My wife was recently diagnosed as being asthmatic and I have to say that we were shocked at the cost of the inhalers that were prescribed for her! One is a steroid treatment meant to help prevent episodes and the other is the well known Albuterol bronchial dilator or "Rescue Inhaler" that is commonly used by many. Anyway the cost of these two drugs through the mail order pharmacy associated with our insurance came to just shy of $900.00 for a 90 day supply. While we realized that these drugs would be upper tier drugs that would increase our costs, it turns out that the insurance doesn't cover even a portion of them and that we have to bear the entire cost. Unfortunately, this is out of our reach financially, even short term, and we are looking into other options if there are any out there. Otherwise, I guess it's just deal with it as best we can and that really burns me when we thought we had really good health insurance!

Anyway, I thought I would ask here if this is about what others have encountered while dealing with this condition and how they feel and/or deal with this sort of expense verses treatment issues. While I know that it's entirely about the cost, how is it possible that the insurance companies get away with not covering even a portion of these medications when prescribed and how come they cost so much in the first place? I'm also sure that asthma medications are not the only costly ones that the insurance companies actively seek ways to avoid paying for, such as diabetes meds (ie. insulin) etc. Any feedback and/or suggestions for possible other options would be greatly appreciated, but let's please try not to make this a political discussion and get it moved to the "Attic." Good luck and good shooting to all.

Oral thrush produces slightly raised, creamy white, sore patches in your mouth or on your tongue. Oral thrush — also called oral candidiasis (kan-dih-DIE-uh-sis) — is a condition in which the fungus Candida albicans accumulates on the lining of your mouth.

Drugs such as prednisone, inhaled corticosteroids, or antibiotics that disturb the natural balance of microorganisms in your body can increase your risk of oral thrush. Other oral conditions. Wearing dentures, especially upper dentures, or having conditions that cause dry mouth can increase the risk of oral thrush.

Rinsing your mouth after use of these corticosteroids will reduce the risk.

Any feedback and/or suggestions for possible other options would be greatly appreciated, but let's please try not to make this a political discussion and get it moved to the "Attic."

I believe your first action would be to go back to your doctor and ask if they can prescribe less expensive drug/s.
They should be able to query the insurance company and come up with a more reasonable prescription for her.

If not, you may want to get a second opinion from another doctor and explore buying from a Canadian pharmacy.

My wife was recently diagnosed as being asthmatic and I have to say that we were shocked at the cost of the inhalers that were prescribed for her! One is a steroid treatment meant to help prevent episodes and the other is the well known Albuterol bronchial dilator or "Rescue Inhaler" that is commonly used by many. Anyway the cost of these two drugs through the mail order pharmacy associated with our insurance came to just shy of $900.00 for a 90 day supply. While we realized that these drugs would be upper tier drugs that would increase our costs, it turns out that the insurance doesn't cover even a portion of them and that we have to bear the entire cost. Unfortunately, this is out of our reach financially, even short term, and we are looking into other options if there are any out there. Otherwise, I guess it's just deal with it as best we can and that really burns me when we thought we had really good health insurance!

Anyway, I thought I would ask here if this is about what others have encountered while dealing with this condition and how they feel and/or deal with this sort of expense verses treatment issues. While I know that it's entirely about the cost, how is it possible that the insurance companies get away with not covering even a portion of these medications when prescribed and how come they cost so much in the first place? I'm also sure that asthma medications are not the only costly ones that the insurance companies actively seek ways to avoid paying for, such as diabetes meds (ie. insulin) etc. Any feedback and/or suggestions for possible other options would be greatly appreciated, but let's please try not to make this a political discussion and get it moved to the "Attic." Good luck and good shooting to all.

My wife inhalers are expensive at the start of the year , but then the costs drop. But, I hope you read this, our daughters friend who has a severe case of asthma was recently gave the Moderna vaccine. All of her symptoms are gone now. She goes to National Jewish Hospital in Denver and they could not believe this. So they made her a case study , to see if it will last and how did this vaccine do this to her. As of today she is still off of her asthma meds. Cross your fingers, that this could be a cure for all who suffer with this.