Vaxneuvance

Written by Gary Heiting
Medically reviewed by Philip Ngo, PharmD
Updated on July 11, 2024

Cost of Vaxneuvance

Like other medications, the cost of Vaxneuvance can vary. Certain factors may affect its price, such as:

• your insurance plan, if you have coverage
• the pharmacy used
• the cost to visit a healthcare professional to receive doses of Vaxneuvance
• how many doses of Vaxneuvance you need

To find out how much Vaxneuvance costs, ask your doctor or insurance provider. They may be able to suggest ways to save money on your prescription, including those described in this article. To find out what the drug costs when using Optum Perks coupons, see the prices shown above on this page.

Coupons for Vaxneuvance

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Coupons may not be available for all medications, such as those that are only given by a healthcare professional.

Note: Optum Perks coupons cannot be used with any insurance copays or benefits.

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To make finding and using these coupons easier, you can download the Optum Perks app. To learn more about this prescription discount app, see this article.

Common questions about Vaxneuvance’s cost

Here are some common questions and answers about Vaxneuvance.

What is the generic name of Vaxneuvance? Is it less expensive than Vaxneuvance?

Vaxneuvance is a brand-name biologic vaccine. There currently is no biosimilar version of Vaxneuvance. (Biosimilars are the generic version of biologic medications.)

Brand-name drugs and vaccines like Vaxneuvance can be expensive. This is because studies must be done to test how safe and effective they are before they’re approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These “pre-market” studies can be costly.

Makers of a brand-name drug can patent and sell their drug for up to 20 years. When the patent for a brand-name drug expires, other drugmakers can make and sell generic versions.

Generic medications contain the same active ingredients as brand-name medications. (An active ingredient is what makes a drug work.) So they don’t require the same costly testing prior to FDA approval. For this reason, generic drugs usually cost significantly less than brand-name medications once they can be developed.

Is Vaxneuvance covered by insurance?

The cost of Vaxneuvance may or may not be covered by health insurance. It depends on your specific insurance policy.

To find out if Vaxneuvance is covered by your policy, talk with your health insurance provider. Their phone number typically appears on the back of your insurance card.

Even if your insurance policy has prescription drug coverage, the price of Vaxneuvance might be billed through your medical coverage. This is because a doctor or another healthcare professional gives doses of Vaxneuvance. If you have questions about this, talk with your doctor or your insurance provider.

Resources

• Food and Drug Administration. (2024). Purple Book: Database of licensed biological products. https://purplebooksearch.fda.gov
• Vaxneuvance (pneumococcal 15-valent conjugate vaccine) suspension for intramuscular injection. (2024). https://www.merck.com/product/usa/pi_circulars/v/vaxneuvance/vaxneuvance_pi.pdf

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