Montelukast is taken daily to prevent asthma attacks and control seasonal allergies. It’s prescribed year-round for millions of Americans. Through StraightLineRX, covered employees pay $0 at the counter, no copay, no deductible, no seasonal exceptions.
Montelukast sodium is a leukotriene receptor antagonist used to prevent asthma attacks and treat the symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis (hay fever). It works by blocking leukotrienes, chemicals in the body that cause inflammation, mucus production, and airway constriction. It is taken once daily, year-round for asthma patients and seasonally for allergy sufferers.
Montelukast is particularly valued because it works differently from antihistamines and steroids, it is often prescribed alongside albuterol for asthma patients who need both a controller and a rescue inhaler. Both are covered at $0 through StraightLineRX, making the combination benefit substantial for employees with asthma.
Generic montelukast became available after Singulair’s patent expired, but costs still vary. Without coverage, retail prices run $20–$50/month depending on pharmacy. With insurance, copays range from $20–$40 depending on plan tier. Employees on HDHPs pay full retail until their deductible resets in January.
For employees who take montelukast year-round alongside an albuterol inhaler and possibly an intranasal steroid, the combined monthly cost can be substantial. StraightLineRX covers all of these at $0, turning a $100+/month medication stack into nothing.
StraightLineRX routes fills outside your group insurance plan, meaning no claims on your plan and no deductible spend, because covered fills are intercepted before they ever hit your books.
StraightLineRX is an employer-sponsored prescription benefit powered by Liviniti, an established national pharmacy benefit manager (formerly Southern Scripts) that has operated for 15 years and serves more than a million people across the US. These are the same FDA-approved medications your employees already fill, dispensed by licensed pharmacists at CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, and 65,000+ other pharmacies nationwide. Nothing about the medication changes. What changes is the price.
The benefit costs employers $25 per employee per month, covering the entire workforce and their households.
Employees cannot sign up individually. The company enrolls the whole team at once. Forward this page to your HR director using the email below.
Subject: Benefit idea, asthma and allergy meds at $0 for employees Hi [HR Manager / Benefits Director], I take montelukast (generic Singulair) for asthma and allergies. I found a prescription benefit called StraightLineRX that covers it at $0 copay, along with albuterol, and 1,050+ other common medications, for employees and their families. Cost to the company is $25/employee/month flat. More info: https://straightlinerx.com/montelukast Setup is 2 business days. Thanks, [Your name]
Yes. Montelukast sodium is the FDA-approved generic equivalent of Singulair. Same active ingredient, same dose, therapeutically interchangeable. StraightLineRX covers generic montelukast at $0 copay.
Generic montelukast typically costs $20–$50 per month at retail pharmacies. Through StraightLineRX, enrolled employees pay $0.
Yes. Albuterol is also covered at $0 through StraightLineRX. Asthma patients taking both a daily controller (montelukast) and a rescue inhaler (albuterol) get both at $0, which can save $80–$130+ per month combined.
Yes. StraightLineRX works alongside your existing health plan. Covered prescriptions are filled at $0. For anything not on the formulary, regular insurance works exactly as before.
Schedule a call and we’ll show you how many of your employees fill montelukast, albuterol, and other respiratory medications, and what covering them all at $0 means for your team.
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