BUDESONIDE INHALATION SUSPENSION 1 mg/2mL Inhalant
Also known as Budesonide. Coverage in North Carolina (CMS PDP Region 08).
6 of 12 stand-alone Part D plans in North Carolina cover this drug on tier 4.
6 of 6 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.
107 Medicare Advantage plans in NC 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. NC: 107 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 Extra Rx (PDP)$78.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 31% | 31% | $7.9445 | $95.3312 units |
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| Blue Medicare Rx Standard (PDP)$83.90/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 32% | 32% | $6.4490 | — |
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| SilverScript Choice (PDP)$90.20/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 33% | 33% | $3.0085 | — |
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| HealthSpring Assurance Rx (PDP)$110.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 32% | 32% | $6.7870 | $81.4412 units |
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| AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$119.80/mo premium · $130.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 33% | — | $4.5600 | — |
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| Blue Medicare Rx Enhanced (PDP)$163.20/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 40% | 40% | $6.4490 | — |
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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.