FDA Approves First Generic ADVAIR DISKUS® for Asthma Treatment
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Blog Post CommentI contacted my insurance company, Tufts, very happy that finally there is a generic Advair cost includes a $400 deductible per year then each discus is about $150. Not surprisingly, they told me that the generic isn't available on my plan. Ya. And if I wanted to, I could ask for an exception so that it's avaiable on my plan. Then, if it's approved it's TIER FIVE. The brand name Advair is tier four. So Tufts would charge me even more for the generic, IF they approved it for my plan. I've...
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Blog Post CommentSadaya, thanks for letting us know this information. You were smart to check with your insurance company and see if and how they would cover the generic version. Are you eligible for any of the programs on AAFA's patient assistance page ?
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Blog Post CommentAlso, could you check with your doctor and let your doctor know that, due to cost, you are not able to take your medications as directed? Your doctor may be able to help you figure out alternative medications. AAFA has a great blog post series on complementary medicine. The first blog post in the series is called: AAFA Explains: What Is the Difference Between Alternative and Complementary Medicine?
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Blog Post Comment❤️Wonderful surprise, scientist finally created a cost efficient. Generic version of my, medicine. Since Advair arrived on the, shelves my doctor has prescribed it. Since girlhood, I had to take several inhalers, pulmonary machine plus allergy medicines. So grateful about this update!
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Blog Post Comment❤️Mylan has released more information on their new FDA-approved generic version of ADVAIR DISKUS®, the Wixela™ Inhub™. Read the press release for more details.
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Blog Post Commentwill it have a counter? there is an issue with having hundreds of students with asthma in our school system and no counter in the back of the rescue inhaler.....do we guess if there is enough medication left? the inhalers go back and forth with the students in the high school so you don't know how many times they are being used, they can be out of medication or close to running out and we won't know until there is a problem.....with the younger ones, the parent usually brings in the inhaler...
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Blog Post CommentThat's a good question Georgianna! I'm not sure of the answer, but I am hopeful someone will be able to answer that for us sooner rather than later!
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Blog Post CommentGeorgianna, the full prescribing information leaflet that GSK linked to in the press release above says this: However, I will note that this looks like they have linked to the brand name Ventolin HFA prescribing leaflet. Since they say that the medication is the same and has the same instructions for use as the Ventolin HFA, I'm assuming that it will be the same with a counter.
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Blog Post CommentGeorgianna, I wanted to follow up with this info. AAFA got confirmation from GSK that there is indeed a counter on the generic device.
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Blog Post Comment❤️Trust me, GSK is not doing this out of the goodness of their hearts as they don't have hearts. Just another greedy pharmaceutical company bilking the american public. They are probably losing market share to TEVA Pharmaceutical who is based out of Jerusalem, Israel. TEVA got FDA approval for a bunch of generic drugs back in early 2018.and makes a both a commercial and generic version of an albuterol inhaler that is available now in the USA. I lost my job and insurance back in Dec 2017 and...
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Blog Post CommentI just did a quick lookup using goodrx.com for the Generic of ProAir® HFA (albuterol sulfate) Inhalation Aerosol and it costs about $26 with their coupon at Walmart, Publix and CVS. Last time I bought a Ventolin without insurance it was $70 so the TEVA version is about 1/3 the price of Ventolin Same lookup for the highest dose of the Generic of AirDuo RespiClick and it comes up between $52-$60 using the goodrx coupon as well. Last Advair Diskus I bought without insurance was $236 with a...
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Blog Post Commenttalked to Aetna/Silverscript. talked to GSK. prescription written by doc for generic, not ventolin because CVS said ProAir not covered by Aetna (as it was by United/AARP). packaging doesn't say Ventolin. inhaler doesn't say Ventolin. Only Albuterol Sulfate HFA INhalation Aerosol. both are clearly generic distributed by Pracso. GSK says I got generic. Aetna says I got generic. Only mention of Ventolin is on CVS receipt. It says Albuterol Sulfate HFA (Ventolin). So they told me my insurance...
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Blog Post CommentHi Chrisine454545 and welcome to the AAFA community! Pharmacy tiers and generic drug prices can be really confusing. The GSK version of albuterol is an authorized generic for Ventolin which means that it can be substituted when a doctor prescribes Ventolin and doesn't check the "fill as written" box. The generic won't say Ventolin on it because that is a brand name inhaler (drug + device). It will be labeled as albuterol sulfate. As for the price, this article is from 2019 so I would expect...
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Blog Post CommentCVS is selling this generic albuterol from GSK as a Preferred Brand Name Tier 3 drug to Medicare patients. Same copay as Advair! The box has no brand name on it. GSK says Prasco is distributing it and they set the prices. According to the article in AAFA the authorized generic has a list price of less than $36. The copay CVS/Aetna is charging to Silverscript Smart RX patients is $46!!! More than list price. CVS is claiming it is Ventolin, but that is not on the package because it is a...
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Blog Post CommentOkay, CVS always fills my prescription for Ventolin using the same insurance and now suddenly they gave me something that your vets prescribed by Prasco. No mention of Ventolin on container or box except CVS label. My doctor said Ventolin not a substitute. I researched and found out this inhaler is prescribed by vets (Animal Doctors). I’m making a case since I saved all the information needed. Plus the makers of Ventolin said they do not have a generic for Ventolin.