Man dies of asthma attack after inhaler cost skyrockets to more than $500
United Health Group’s pharmacy benefit manager, Optum Rx, stopped covering Cole Schmidtknecht’s ‘life-changing’ inhaler, suit ...
When the Cost of His Asthma Inhaler Went Up $500, His Parents Claim He Couldn't Pay. Two Weeks Later He Was Dead at 22
Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, couldn't pay for his daily inhaler due to the “prohibitively expensive” price increase. Two weeks ...
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From $66 to $500: Wisconsin family sues Walgreens and OptumRx over fatal asthma inhaler price hike
A Wisconsin family is suing Walgreens and OptumRx after a sudden inhaler price hike from $66 to $539 forced their son to ...
Wisconsin man dies after inhaler cost jumps $500, according to family's lawsuit
A young Wisconsin man died from an asthma attack after the price of his inhaler skyrocketed nearly $500, according to a ...
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Smart sensor cleared for use with AZ asthma, COPD inhalers
A high-tech device that can monitor medication use and compliance has been cleared by the FDA for use with AstraZeneca’s Airsupra and Breztri inhalers. Developed by Australian medtech firm ...
Arizona says GlaxoSmithKline's greed endangered kids with asthma
GlaxoSmithKline "deliberately" discontinued a widely-used asthma medication in order to reap profits and families suffered, ...
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Warning over asthma inhalers
Excessive use of reliever inhalers for asthma is linked to a significantly increased risk of dying from the disease, a new study revealed today. Researchers found that over-use of short acting ...
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Augmented reality app helps kids improve asthma inhaler technique
A new augmented reality app aims to help kids improve their asthma inhaler technique in a bid to ... MySpira includes eight fun modules that use augmented reality and game play to improve asthma ...
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A 22-year-old from Appleton died after his inhaler price skyrocketed. His parents are suing.
At Walgreens, Cole was informed the medication he had long relied on for daily use was no longer covered ... "substantial kickbacks" to place those inhalers on the updated formulary and exclude ...