Introduction
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can make everyday activities more difficult by affecting breathing, energy levels, and overall quality of life. Many patients require ongoing maintenance treatment to help control symptoms, reduce flare-ups, and support long-term lung function. Combination inhalers are commonly prescribed to help manage airway inflammation and improve breathing control over time.
Breyna is a combination inhaled medication used for the treatment of asthma and maintenance treatment of COPD. The medication combines two active ingredients that work together to reduce airway inflammation and help keep airways open for improved airflow.
The inhaler contains budesonide, an inhaled corticosteroid that helps reduce inflammation in the airways, and formoterol fumarate, a long-acting bronchodilator that relaxes airway muscles to improve breathing.
Breyna is FDA-approved for asthma treatment in patients 6 years of age and older, as well as maintenance treatment of airflow obstruction in COPD, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. The medication may also help reduce COPD exacerbations in eligible patients when used regularly as prescribed.
One important aspect of Breyna is that it became the first FDA-approved interchangeable generic equivalent to Symbicort in the United States. For some patients, this may provide a lower-cost alternative compared to the brand-name inhaler.
Although generic medications may lower out-of-pocket costs for some individuals, prescription respiratory inhalers can still create affordability concerns depending on insurance coverage, inhaler strength, pharmacy pricing, and ongoing refill needs.
Those struggling to afford their medication may benefit from the Breyna Patient Assistance Program through Prescription Hope.
Understanding how Breyna works, possible treatment benefits, side effects, and available medication access resources can help patients feel more informed when discussing respiratory treatment options with their healthcare provider.
What Is the Breyna Patient Assistance Program?
The Breyna patient assistance program offers qualified patients access to affordable Breyna.
Pharmaceutical manufacturers understand their brand-name medications may be too expensive for most Americans. To help alleviate the financial burden, the manufacturers often launch patient assistance programs. These help patients with inadequate insurance coverage, who struggle financially to get access to the medications they need.
However, these programs have been known to be complex and difficult to navigate. Patients often report feeling frustrated and overwhelmed when attempting to apply on their own.
Thankfully, Prescription Hope offers a solution.
How Expert Advocates Help Make Breyna More Affordable
Professional Application Management
Prescription Hope offers professional application management for qualified patients. We complete all necessary patient assistance program forms, collect needed documents and signatures, submit your application, and continue to coordinate with the manufacturer throughout the processing stage.
Our team of Florida-based patient advocates wants to help you save on your monthly medication costs. If you do not qualify for your intended program, our team will work to help you find other ways to save.
Whether it’s a substitute medication and its program, a discount card, a coupon, or something else, we’ll try to find a solution that works for you.
And if we can’t find a way for you to save, you pay nothing.
Breyna Price Comparison
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Predictable Monthly Pricing
Prescription Hope’s service rate is a simple and predictable $70.00 per month, per medication. That means no hassles, surprises, or upcharges.
Ongoing Advocacy and Refill Support
And, our low, simple service fee of $70.00 per month, per medication means you’ll not only get all of our application support, but our team will also handle refill scheduling, document updates, yearly renewals, and more.
Breyna Patient Assistance Eligibility
Getting respiratory medication support can mean the difference between properly taking medication and paying bills. That means inhaler assistance is vital to some Americans.
To determine whether you can get access to affordable Breyna, means meeting the patient assistance qualifications set by the manufacturers.
While each program varies, they typically rely on several categories of criteria. Some of those include:
Income: All programs use income level as a qualification metric.
Insurance level: Every program requires its own insurance coverage metric.
Prescription: All programs require a valid prescription for the medication they wish to apply for.
U.S. Residency: Every program requires qualified patients to be legal U.S. residents.
Simple Enrollment With Expert Support
Starting Your Journey
If you’re looking to enroll in Breyna assistance and to get asthma medication support, then filling out Prescription Hope’s enrollment form is a great first step. And if you qualify, it only takes 6 steps to get medication shipped directly to your door.
- Submit Information: Fill out our secure online enrollment form in a matter of minutes.
- Advocate Contact: Upon receiving your enrollment form, a patient advocate will contact you within 1-2 business days.
- Document Collection: Following prequalification, our team will collect the needed documents.
- Provider Coordination: Our team will also collect needed signatures.
- Program Submission: We’ll put everything together and submit your application packet to the manufacturer for processing. We follow up with them throughout the processing stage.
- Medication Delivery: After a patient is approved, they can typically expect their medication shipped directly from the manufacturer to their door or doctor’s office within 2 weeks.
Prescription Hope does not at any time handle medication, as all medication shipments are managed by the manufacturers.
Medication Delivery and Ongoing Support
Our team continues to handle administrative tasks, such as refill scheduling, document updates, yearly renewals, and more, for as long as you are a patient with us.
Understanding Breyna
How Breyna Works
Breyna combines two medications that work together to improve breathing and support long-term respiratory symptom control.
The inhaler contains:
- Budesonide — an inhaled corticosteroid that helps reduce airway inflammation and swelling
- Formoterol fumarate — a long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist (LABA) that helps relax airway muscles and keep air passages open
Together, these medications may help:
- Improve airflow
- Reduce asthma and COPD symptoms
- Lower the risk of asthma exacerbations when used regularly
- Reduce COPD exacerbations in eligible patients
- Improve long-term breathing control
Breyna is intended for maintenance treatment and should be used regularly as prescribed. It is not designed for immediate relief of sudden breathing emergencies.
The medication is administered through oral inhalation using a metered-dose inhaler (MDI), typically twice daily.
What Conditions Does Breyna Treat?
Breyna is FDA-approved for:
- Treatment of asthma in patients 6 years of age and older
- Maintenance treatment of airflow obstruction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis and emphysema
- Reduction of COPD exacerbations in eligible patients
Asthma and COPD are chronic respiratory conditions that can cause symptoms such as:
- Wheezing
- Shortness of breath
- Chest tightness
- Chronic cough
- Difficulty breathing during activity
Healthcare providers may prescribe combination inhalers like Breyna to help manage airway inflammation and improve long-term symptom control.
Breyna is not intended as a rescue inhaler for sudden, severe breathing symptoms. Patients are generally advised to continue carrying a separate rescue inhaler for emergency symptom relief.
Benefits of Treatment
For many patients with asthma or COPD, Breyna may provide important long-term respiratory management benefits when used regularly as prescribed.
Potential benefits of Breyna treatment may include:
- Improved breathing and airflow
- Better long-term asthma symptom control
- Reduced asthma exacerbation risk in some patients
- Reduced COPD exacerbations
- Combination therapy convenience in one inhaler
- Lower-cost alternative to brand-name Symbicort for some patients
Because Breyna combines both anti-inflammatory and bronchodilator medications, it may help support more consistent symptom control over time.
Treatment effectiveness depends on regular daily use, proper inhaler technique, and ongoing follow-up care with a healthcare provider.
Important Safety Information and Side Effects
Like all respiratory medications, Breyna may cause side effects and carries important safety considerations. Patients should discuss the risks and benefits of treatment with their healthcare provider before starting therapy.
Breyna contains both a long-acting beta agonist (LABA) and an inhaled corticosteroid. LABA medications used without an inhaled corticosteroid have been associated with increased asthma-related risks. However, Breyna includes both components together in one inhaler.
Breyna is not intended for sudden severe asthma attacks or acute breathing emergencies. Patients should continue to keep a rescue inhaler available for sudden breathing symptoms.
Common side effects associated with Breyna may include:
- Upper respiratory infections
- Throat irritation
- Headache
- Oral thrush (fungal infection in the mouth)
- Hoarseness
- Cough
- Nausea
- Sinus inflammation
Patients are typically advised to rinse their mouth after each use to help reduce the risk of oral thrush.
Additional important safety considerations may include:
- Increased risk of serious heart-related side effects with overuse
- Adrenal suppression or systemic corticosteroid effects with long-term use
- Reduced growth velocity in pediatric patients
- Increased risk of glaucoma or cataracts
- Increased susceptibility to infections
- Increased pneumonia risk in some COPD patients
- Paradoxical bronchospasm, which may be life-threatening
- Serious allergic reactions
Patients should contact their healthcare provider if they experience:
- Worsening breathing problems
- Increased rescue inhaler use
- Chest pain
- Irregular heartbeat
- Signs of infection
Drug interactions may occur with certain antifungal, antiviral, or heart medications.
Patients transitioning from systemic corticosteroids may require careful medical supervision during therapy changes.
Breyna does not currently carry an FDA boxed warning.
Access to Multiple Medications
Some patients require multiple medications to treat their conditions, but don’t know how they’ll afford all of their medications.
Prescription Hope not only provides advocacy support for those looking to enroll in the Breyna Patient Assistance Program, but also for hundreds of brand-name medications.
Whether you qualify for one or many brand-name medication programs, Prescription Hope can help. We offer the same compassionate expertise for $70.00 per month, per medication. No matter how many meds you qualify for.
Why Choose Prescription Hope for Breyna Assistance
Experienced Advocacy Support
Since 2006, we’ve helped transform the lives of patients across America. Our compassionate team of advocates works hard every day to support patients throughout the patient assistance program application process.
Ongoing Medication Management
We don’t stop when you get your first shipment of medication. We handle your refill scheduling, document updates, yearly renewals, and more. All so you can enjoy peace of mind and focus on treatment and your loved ones.
Transparent Monthly Pricing
Our simple, predictable fee of $70.00 per med, per month offers clarity and predictability to all of our patients.
Nationwide Medication Access Support
For two decades, Prescription Hope has built a network that encompasses the U.S. and includes pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare providers alike.
Patients in need of COPD medication assistance need look no further than Prescription Hope. Enroll with us today to find out if you qualify for affordable Breyna assistance.
