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Ask for the cash price
Generic budesonide
No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.
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- Ask one or two other pharmacies too. Cash prices for the same generic can differ a lot from store to store.
A regular generic has the same active ingredient as Pulmicort Respules, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.
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Brand nameNo maker’s card
We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Pulmicort Respules’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Pulmicort Respules’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.
Authorized genericNot sold
There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Pulmicort Respules itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. A regular generic is sold, with the same active ingredient: ask the pharmacy for its price.
Regular genericWho makes it
10 companies sell a generic of Pulmicort Respules that the FDA rates a substitute. A pharmacy fills whichever one it stocks. To get a certain maker, ask for it by name; most pharmacies can order it in a day or two.
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Amneal PharmaceuticalsSuspension 0.25 mg/2 mL, 0.5 mg/2 mL
Made by Impax Laboratories
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
0.25 mg/2 mL
Package NDC Carton of 60 mL 0115-1687-74 0.5 mg/2 mL
Package NDC Carton of 60 mL 0115-1689-74 Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, edetate disodium, polysorbate 80, citric acid monohydrate, sodium citrate, water
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Aurobindo PharmaSuspension 0.5 mg/2 mL
Made by Eugia Pharma Specialities
Product page on aurobindousa.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
0.5 mg/2 mL
Package NDC Carton of 60 mL 59651-585-30 Inactive ingredients: edetate disodium, sodium chloride, sodium citrate form, polysorbate 80, water, anhydrous citric acid
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Chartwell RXSuspension 0.25 mg/2 mL, 0.5 mg/2 mL
Made by Nephron Pharmaceuticals · Being phased out; sold until December 2026
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
0.25 mg/2 mL
Package NDC Carton of 60 mL 62135-822-84 0.5 mg/2 mL
Package NDC Carton of 60 mL 62135-823-84 Inactive ingredients: edetate disodium, sodium citrate, sodium chloride, citric acid monohydrate, polysorbate 80, water
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CiplaInhalation liquid 0.25 mg/2 mL, 0.5 mg/2 mL, 1 mg/2 mL
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
0.25 mg/2 mL
Package NDC Carton of 60 mL 69097-318-53 Carton of 60 mL 69097-318-87 0.5 mg/2 mL
Package NDC Carton of 60 mL 69097-319-53 Carton of 60 mL 69097-319-87 1 mg/2 mL
Package NDC Carton of 60 mL 69097-321-53 Carton of 60 mL 69097-321-87 Inactive ingredients: citric acid monohydrate, edetate disodium, polysorbate 80, sodium chloride, sodium citrate
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Exelan PharmaceuticalsInhalation liquid 0.25 mg/2 mL, 0.5 mg/2 mL
Made by Cipla
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
0.25 mg/2 mL
Package NDC Carton of 60 mL 76282-640-38 0.5 mg/2 mL
Package NDC Carton of 60 mL 76282-641-38 Inactive ingredients: citric acid monohydrate, edetate disodium, polysorbate 80, sodium chloride, sodium citrate
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Lupin PharmaceuticalsSuspension 0.5 mg/2 mL
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
0.5 mg/2 mL
Package NDC Carton of 60 mL 68180-984-30 Inactive ingredients: anhydrous citric acid, edetate disodium, polysorbate 80, sodium chloride, sodium citrate form, water
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Nephron PharmaceuticalsInhalation liquid 0.25 mg/2 mL, 0.5 mg/2 mL
Product page on nephronpharm.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
0.25 mg/2 mL
Package NDC Carton of 60 mL 0487-9601-01 Carton of 60 mL 0487-9601-30 0.5 mg/2 mL
Package NDC Carton of 60 mL 0487-9701-01 Carton of 60 mL 0487-9701-30 Inactive ingredients: edetate disodium, sodium citrate, sodium chloride, citric acid monohydrate, polysorbate 80, water
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Rising Pharma HoldingsInhalation liquid 0.25 mg/2 mL, 0.5 mg/2 mL
Made by Nephron Pharmaceuticals
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
0.25 mg/2 mL
Package NDC Carton of 300 mL 64980-638-03 0.5 mg/2 mL
Package NDC Carton of 300 mL 64980-639-03 Inactive ingredients: edetate disodium, sodium citrate, sodium chloride, citric acid, polysorbate 80, water, citric acid monohydrate
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Sun Pharmaceutical IndustriesSuspension 0.25 mg/2 mL, 0.5 mg/2 mL, 1 mg/2 mL
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
0.25 mg/2 mL
Package NDC Carton of 60 mL 47335-631-49 0.5 mg/2 mL
Package NDC Carton of 60 mL 47335-632-49 1 mg/2 mL
Package NDC Carton of 60 mL 47335-633-49 Inactive ingredients: edetate disodium, sodium chloride, sodium citrate form, citric acid monohydrate, polysorbate 80, water
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Teva PharmaceuticalsSuspension 0.25 mg/2 mL, 0.5 mg/2 mL, 1 mg/2 mL
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
0.25 mg/2 mL
Package NDC Carton of 60 mL 0093-6815-55 0.25 mg/2 mL
Package NDC Carton of 20 mL 0093-6815-76 Carton of 60 mL 0093-6815-73 0.5 mg/2 mL
Package NDC Carton of 20 mL 0093-6816-76 Carton of 60 mL 0093-6816-73 0.5 mg/2 mL
Package NDC Carton of 60 mL 0093-6816-55 1 mg/2 mL
Package NDC Carton of 60 mL 0093-6817-73 Inactive ingredients: citric acid monohydrate, edetate disodium, polysorbate 80, sodium chloride, trisodium citrate dihydrate, water
Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site.
What to say at the pharmacy
“Before you fill my Pulmicort Respules, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand and for a generic?”
Paying cash? Ask for each one’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges for each.
What it’s used for
What the FDA label says
PULMICORT RESPULES® is an inhaled corticosteroid indicated for:
- Maintenance treatment of asthma and as prophylactic therapy in children 12 months to 8 years of age
Limitations of Use:
Not indicated for the relief of acute bronchospasm
Source: the FDA label for Pulmicort Respules (AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP), October 11, 2019. Full label on DailyMed
Good to know
- A regular generic may look different from Pulmicort Respules. The FDA requires it to work the same way.
- We didn’t find a savings card from Pulmicort Respules’s maker.
- Don’t stop or change a medicine without talking to your pharmacist or prescriber.
Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/pulmicort-respules/