or
Q symia®
( phentermine
a nd
t opiramate
e xtended-‐release)
c apsules
( CIV)
u se
f or
[ Patient’s
n
ame]
Member
I D:
Group
# :
Rx
B in#:
Date
o f
B irth:
To
W hom
I t
M ay
C oncern:
I
a m
w riting
t o
d ocument
t he
m edical
n ecessity
o f
Q symia®
( phentermine
a nd
t opiramate
e xtended-‐release)
c apsules
CIV
f or
m y
p atient,
[ patient’s
n
ame].
T he
e nclosed
d ocumentation
p rovides
i nformation
a bout
t he
p atient’s
m edical
history,
d iagnosis,
a nd
m y
t reatment
r ationale.
Qsymia
w as
F DA
a pproved
o n
J uly
1 7,
2 012
a s
a n
a djunct
t o
a
r educed-‐calorie
d iet
a nd
i ncreased
p hysical
a ctivity
f or
2
2
chronic
w eight
m anagement
i n
a dults
w ith
a n
i nitial
b ody
m ass
i ndex
( BMI)
o f
3 0
k g/m
o r
g reater
( obese)
o r
2 7
k g/m
or
g reater
( overweight)
i n
t he
p resence
o f
a t
l east
o ne
w eight-‐related
c omorbidity
s uch
a s
h ypertension,
t ype
2
d iabetes
mellitus,
o r
d yslipidemia.
[ Patient’s
n
ame]
w as
o riginally
d iagnosed
w ith
[ disease(s)]
i n
[ year(s)
o f
d
iagnosis(es)].
[Include
a
d escription
o f
i nvestigation
l eading
t o
d iagnosis(es)
a nd
a ny
t reatments that have never worked or stopped
]
working and those to which patient response was inadequate.
I
p lan
t o
t reat
[ patient
n
ame]
w ith
Q symia.
[ Include
s tatement
a bout
w hy
Q symia
i s
r ight
f or
t he
p
atient].
In
m y
p rofessional
o pinion,
Q symia
i s
m edically
n ecessary
a nd
i s
t he
a ppropriate
t reatment
c hoice
f or
m y
p atient
a t
t his
time.
T hus,
Q symia
s hould
q ualify
f or
r eimbursement
u nder
m y
p atient’s
b enefit
p lan.
P lease
f eel
f ree
t o
c ontact
m e
i f
you
r equire
a dditional
i nformation.
Sincerely,
Physician
N ame,
M D
a nd
S ignature
CC:
[ patient’s
n ame]
Ref:
Q symia®
( phentermine
a nd
t opiramate
e xtended-‐release)
c apsules
C IV
p ackage
i nsert,
2 014
100427.02-USP