If you have COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), including emphysema and bronchitis, it’s likely that you’re on some type of inhaler or other medication to help you breathe better. If you’ve just been prescribed Bevespi Aerosphere or are interested in learning more about it, you’ve come to the right place. Bevespi Aerosphere is an inhalation aerosol that contains two main ingredients. The first is formoterol, which is a bronchodilator. The second is glycopyrrolate, an anticholinergic, and both work together to relax the muscles in the airways so that breathing is a lot easier.

The Symbicort Turbuhaler (inhaler) is made for asthma and COPD, including emphysema and bronchitis. Symbicort is not usually prescribed for emergencies because it does not work quickly enough to get someone out of that emergency. If you don’t have insurance, this medication can be a bit pricey. The doses start at 80 mcg of budesonide and 4.5 mcg of formoterol and go up to a 200 mcg/6 mcg dose, and the cost of Symbicort without insurance ranges from around $275 to roughly $475, depending on the dosage.

This being said, there are ways you can reduce your costs for this medication.