[Verified Answer]: A patient has been using a…

A patient has been using a budesonide-formoterol SMART regimen for one year with good symptom control. The patient’s insurance recently changed and now prefers mometasone-formoterol. Which of the following is the BEST next step? A. Request a new prescription from the prescriber for mometasone-formoterol at an equivalent dose and to continue the patient’s SMART regimen B. Request new prescriptions from the prescriber for mometasone-formoterol and a levalbuterol inhaler for as-needed symptom relief C. Work with the patient and provider to appeal to the insurance for approval of budesonide-formoterol based on GINA guideline recommendations D. Advise the patient to pay the cash price for budesonide-formoterol to continue her optimized asthma control without interruption