Update on Asthma Management: the 2022 GINA Report
asmanex alternative :: Article Creator 'The Worst Possible Time Of Year': Doctors Warn About Asthma Inhaler Switch Coming In January Starting January 1, a drug that thousands of patients depend on to help them breathe will disappear from pharmacy shelves, and doctors are concerned patients may have delays switching to alternatives and getting them covered by insurance. Manufacturer GSK has said it's discontinuing the branded asthma inhaler Flovent, and instead is making an "authorized generic" version, which is identical but without the same branding. Physicians who treat patients with asthma say the authorized generic will work just as well as the branded drug, but it doesn't appear to be covered as widely by insurers. That may mean patients will have to obtain new prescriptions and sort out coverage hurdles at the height of respiratory virus season. "This medication has been the most commonly used inhaled medic...