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In reply to the discussion: Poor Folks in the U.S. Can No Longer Afford Treatment for Pneumonia [View all]passiveporcupine
(8,175 posts)47. Pulmicort is a steriod, not albuterol
Which is why it works so well. And it should not be used like a rescue inhaler.
CFC free inhalers do not work as well as the old ones did. I'm not sure why. You are supposedly getting the same amount of the same meds as before.
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Poor Folks in the U.S. Can No Longer Afford Treatment for Pneumonia [View all]
McCamy Taylor
Mar 2014
OP
This is an important topic and an illuminating post. As a career hospital administrator ....
Scuba
Mar 2014
#3
At Meijer stores here in Indiana (and presumably elsewhere), most common antibiotics are free. NT
Adrahil
Mar 2014
#4
Hi passiveporcupine.. In Ontario albuterol is called salbutamol , brand name is Ventolin.
nenagh
Mar 2014
#30
Ventolin is our generic brand. It is the cheapest brand I can get here. And it is almost $50/mo
passiveporcupine
Mar 2014
#33
I have a nebulizer and I use it often, but it's not with me when I am away from my house.
passiveporcupine
Mar 2014
#34
Thanks for continuing to speak out on this. How many illnesses are not being treated because of the
freshwest
Mar 2014
#15
We NEED he Gov to investigate into why the cost of drugs are escalating so fast. Something crooked
Auntie Bush
Mar 2014
#24
And the TPP is likely to make it even worse with the new protections for drug patents,
jtuck004
Mar 2014
#36