Yes, it is only be studied for asthma. It may be used for other > indications later on, but this product will probably be quite > expensive as it is a biotechnology produced protein. It's not going > to be anywhere near as cheap as the antihistamines that are presently > on the market. > > Health insurers will only pay for the labeled indication. > > Alan
James here....
Correct, my doc said there was not way my HMO would pay for it unless I had the Dx of Asthma. Of course they are happy to pump me full of prednisone, which is cheap. Neither my doc nor I are real happy using cortisone very often, though.
James
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