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I don't. My rescue inhaler is albuterol, and I fortunately do not have to use it often. I was warned off Primatene years ago when I was with my first husband. His doctors had serious concerns about it, and so he stopped using it. After that and switching to albuterol (inhaler mostly, sometimes nebulizer), his asthma improved.
Still, this is another example of undue influence by corporations. People need generic medications to be available and affordable.
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One of the concerns with Primatene, which has been used since the 1960s, is its effect on the heart, said Tim Op't Holt, a respiratory therapist with Victory Health Partners, a Mobile, Ala., clinic for uninsured patients.
"It's like putting a tack in the wall with a sledgehammer, because epinephrine has such a potent cardiovascular effect," Op't Holt said.
Sullivan said, "The reality is, if every patient could have access to prescription products, it would probably serve them better."
Yes, the USA does indeed need access to generics, but unfortunatley too many legislators are in bed with big pharma.
Yes, epinephrine has its place in treatment of asthma, but that place is normally in the emergency room, in supervised conditions. My ex's allergy-induced asthma was so bad that we did have a multi-dose vial and syringes for emergencies. In his worst year, he had 13 emergency admissions, and I don't remember how many ER visits where he was discharged instead of admitted.
There is no reason Primatine Mist cannot use propellants that don't harm the ozone layer. If they refuse to do so, that is not Bush or Obama's fault. Also, I must say, that if you have asthma, you ought to see a doctor.
From the OP link..looks like it was a global thing signed by several nations.
So went in under Bush..what has the Dem administration done in 2.5 years about it ? Are they (the Dems) for the common man ? If so what have they done to stop this ?
It may have been enacted under Bush but Obama has done nothing to stop it. So both get dinged.
From the OP link:
"The action is part of an agreement signed by the U.S. and other nations to stop using substances that deplete the ozone layer, a region in the atmosphere that helps block harmful ultraviolet rays from the Sun."
A green weenie is a green weenie no matter if they have a D or an R next to their name. Idiots is all they are.
The main real rescue inhaler is albuterol (Ventolin/Proventil). It was available as an inhaler with the old CFC propellant up til a few years ago. The generic cost about $1.00 per inhaler from the wholesaler. Today, the new ones wholesale at $33.00 with the new propellant.
The EPA is taking care of it's own nestegg and pharma. The CFC's that were in the old albuterol inhalers paled in comparison to the real CFC producing countries who do not regulate. Can you see how corporations took advantage of this opportunity to produce a new and expensive replacement?
It could even be OTC. A tiny minority would misuse it, and get hurt or die. But that is all it takes for the "protectors" to justify the giant bureaucracy of pharma (pharmaceutical industry), medicine, and pharmacy.
At least somebody is trying to do something to stop this madness..........
"The ban ... puts environmental concerns ahead of concerns for the estimated 3 million American asthma sufferers who use these inhalers," DeMint spokesman Wesley Denton said in a statement.
DeMint, R-S.C., filed the amendment Tuesday to wall off funding for the implementation of the ban.
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