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Generic #Flovent isn't covered by insurance?
Arizona's Family: Families scramble after lifesaving asthma inhaler taken off the market
https://www.azfamily.com/2024/02/26/families-scramble-after-lifesaving-asthma-inhaler-taken-off-market/

Starting Jan 1, GSK has said it’s discontinuing the branded #asthmainhaler #Flovent, instead is making an “authorized #generic” version, which is identical but without the same branding. Physicians who treat patients w asthma say #authorized generic will work just as well as branded drug, but it doesn’t appear to be covered as widely by #insurers. That may mean #patients will have to obtain new script, sort out coverage hurdles at height of #respiratoryvirus season. https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/28/health/asthma-inhaler-generic-switch/index.html

Starting Jan 1, GSK has said it’s discontinuing the branded #asthmainhaler #Flovent, instead is making an “authorized #generic” version, which is identical but without the same branding. Physicians who treat patients w asthma say #authorized generic will work just as well as branded drug, but it doesn’t appear to be covered as widely by #insurers. That may mean #patients will have to obtain new script, sort out coverage hurdles at height of #respiratoryvirus season. https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/28/health/asthma-inhaler-generic-switch/index.html