This follows AstraZeneca’s and Boehringer Ingelheim’s announcements to also cap their asthma chronic obstructive pulmonary disease drugs at $35.
GSK is the latest company to cap out-of-pocket costs at $35 monthly. for its asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) medicines. This program will be implemented no later than Jan. 1, 2025, the company said in the press release.
The medications included are:
GSK also recently reduced the wholesale acquisition cost for Advair Diskus by an average of 50% and Advair HFA by an average of 20%.
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