Do Medicare prescription drug plans cover Esbriet? Yes. 99% of Medicare prescription drug plans cover this drug.
How much does Esbriet cost per year?
Genentech is doing what it can to protect revenues generated by Esbriet, which has an annual wholesale price of about $100,000. The only other approved therapy for IPF is Boehringer-Ingelheim's Ofev.Feb 5, 2019
Does Esbriet prolong life?
Two recent studies show that pirfenidone (Esbriet, Genentech) prolongs life expectancy by 2.47 years for IPF patients and that Esbriet and nintedanib (Ofev, Boehringer Ingelheim) reduce the decline in lung function.Apr 10, 2017