@scoop Last year, when my insurance company changed to copay for Symbicort to $100/month (up from $100 for 3 month), the generic was newly available for $5/month and I decided to try it. The only difference was how the inhaler fit my Vortex spacer - I decided for $95 a month I could "get over it."
Good thing too, because this year they stopped covering Symbicort completely, and require prior approval (and failure on 2 other asthma meds) for the generic version - it is called Breyna. And the new price for the generic is about $30/month. I won't complain - they wanted to charge my brother-in-law $270/month for the generic!
For those outside the US, or with access to meds in Mexico, AstraZeneca makes an equivalent med called Vannair. In Northern Mexico, I can purchase it for under $60.

Sue

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