BUDESONIDE INHALATION SUSPENSION 1 mg/2mL Inhalant
Also known as Budesonide. Coverage in Arkansas (CMS PDP Region 19).
4 of 12 stand-alone Part D plans in Arkansas cover this drug on tier 4.
4 of 4 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.
34 Medicare Advantage plans in AR do cover it
Medicare Advantage plans carry their own formularies, separate from stand-alone Part D. A patient on an MA-PD plan may have coverage even where no PDP lists the drug. AR: 34 plans.
Every plan that covers it
| Plan | Tier | 30-day preferred | 90-day mail | Unit cost | Est. 30-day fill | Restrictions |
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| HealthSpring Assurance Rx (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 29% | 29% | $4.3727 | $52.4712 units |
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| HealthSpring Extra Rx (PDP)$54.50/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 31% | 31% | $4.7373 | $56.8512 units |
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| SilverScript Choice (PDP)$73.50/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 33% | 33% | $2.7980 | — |
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| AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$114.90/mo premium · $130.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 29% | — | $4.1480 | — |
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Cost-sharing is the initial coverage phase at a preferred pharmacy; a percentage is coinsurance of the plan’s negotiated price, and the deductible may apply first. CMS publishes a negotiated price per unit, so the 30-day fill is shown only where the plan’s own quantity limit supplies the quantity.