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What We’re Reading: Emergency Care Prices Vary; Drug Shortages at Record High; Asthma Medication Access Difficulties
18 Apr 2024 15:54 GMT
… drugs, from chemotherapy medications to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications. Other drugs … Apply to Asthma Medications Young Children Need, Doctors Say
Although 3 … and under to receive generic Flovent without submitting a formulary …
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‘Kids need to breathe just like adults do:’ $35 price caps don’t apply to asthma meds young children need, doctors say
17 Apr 2024 12:27 GMT
… , a pediatric pulmonologist at Boston Medical Center.
It’s a situation … a drug called Pulmicort instead of the generic Flovent. Abby’s doctor, Sadreameli … patient has when a doctor is prescribing a medicine, Sadreameli said, and …
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Commentary: Pharmacy benefit managers, not Big Pharma, responsible for high drug prices
15 Apr 2024 09:08 GMT
Flovent was pulled from shelves, but don't blame its maker: GSK chose to switch to a lower-priced generic. The pharmacy benefit managers made more money covering the more expensive version — and that's why they pulled it from the shelves, writes …
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama announces cost reduction of asthma inhalers, insulin treatments
11 Apr 2024 21:59 GMT
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama announced it has reduced the copay on Novolog insulin, Asmanex inhalers, Arnuity Ellipta inhalers, and QVAR RediHalers. The provider said they’re striving to alleviate financial burdens and make the products more …
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Healthy Returns: Drugmakers are capping inhaler prices at $35 in a win for some patients
27 Mar 2024 15:33 GMT
… medicines at $35 a month for certain U.S. patients.
British drugmaker … ;s one holdout: Teva Pharmaceuticals, another major inhaler manufacturer … that the broader pharmaceutical industry has faced … branded asthma inhalers Flovent HFA and Flovent Diskus at …
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Medicaid Change Sparks Warning for Children
26 Mar 2024 21:23 GMT
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The process change means drugmakers have to pay Medicaid if list prices on … medications.
A man holds an albuterol sulfate inhaler, commonly used in the treatment … .
Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has already removed two well-known children's inhalers, Flovent …
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Episode 2: COPD: The Right Inhaled Medication at the Right Price
26 Mar 2024 15:03 GMT
… lot of experience teaching other doctors about how to use inhalers … for January 2024 said that Flovent is their preferred inhaled corticosteroid … for Medicare Part D, you could potentially get that patient free drug …
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Experts say Medicaid rebate change is behind inhaler price cuts
26 Mar 2024 13:10 GMT
… the formula of Medicaid’s mandatory drug rebate program as … Will Feldman, a pulmonary doctor with Brigham and Women’s … January also discontinued Flovent HFA and Flovent Diskus, two of … suit Teva brought against Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc., for attempting to …
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Rising price of asthma medicine makes Atlanta pollen season tough for many
21 Mar 2024 09:10 GMT
… (PBMs) — companies that administer prescription drug insurance benefits — and “PBMs decided … said metro doctors like himself are struggling to find treatment regimens that … , medical director and doctor at Atlanta Allergy & Asthma, said non-generic Flovent …
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Doctor, pharmacist share impact of discontinuation of asthma inhaler
19 Mar 2024 01:46 GMT
… making a generic version of Flovent
Flovent is for people with … Patel said.
Manufacturer GSK discontinued Flovent on January 1 and started … a nightmare for patients, for doctor’s offices,” Patel said.
… not going to pick their medications, and that’s going …