[khelus]

I'm posting purely to pass on the information to those with asthma who either miss their over the counter Primatene Mist or miss their prescription CFC rescue inhalers that actually worked.

In addition, the following updated information is now available at the web site:

"CLRD (Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease, mainly asthma, COPD and cystic fibrosis) rose from the 4th leading cause of death in the US in 2007 to the 3rd leading cause of death in 2008, according to the CDC. [Table C]

The CLRD death rate increased by 10.3% in 2008.

Minor changes in "coding rules" cannot explain this sharp increase in the CLRD death rate, but this does:

The US Government banned the use of 'gold standard' CFC (chlorofluorocarbon-propelled) rescue inhalers and replaced them with grossly inferior 'environmentally-friendly' HFA (hydrofluoroalkane-propelled) rescue inhalers in 2008.”

[Daveinyork]

No ethanol? must get good mileage.

[Mrs.Z]

Thank you so much.

My husband and mother-in-law both use them and they bought as many as they could.

This could be a God send.

[MachIV]

Thank you for this information. I was diagnosed with mild asthma earlier this year.

[trisham]

Thank you!

[Lucky9teen]

Thank you for this information. My husband uses an inhaler for COPD, but because he doesn’t have medical insurance, has been going without and it’s been tough. He’ll be glad to know he can get an inhaler again.

http://dev.asthmanefrin.com/where-to-purchase

Asthmanefrin™ will be available at your local Walmart and CVS/pharmacy.

[Calvin Locke]

The US Government banned the use of 'gold standard' CFC

Ozone BS aside, I thought inhalation of CFC was actually dangerous?

I remember buying Dustoff a few years ago with the label "contains arrogant" (to discourage young skulls fulls of mush from becoming even mushier) or some such warning.

[hummingbird]

Wasn’t EPINEPHRINE pulled off the shelves. It was, IIRC, in weight loss and some people reacted very, very poorly. Heart problems.

Maybe since it is a mist, they’re worked out the EPINEPHRINE by now.

[MN Doc]

I hate to be a curmudgeon here, but I have to say that epinephrine inhalers are a bad choice for most folks. They are seductive in that they have a very quick onset and a strong effect, but the pharmacologic effect only lasts an hour or so, and the side effects on the heart & blood pressure are dangerous for people with heart disease & hypertension. Albuterol inhalers & nebulizer solutions are much better in the long run.

[Osage Orange]

I'm in the healthcare biz.....

Primatene Mist is dangerous....in the wrong hands. And I've seen plenty of folks die using it..

[novemberslady]

Very good news. Thank you.