INSURANCE INFO: GATEWAY TO NUCALA

First, partner with your doctor

 

Once you and your doctor have discussed NUCALA, you can use the Gateway to NUCALA program to understand your insurance coverage for NUCALA and estimate your cost. See below for next steps.

What you’ll want to do:

  • Download and print the enrollment form (disponible en español).
  • Fill out the Patient Section and sign it.

What your doctor will need to do:

  • Have your doctor fill out the Prescriber Section and sign it.
  • Have your doctor fax the form to 1-844-237-3172.

Second, understand your insurance and copay

The cost of NUCALA varies depending on your individual insurance plan. That’s why understanding your insurance is important. If a medicine is covered by an insurance plan, the insurance will generally pay part of the cost, and you pay the remainder. Those are called out-of-pocket costs or your copay.

Our Gateway to NUCALA program is here to help you understand your insurance company’s policies for covering NUCALA and estimate what your out-of-pocket costs may be. Information provided by Gateway to NUCALA is not a guarantee of coverage.

Gateway to NUCALA may call you from 1-844-468-2252 to discuss your coverage options. Be sure to save this number to your contacts and to answer or call them back when you can. You may have multiple types of coverage, which could impact the formulation that is chosen and your out-of-pocket costs.

NOTE: If you are uninsured and meet certain eligibility requirements, you may qualify for the Patient Assistance Program, which offers free medicine to eligible patients. Patients with Medicare Part D or other insurance may also qualify under certain circumstances. Learn more.

Your benefits information will be sent to you in the mail

This will tell you your insurance company’s policies for covering NUCALA and estimate your out-of-pocket costs for NUCALA. If you have any questions about this information, you can call 1-844-4-NUCALA (1-844-468-2252) or your insurance company.

Filling your NUCALA prescription

Learn about ways to get your prescription of NUCALA filled. Explore our suggestions below.

FILLING PRESCRIPTION

Looking for support? We’ve got your back.

MyNUCALA offers many resources, like:

  • Answers to your questions about NUCALA
  • Guidance and tools to help you work with your specialty pharmacy
  • Refill text reminders
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Talk to your doctor to see if adding NUCALA is right for you.

Approved Uses & Safety Info

Approved Uses

Important Safety Information

Approved Uses

NUCALA is a prescription medicine for the:

  • add-on maintenance treatment of patients 6 and older with severe eosinophilic asthma. NUCALA is not used to treat sudden breathing problems.
  • add-on maintenance treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) in adults whose disease is not controlled with nasal corticosteroids.
  • add-on maintenance treatment of eosinophilic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adults whose disease is not controlled. NUCALA is not used to treat sudden breathing problems.
  • treatment of adults with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA).
  • treatment of people 12 years of age and older with hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) for 6 months or more.

Important Safety Information

Do not use NUCALA if you are allergic to mepolizumab or any of the ingredients in NUCALA.

Do not use to treat sudden breathing problems.

NUCALA can cause serious side effects, including:

  • allergic (hypersensitivity) reactions, including anaphylaxis. Serious allergic reactions can happen after you get your NUCALA injection. Allergic reactions can sometimes happen hours or days after you get a dose of NUCALA. Tell your healthcare provider or get emergency help right away if you have any of the following symptoms of an allergic reaction:
    • swelling of your face, mouth, and tongue
    • breathing problems
    • fainting, dizziness, feeling lightheaded (low blood pressure)
    • rash
    • hives
  • herpes zoster infections that can cause shingles have happened in people who received NUCALA.

Before receiving NUCALA, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:

  • are taking oral or inhaled corticosteroid medicines. Do not stop taking your other medicines, including your corticosteroid medicines, unless instructed by your healthcare provider because this may cause other symptoms to come back.
  • have a parasitic (helminth) infection.
  • are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if NUCALA may harm your unborn baby.
  • are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. You and your healthcare provider should decide if you will use NUCALA and breastfeed. You should not do both without talking with your healthcare provider first.
  • are taking prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.

The most common side effects of NUCALA include: headache, injection site reactions (pain, redness, swelling, itching, or a burning feeling at the injection site), back pain, and tiredness (fatigue). Mouth/throat pain and joint pain have been reported with CRSwNP. Diarrhea and cough have been reported with COPD.

Please see full Prescribing Information for NUCALA.

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA.
Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088. You may also report negative side effects to GSK at gsk.public.reportum.com or 1-888-825-5249.
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