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New Rx needed for discontinued Flovent Diskus and Flovent HFA
November 16, 2023

This article is for prescribers of Flovent Diskus and Flovent HFA

GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of Flovent®′ HFA and Flovent®′ Diskus inhalers, has notified the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of their intent to discontinue manufacturing both these inhalers effective as of December 31, 2023.

This is a business decision made by GlaxoSmithKline and not related to any new safety or efficacy information.

What does this mean?

We've reviewed our formulary coverage for the Flovent brand products and will be making some updates as of January 1, 2024.

What you need to do

  • Talk to your patients taking Flovent Diskus and Flovent HFA about their options.
  • Write a new prescription for an alternative inhaler before December 31, 2023. Below, we’ve listed covered alternatives for each formulary.

Covered alternatives for Flovent products

Formulary Covered alternative Tier of covered alternative
Medicare Advantage Arnuity Ellipta Tier 2 for 2-tier plans
Tier 2 for 3-tier plans
Tier 3 for 5-tier plans
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Fluticasone propionate Tier 2 for 3-tier plans
Tier 3 for 4-tier plans
Tier 2 for 5-tier plans
Tier 3 for 6-tier plans

*Note: Flovent Diskus and Flovent HFA are not currently covered on the Standard Control with Advanced Control Specialty Formulary.

Federal Employee Program coverage for Flovent products and their alternatives

Flovent HFA and Flovent Diskus will remain on most 2024 Federal Employee Program (FEP) drug formularies. Once supply is exhausted, members have the following options below:

FEP traditional

Medication Standard Option
formulary tier
Basic Option
formulary tier
FEP Blue Focus
formulary tier
Flovent HFA Tier 3 Tier 3 Not covered
Fluticasone propionate HFA Tier 1 Tier 1 Tier 1
Flovent Diskus Tier 2 Tier 2 Tier 2
Arnuity Ellipta Tier 2 Tier 2 Tier 2

FEP Medicare Prescription Drug Program (New for 2024)

New for 2024, this Medicare prescription drug benefit is for eligible members who qualify for Medicare Part A and/or Medicare Part B. Learn more at fepblue.org.

Medication Standard Option Basic Option FEP Blue Focus
Flovent HFA Tier 2 Tier 2 Not covered
Fluticasone propionate HFA Tier 2 Tier 2 Not covered
Flovent Diskus Tier 2 Tier 2 Not covered
Arnuity Ellipta Tier 2 Tier 2 Tier 2

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