Asthmatics Beware: The Government May Ban Your Inhaler

Center for Individual Freedom ^ | January 26, 2006 | CFIF

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

I rarely have time to post these days, but this oncoming tragedy just burns my butt! To have these arrogant assholes recommend banning these poor-man's inhalers when we have sunscreen to compensate for the little bit of added uv that results is the height of social irresponsibility! The CFC bans have probably negatively hurt developing countries, but I think that overall, they were worth it. However, THIS crap is going too far!

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

PING! This recommendation is unconscionable. These delusional nutcases need to read State of Fear before they have anything more to do with the regulatory process.

[razorback-bert]

No inhalers, no sudafed and coming soon no asprin.

[muawiyah]

I gots me birch trees and me aspin trees, and a pot of hot boirlin' water.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[RightWhale]

They wish to ban an over the counter product in favor of a much more expensive prescription-only product. Sure sounds like some of the healthcare monstrosity that Hillary has been working for since she was President a decade ago.

[Sarajevo]

I wholeheartedly agree with you on this. It's absolute stupidity on the part of regulating agencies.

Wyeth says it needs until 2009 or 2010 to have a substitute, which itself must be approved by the FDA, for over-the-counter use.

Duh, Wyeth, have you ever heard of Albuterol?

[Arizona Carolyn]

My husband has Asthma and -- thank goodness -- we control it with Singulair and homeopathics, but during monsoon season he does have to use the occasional inhaler and these people evidentally don't understand that asthma is a life-threatening disease and people -- children included -- die from asthma attacks.

[VOA]

They wish to ban an over the counter product in favor of a much
more expensive prescription-only product.

This is a win-win-win for some environmentalist.
1. Tbey can feel great that they've "saved the earth"
2. They will really be helping the earth if some asthmatics
just die and reduce the demands on the resources of Mother Earth
3. And their trust-fund portfolio will go up as their Big Pharma
stocks benefit...

[AZFolks]

I haven't seen the request for them to review over the counter inhalers so I don't know the question they were asked. I question if it is the responsibility of the FDA advisory panel to judge CFCs. Where does FDA get statuatory authority to ban a product because of CFCs?

[B Knotts]

I don't agree with banning aerosol epinepherine, but to be fair, albuterol is generic, and not terribly expensive.

What annoyed me was that they banned the aerosol Serevent, and it was replaced with that awful powder version.

At least the HFA replacement for the old Flovent is not so bad.

[ahayes]

If someone has severe enough asthma for it to be life-threatening, they shouldn't be using OTC inhalers anyways. It's a lousy way to control moderate or severe asthma.

[CyberSpartacus]

The "Hole" in the ozone layer is a natural occurrence due to the earths magnetic field ionizing ozone on the earths magnetic poles. The "Hole" did not just appear but was discovered when satellites became sensitive enough to detect it. So this "Hole" has been there for billions of years, and humans have nothing to do with it. Also remember that ozone is considered a pollutant by enviormentalists and we banned ozone generating products as well in the 1970's. Virtually all enviormental issues having nothing to do with the enviorment and everything to do with socialism.

[RightWhale]

The product would not be used for a moderate or severe problem. Asthma can kill. But the inhaler seems to be enough to take care of an occasional light touch of asthma. By all means, if the problem is severe get to the doctor.

[pepperdog]

Okay, I say all those who want to do this can have their suggestions seriously considered AFTER they have their air supplies restricted to about 10% for 120 consecutive minutes. Then maybe they'll have a slight idea of what asthma feels like.

The environs are probably the most successful mass murderers on the planet. They have killed literally millions with the successful banning of DDT. They are probably more dangerous overall that any terrorists we face.

[petitfour]

My daughter learned to make aspirin recently at a seventh grade physical sciences/biological sciences seminar for "gifted" kids. She brought it home for us to see. They did not have time to press the stuff into pills. She thought it was pretty cool.

[verity]

"other aerosols that use recently developed propellants currently not deemed to present environmental problems."

What's the problem?

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

So you're OK with this ban? Does the little bit of CFCs in these inhalers actually get under your skin?

[goodnesswins]

"No aspirin?"........THIS MEANS WAR!

[Mears]

Albuterol requires a prescription.