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Sun Sep-25-11 09:42 PM
Response to Reply #29 |
| 63. Umm...you might want to look at this... |
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http://www.primatene.com/doc/PressRelease07-27-2011.pdf A new CFC-free Primatene Mist is in development, and will be available as soon as the FDA approves it...which leads to the obvious question: what took them so damn long to start work on the new and different version?
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| -In an emergency OTC inhalers can save an asthmatic's life: EPA is going to ban it. |
Mimosa |
Sep-25-11 03:41 PM |
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It would seem they could change the stuff used to propel it out, as that |
CurtEastPoint |
Sep-25-11 03:46 PM |
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Not that simple |
johnd83 |
Sep-25-11 05:01 PM |
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They wouldn't pass re-approval, and they know it. |
msanthrope |
Sep-25-11 06:11 PM |
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That's a little extreme, isn't it? |
TheWraith |
Sep-26-11 03:14 AM |
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That's a freakin' lie. It has saved my life and that of my husband |
juajen |
Sep-26-11 06:14 PM |
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They why have they not gotten a new product to market with a different propellant? |
PeaceNikki |
Sep-26-11 06:19 PM |
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Umm...you might want to look at this... |
jmowreader |
Sep-25-11 09:42 PM |
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Do they need to go through clinical trials? |
johnd83 |
Sep-25-11 10:51 PM |
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No idea... |
jmowreader |
Sep-26-11 02:15 AM |
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They already did that with the Prescription version |
quakerboy |
Sep-25-11 09:11 PM |
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How can they possibly justify this outrage? |
CaliforniaPeggy |
Sep-25-11 03:47 PM |
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Because you are assuming it to be correct |
jberryhill |
Sep-25-11 04:05 PM |
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"But, a black man is president, and we're all going to die" |
Proud Liberal Dem |
Sep-25-11 08:14 PM |
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Why are you defending 'Big Pharma?' The makers of Primatene, the only |
msanthrope |
Sep-25-11 04:07 PM |
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I am not defending big pharma. |
CaliforniaPeggy |
Sep-25-11 04:16 PM |
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Yes. You are defending a pharma company who had 3 years to wean off the CFCs |
msanthrope |
Sep-25-11 05:52 PM |
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The GOP is blaming Obama |
PeaceNikki |
Sep-25-11 03:49 PM |
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No matter who it is, CFCs have been phased out of unnecessary products like hairsprays... |
Mimosa |
Sep-25-11 03:54 PM |
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Are CFCs the only propellent possible or available for such |
Bluenorthwest |
Sep-25-11 04:02 PM |
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No |
jberryhill |
Sep-25-11 04:10 PM |
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The discussion in the comments on the Media Matters link are interesting. |
PeaceNikki |
Sep-25-11 04:02 PM |
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They don't work as well |
Yo_Mama |
Sep-25-11 04:33 PM |
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Glaxo makes a 9 buck inhaler. Ventolin. 60 shots. Please do not use |
msanthrope |
Sep-25-11 06:10 PM |
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Believe me, I've discussed this with my doctor |
Yo_Mama |
Sep-25-11 06:52 PM |
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Thank you! I thought I remembered that without the accelerant |
juajen |
Sep-26-11 06:21 PM |
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From this thread, not only the GOP...nt |
SidDithers |
Sep-25-11 04:41 PM |
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This was agreed to long ago |
The Traveler |
Sep-25-11 04:02 PM |
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It appears that the FDA aren't big fans of OTC asthma treatment. |
PeaceNikki |
Sep-25-11 04:06 PM |
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Primatene can change its delivery system. Why are you defending this corporation? |
msanthrope |
Sep-25-11 04:05 PM |
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I hope you mean that Primatene doesn't work for YOU. Some |
virgogal |
Sep-25-11 04:14 PM |
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Primatene definitely works for an allergy caused asthma attack |
Mimosa |
Sep-25-11 04:43 PM |
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Why would you take a Beta 1 agonist for an allergy attack? |
msanthrope |
Sep-25-11 06:00 PM |
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Primatene is one of the most dangerous OTC you can buy... |
msanthrope |
Sep-25-11 05:57 PM |
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A 25-year-old friend died |
catrose |
Sep-25-11 04:12 PM |
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This article seems more relevant then ever right now |
booley |
Sep-25-11 04:20 PM |
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Mother Jones is a great investigative source. |
Mimosa |
Sep-25-11 04:33 PM |
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amazing what a half-million dollars in lobbying (bribes) will buy. |
nashville_brook |
Sep-25-11 05:55 PM |
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As a life long asthmatic, I don't see a big issue here, if every one stays calm ... |
JoePhilly |
Sep-25-11 04:28 PM |
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You are lucky. |
Mimosa |
Sep-25-11 04:37 PM |
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The cost has come down? |
Frosty1 |
Sep-25-11 04:43 PM |
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Those costs are current and real , Frosty. |
Mimosa |
Sep-25-11 04:46 PM |
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It's not just the cost of the prescription inhalers, |
Trillo |
Sep-25-11 05:54 PM |
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Plus adults with asthma often fall under 'pre-existing' prohibitions on health insurance |
Mimosa |
Sep-25-11 06:17 PM |
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Just talked with my GF. She says you are 100% right, Trillo. n/t |
Mimosa |
Sep-25-11 07:46 PM |
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I'm sorry, that is simply wrong. |
JoePhilly |
Sep-25-11 07:59 PM |
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There's a 9 buck presrip inhaler from Glaxo. It's got 60 shots. |
msanthrope |
Sep-25-11 06:03 PM |
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We had the same problem...AND our insurance then reduced the no. of inhalers by half! |
Neurotica |
Sep-25-11 06:29 PM |
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Then your source sucks. |
JoePhilly |
Sep-25-11 08:05 PM |
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an increasing number of people aren't "in the system" to have prescriptions or doctors |
nashville_brook |
Sep-25-11 05:58 PM |
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Epinephrine doesn't help asthma sufferers...nt |
msanthrope |
Sep-25-11 06:07 PM |
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Ive never used an OTC inhaler |
quakerboy |
Sep-25-11 09:57 PM |
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primatene mist is probably the single most dangerous medication available otc |
unblock |
Sep-25-11 04:37 PM |
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The more I read on this topic, the more inclined I am to also believe this. |
PeaceNikki |
Sep-25-11 04:51 PM |
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Yup. |
eggplant |
Sep-25-11 06:08 PM |
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MD prof pal says all inhaler drugs have a risk of complications including fatal arrythmias. |
Mimosa |
Sep-25-11 06:31 PM |
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We're only talking about fast-acting "rescue" inhalers here. |
eggplant |
Sep-25-11 11:33 PM |
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No, the arguement is about using the current OTC stuff to MANAGE |
JoePhilly |
Sep-26-11 04:40 PM |
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Wasn't this ban on CFC's in inhalers done in 2008 |
MuseRider |
Sep-25-11 04:50 PM |
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Public discussions about the use of CFCs for inhalers as early as January 2006 |
PeaceNikki |
Sep-25-11 04:52 PM |
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Thank you :-) n/t |
MuseRider |
Sep-25-11 05:21 PM |
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I didn't know there were OTC inhalers, thought they were all rx'd. Epinephrine? |
uppityperson |
Sep-25-11 06:18 PM |
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Asthma has been one of the bees in Obama's bonnet for a while: |
WinkyDink |
Sep-25-11 06:24 PM |
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This started in 2006 and was passed in 2008. |
PeaceNikki |
Sep-25-11 06:26 PM |
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That does not refute my comment, given I quoted Obama speaking of it. |
WinkyDink |
Sep-25-11 06:31 PM |
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You linked nothing. And Obama's comment had nothing to do with Primatine Mist |
PeaceNikki |
Sep-25-11 06:37 PM |
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Did someone get tired of complaining about the light bulb thing? |
jberryhill |
Sep-25-11 06:54 PM |
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What do light bulbs have to do with asthma? |
Mimosa |
Sep-25-11 07:40 PM |
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You know absolutely nothing about my life |
jberryhill |
Sep-25-11 08:12 PM |
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Nothing to see here, folks... |
durablend |
Sep-25-11 07:04 PM |
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Yes it is. |
MedicalAdmin |
Sep-25-11 07:38 PM |
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+1 |
eShirl |
Sep-25-11 09:18 PM |
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If you are depending on Primatene to control your asthma... |
hunter |
Sep-25-11 09:17 PM |
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Agreed. |
eggplant |
Sep-25-11 11:36 PM |
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After living in a country where you only need prescriptions if you need |
JCMach1 |
Sep-26-11 02:25 AM |
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In Mexico I got 2 Symbicort inhalers and 4 Ventolin inhalers |
XemaSab |
Sep-26-11 03:08 AM |
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Fox's Weeklong Attack On Government Regulations Was Dreamed Up By Ailes |
jberryhill |
Sep-26-11 04:36 PM |
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I have been using primatene for 30 years. I have never had |
juajen |
Sep-26-11 06:12 PM |
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The OP is misleading. It's *already* been banned. Signed into law in 2008. |
PeaceNikki |
Sep-26-11 06:17 PM |
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I know |
jberryhill |
Sep-26-11 06:32 PM |
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a VERY useful discussion |
dembotoz |
Sep-26-11 06:37 PM |
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