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Some drugmakers to cap cost of asthma inhalers at $35 a month
31 May 2024 22:06 GMT
… you’ll find is most doctors saying I’ll believe … Flovent, from GSK — in February, when her insurance stopped covering the medication … twice a day.
Lucas’ doctor switched him to a different … the outrageous cost of pharmaceutical and drug prices in the United …
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Opinion: As childhood asthma worsens, insurers restrict access to an essential medication
16 May 2024 14:41 GMT
… coverage to an alternative drug for which it can … similar to Flovent. Nearly five months after Flovent’s discontinuation, … need an asthma controller medication, doctors now face the difficult … used for asthma treatment until the medication shortage has abated. …
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Families, Children's Hospital Colorado feeling impacts months after asthma medication is discontinued
15 May 2024 23:01 GMT
… discontinued Flovent," said Dr. Monica Federico, the medical director … been, and so the doctor prescribed Flovent, which is more … solutions.
"Families had medications that were working well for … are going without medications and their asthma is …
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Senator slams drugmaker for seeming to skirt pledge to cap inhaler cost
03 May 2024 22:05 GMT
… medicines at $35 per month.
The manufacturer stopped making its Flovent … the same drug, just without the branding. Flovent was one … previous list price of Flovent HFA, Hassan noted Prasco … children’s medication.
The dispute between the drug company and …
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In Oregon, Medicaid is buying people air conditioners
02 May 2024 12:55 GMT
… strategy to take Medicaid beyond traditional medical care and … our patients, our doctors and nurses, and … pharmaceutical giant “appears to be exploiting a licensing agreement” with generic drugmaker … portfolio” of asthma drugs. But Flovent had already been …
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COVID aside, vaccines and asthma drugs deliver strong quarter for GSK
01 May 2024 20:52 GMT
… Price) cap on Medicaid drug rebates that the company … which particularly impacted Advair, Flovent, and Lamictal.
Europe
… , Cabenuva in HIV treatment, Jemperli in endometrial cancer … a British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company with global …
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Prescription drug shortages hit home in Colorado Springs, affecting patients, pharmacies, hospitals, doctors
28 Apr 2024 12:11 GMT
… medical supplies, affected pharmaceuticals across the board; now specific categories of drugs … discontinuation of the Flovent asthma inhaler, doctors have noticed “an … said.
But not enough pills were produced to meet … .
In November, the FDA approved Eli Lilly’s …
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Asthma Medications Guide: What to Know for Optimal Control
23 Apr 2024 21:26 GMT
… medications and protocols.
Treatment to manage symptoms includes inhaled medicine, pills … dipropionate); authorized generic Flovent (fluticasone propionate); Pulmicort … Biologics are injectable drugs that target … depending on a doctor’s recommendation and …
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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 …