Brand-name prescription

Pulmicort Flexhaler

budesonide

Compare your options

Compare	Pulmicort FlexhalerBrand name	Authorized genericWithout the Pulmicort Flexhaler name	Regular genericbudesonide
What pharmacies pay	from$189–253each	Not sold	Other forms only
Same as Pulmicort Flexhaler?	The original	–	–
Ways to save	Maker’s card$20 or less a prescriptionwith commercial insurance	–	–
With insurance	Your plan’s brand co-pay	–	–

No authorized generic: There isn’t one.

Regular generic: Sold only in a different form, strength or formula. Switching to one would need a new prescription, so ask your prescriber whether it could work for you.

Prices are the average U.S. drugstores pay (source: Medicaid, September 23, 2026). What you pay depends on your plan or the pharmacy.

Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.

The maker’s savings card

Rx Maker’s savings card Rubicon Holdings

PULMICORT FLEXHALER Savings Card

With commercial insurance

$20 or less a prescription

No insurance

This card needs commercial insurance. The maker doesn’t list a cash price on this page.

The card pays up to $50 a fill.

Get it on rubiconpharm.com

In the maker’s words

“Pay No More Than $20 for each prescription…”

From the maker’s offer on rubiconpharm.com, checked September 25, 2026. What you pay depends on your plan. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.

Before you use a discount card

Discount cards like GoodRx take money off the pharmacy’s cash price. For a brand-name drug, that price is often still high. With commercial insurance, Pulmicort Flexhaler’s own card may bring it to $20 or less a prescription.

Look up the discount-card price, then compare it with this estimate. You can use a maker’s card or a discount card, but usually not both on the same fill.

What pharmacies pay

The average U.S. drugstores pay for each strength (source: Medicaid, September 23, 2026). What you pay depends on your plan or the pharmacy.

Strength	Pulmicort Flexhaler
180 mcg flexhalereach	$253
90 mcg flexhalereach	$189

Good to know

There’s no authorized generic of Pulmicort Flexhaler.
“Commercial insurance” means a plan from a job, from the marketplace, or one you buy yourself. A retiree plan that’s part of Medicare counts as Medicare. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.
Most cards need a sign-up on the maker’s site, and many work only if your plan covers the drug. Then give the card’s details to your pharmacy.
Don’t stop or change a medicine without talking to your pharmacist or prescriber.