Check out what your COPD, Asthma meds cost

Ever wonder what aerosolized medicine cost. The following facts were obtained from the recent AARC "Guidelines to Aerosolized Medications."

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1. Albuterol MDI HFA:
   $30.18 (generic)
   $37.63 - $39.61 (brand name)
2. Albuterol SVN:
   $15.00 for 20 mL bottle of 0.5%; $0.38 per 0.5 mL (usual dose)
   $18.99 for 25 3-mL vials of 0.083%; $0.76/vial
3. Pirbuterol:
   $94.76 MDI (400 actuations); $0.24/puff
4. Levalbuterol MDI HFA:
   $48.99 (200 actuations); $0.24/puff
5. Levalbuterol SVN:
   $79.50 for 24 vials (0.31mg/3mL); $3.31/vial
   $70.84 for 24 vials (0.63mg/3mL); $2.95/vial
   $71.25 for 24 vials (1.25mg/3mL); $2.97/vial
6. Ipratropium MDI HFA:
   $81.75 (200 actuations); $0.41/puff
7. Ipatropium SVN:
   $77.32 for 25 vials (0.02% in 2.5mL); $3.09/vial
8. Ipratropium & albuterol CFC MDI:
   $91.99 (200 actuations); $0.46/puff
9. Ipatropium SVN:
   $123.73 for 60 3-mL vials; $2.06/vial
10. Salmeterol DPI discus:
    $111.94 for 60 doses; $1.87/dose
11. Formoterol DPI aerosolizer:
    $108.17 for 60 capsules; $1.80/capsule
12. Tiotropium DPI handhaler:
    $129.55 for 30 capsules; $4.32/capsule
13. Beclomethasone MDI HFA:
    $60.84 40 mcg/puff (100 actuations); $0.61/puff
    $73.57 80 mcg/puff (100 actuations); $0.74/puff
14. Triamcinolone MDI CFC:
    $105.99 100 mcg/puff (240 actuations); $0.44/puff
15. Flunisolide MDI CFC:
    $77.55 250 mcg/puff (100 actuations); $0.78/puff
    HFA-MDI (Available in 2007)
16. Fluticasone HFA-MDI:
    $78.24 44 mcg/puff (120 actuations); $0.65/puff
    $104.74 110 mcg/puff (120 actuations); $0.87/puff
    $170.82 220 mcg/puff (120 actuations); $1.42/puff
17. Budesonide SVN:
    $149.35 for 30 vials of 0.25 mg/2 mL; $4.98/vial
    $165.80 for 30 vials of 0.5 mg/2 mL; $5.53/vial
18. DPI (Turbuhaler):
    $152.56 (200 inhalations); $0.76/dose
19. Mometasone DPI (Twisthaler):
    $143.62 (120 doses); $1.20/dose
20. fluticasone/salmeterol DPI (Diskus):
    $146.47 for 100/50 mcg/dose (60 inhalations); $2.44/inhalation
    $166.99 for 250/50 mcg/dose (60 inhalations); $2.82/inhalation
    $229.87 for 500/50 mcg/dose (60 inhalations); $3.83/inhalation
21. Budesonide/formoterol DPI (Turbuhaler):
    (Available in 2007)
22. Cromolyn CFC-MDI:
    $107.89 (200 actuations); $0.54/puff
    $71.28 (112 actuations); $0.64/puff
23. Cromolyn SVN:
    $46.61 for 60 vials (20 mg/2mL); $0.78/vial
24. Nedocromil CFC-MDI:
    $81.43 (104 actuations); $0.78/puff
25. Acetylcysteine SVN:
    $7.99 for 10 ml vial of 10% Solution
    $14.99 for 10 ml vial of 20% Solution
    $7.99 for 10 ml vial of 20% Solution
26. Dornase alfa SVN:
    $1,589.32 for 30 2.5-mL vials; $52.98/vial
27. Tobramycin SVN:
    $3,391.92 for 56 5-mL vials; $60.57/vial

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