INHALED RESPIRATORY MEDICATIONS
GENERIC NAME
DOSAGE
FORM
Short-Acting Beta-2 Agonists (SABAs)
Albuterol HFA
MDI
Levalbuterol HFA
MDI
Albuterol
Nebulization
Levalbuterol
Nebulization
Long-Acting Beta-2 Agonists (LABAs)
Formoterol
DPI
Indacaterol
DPI
Salmeterol
DPI
Arformoterol
Nebulization
Formoterol
Nebulization
Short-Acting Muscarinic Antagonists (SAMAs)
Ipratropium HFA
MDI
Ipratropium
Nebulization
Long-Acting Muscarinic Antagonists (LAMAs)
Aclidinium
DPI
Tiotropium
DPI
Umeclidinium
DPI
SAMA/SABA Combinations
Ipratropium/albuterol
MDI
Ipratropium/albuterol
Nebulization
Inhaled Corticosteroids (ICSs)
BRAND NAME(S)
STRENGTH
(# of Actuations Per Inhaler)
TYPICAL DOSE
Ventolin HFA, ProAir
HFA, Proventil HFA
Xopenex HFA
AccuNeb
Xopenex
90 mcg per spray (200)
2 puffs QID
45 mcg per spray (200)
2.5 mg per 3mL
1.25 mg per 3mL
Foradil Aerolizer
Arcapta Neohaler
Serevent Diskus
Brovana
Perforomist
COST (AWP*)
One inhaler
Per day
$2
2 puffs QID
3 mL via neb QID
3 mL via neb QID
$53 (Ventolin
HFA)
$64
-
12 mcg per capsule (60)
75 mcg per capsule (30)
50 mcg per blister (60)
15 mcg per 2 mL
20 mcg per 2 mL
1 cap inhaled BID
1 cap inhaled daily
1 inhalation BID
2 mL via neb BID
2 mL via neb BID
$251
$220
$254
-
$8
$7
$8
$23
$22
Atrovent HFA
N/A
17 mcg/spray (200)
0.5 mg per 2.5 mL
2 puffs QID
2.5 mL via neb QID
$296
-
$12
$5
Tudorza Pressair
Spiriva
Incruse Ellipta
400 mcg per actuation (60)
18 mcg per capsule (30)
62.5 mcg per actuation (30)
1 inhalation BID
1 cap inhaled daily
1 inhalation daily
$261
$9
$325
$11
Not yet available (Fall 2014)
Combivent Respimat
DuoNeb
20/120 mcg per spray (120)
0.5 mg/2.5 mg per 3 mL
1 puff QID
3mL via neb QID
$335
-
$11
$8
$3
$5
$31
Beclomethasone
Budesonide
Ciclesonide
MDI
DPI
MDI
Qvar
Pulmicort Flexhaler
Alvesco
40, 80 mcg per spray (120)
90, 180 mcg per actuation (120)
80, 160 mcg per spray (60)
80 mcg inhaled BID
180 mcg inhaled BID
80 mcg 1 puff BID
$209
$213
$237
$4
$4
$8
Fluticasone
Fluticasone
Budesonide
Mometasone
ICS/LABA Combinations
Budesonide/formoterol
Fluticasone/salmeterol
MDI
DPI
Nebulization
DPI
Flovent HFA
Flovent Diskus
Pulmicort Respules
Asmanex Twisthaler
44, 110, 220 mcg per spray (120)
50, 100, 250 mcg per actuation (60)
0.25, 0.5, 1 mg per 2 mL
110, 220 mcg per actuation (14, 30, 60, 120)
220 mcg 1 puff BID
250 mcg inhaled BID
0.5 mg/2 mL via neb BID
220 mcg inhaled BID
$353
$227
$209 (60 act.)
$6
$8
$26
$7
DPI
MDI
Symbicort
Advair HFA
80/4.5, 160/4.5 mcg per actuation (120)
45/21, 115/21, 230/21 mcg per spray (120)
160/4.5 2 inhalations BID
115/21 2 puffs BID
$318
$355
$11
$12
Fluticasone/salmeterol
Fluticasone/vilanterol
Mometasone/formoterol
LAMA/LABA Combinations
Umeclidinium/vilanterol
DPI
DPI
MDI
Advair Diskus
Breo Ellipta
Dulera
100/50, 250/50, 500/50 mcg per actuation (60)
100/25 mcg per actuation (30)
100/5, 200/5 mcg per spray (120)
250/50 1 inhalation BID
1 inhalation daily
100/5 2 puffs BID
$355
$321
$288
$12
$10
$10
DPI
Anoro Ellipta
62.5/25 mcg per actuation (30)
1 inhalation daily
$337
$11
AWP: Average Wholesale Price
Updated September 2014