| Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease
Advair Diskus vs Bevespi Aerosphere
Side-by-side clinical, coverage, and cost comparison for chronic obstructive airway disease.Deep comparison between: Advair vs Bevespi Aerosphere with Prescriber.AI
AI compares prescribing info and payer-specific access barriers across 1,200+ formularies. Here's a preview of what prescribers are already asking.Safety signalsBevespi Aerosphere has a higher rate of injection site reactions vs Advair based on FDA-approved prescribing information
Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Bevespi Aerosphere but not Advair, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Advair
Bevespi Aerosphere
At A Glance
Oral inhalation
Twice daily
ICS/LABA combination
Oral inhalation
Twice daily
LAMA/LABA combination
Indications
- Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease
Dosing
Asthma 1 inhalation twice daily approximately 12 hours apart; adults and adolescents aged >=12 years may use 100/50, 250/50, or 500/50 strengths (max ADVAIR DISKUS 500/50 twice daily); pediatric patients aged 4 to 11 years use 1 inhalation of ADVAIR DISKUS 100/50 twice daily.
Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease 1 inhalation of ADVAIR DISKUS 250/50 twice daily approximately 12 hours apart.
Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease 2 inhalations (glycopyrrolate 18 mcg and formoterol fumarate 9.6 mcg) twice daily in the morning and evening by oral inhalation; do not exceed two inhalations twice daily.
Contraindications
- Primary treatment of status asthmaticus or other acute episodes of asthma or COPD where intensive measures are required
- Severe hypersensitivity to milk proteins or demonstrated hypersensitivity to fluticasone propionate, salmeterol, or any of the excipients
- Use of a long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist (LABA), including formoterol fumarate, without an inhaled corticosteroid in patients with asthma
- Hypersensitivity to glycopyrrolate, formoterol fumarate, or any component of the product
Adverse Reactions
Most common (>=3%) Upper respiratory tract infection, pharyngitis, headaches, candidiasis mouth/throat, throat irritation, hoarseness/dysphonia, musculoskeletal pain, viral respiratory infections, nausea and vomiting, bronchitis, sinusitis, dizziness, muscle cramps and spasms
Serious Serious asthma-related events (hospitalizations, intubations, death), pneumonia in patients with COPD, cardiovascular and CNS effects, Candida albicans infection, immunosuppression, hypercorticism and adrenal suppression, reduction in bone mineral density, growth effects in pediatric patients, glaucoma and cataracts
Postmarketing Arrhythmias (including atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia), Cushing's syndrome, glaucoma, hyperglycemia, osteoporosis, paradoxical bronchospasm, immediate and delayed hypersensitivity reactions including anaphylaxis, agitation, depression, dysmenorrhea
Most common (>=2%) Cough, urinary tract infection
Serious Paradoxical bronchospasm, hypersensitivity reactions including anaphylaxis, cardiovascular effects, worsening of narrow-angle glaucoma, worsening of urinary retention
Postmarketing Hypersensitivity, urinary retention
Pharmacology
ADVAIR DISKUS combines fluticasone propionate, a synthetic trifluorinated corticosteroid that suppresses airway inflammation by acting on multiple cell types and mediators, and salmeterol, a selective long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist (LABA) that relaxes bronchial smooth muscle by stimulating intracellular adenyl cyclase, increasing cyclic AMP levels.
BEVESPI AEROSPHERE combines glycopyrrolate, a long-acting anticholinergic (LAMA) that inhibits M3 muscarinic receptors in airway smooth muscle to produce bronchodilation, with formoterol fumarate, a long-acting selective beta2-adrenoceptor agonist (LABA) that stimulates adenyl cyclase to increase cyclic AMP, relaxing bronchial smooth muscle and inhibiting mediator release from mast cells.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Advair
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (9/12) · Step Therapy (5/12) · Qty limit (10/12)
Bevespi Aerosphere
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (4/12) · Step Therapy (5/12) · Qty limit (9/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Advair
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
Bevespi Aerosphere
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (6/8)
Humana
Advair
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (2/3) · Step Therapy (2/3) · Qty limit (3/3)
Bevespi Aerosphere
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (2/3) · Qty limit (3/3)
Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
No savings programs available for Advair.
No savings programs available for Bevespi Aerosphere.
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