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To: dangerfield
We might well ask how many (if any) of the members of that FDA committee have asthma.

I'd bet none do.

3 posted on 04/07/2007 7:07:21 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: muawiyah

There are other excellent reasons to take inhalers like Primatene off the market. I have family members who are asthmatic, and I’ve told them not to touch the stuff. I’ve seen patients get into real trouble with Primatene who would have done fine with Albuterol.

The problem with the epinephrine inhalers is that the effects don’t last long, and sometimes people get a rebound effect - when it wears off, they’re much worse than they were before using. Albuterol is far safer. Primatene would never get FDA approval today.


8 posted on 04/07/2007 7:13:34 PM PDT by retMD
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