the new environmentally friendly inhaler

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Scarlett81

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I went to fill my albuterol puffer and they denied it-they have replaced it with ProAir HFa inhaler. On the laber it says albuterol sulfate, but I swear its not working as good. I feel like I have to do at least 3 puffs to feel anything-as opposed to 2 with my other inhaler.
Has anyone else had this happen to them?
 
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Scarlett81

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I went to fill my albuterol puffer and they denied it-they have replaced it with ProAir HFa inhaler. On the laber it says albuterol sulfate, but I swear its not working as good. I feel like I have to do at least 3 puffs to feel anything-as opposed to 2 with my other inhaler.
Has anyone else had this happen to them?
 
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Scarlett81

New member
I went to fill my albuterol puffer and they denied it-they have replaced it with ProAir HFa inhaler. On the laber it says albuterol sulfate, but I swear its not working as good. I feel like I have to do at least 3 puffs to feel anything-as opposed to 2 with my other inhaler.
Has anyone else had this happen to them?
 
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anonymous

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yup the environmentalist wako-s, about a year ago, decided to pressure pharma companies to switch their inhalers to the HFA version, because they claimed traditional MDI's had chloroflorocarbons (CFC's) that ruined the air.

it caused manufacturing for these MDI's to be ravamped and cost quite a bit of money.

my flovent is an HFA version now as well.

another thing to consider is that you may need nebulized albuerol instead of an MDI.
 
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anonymous

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yup the environmentalist wako-s, about a year ago, decided to pressure pharma companies to switch their inhalers to the HFA version, because they claimed traditional MDI's had chloroflorocarbons (CFC's) that ruined the air.

it caused manufacturing for these MDI's to be ravamped and cost quite a bit of money.

my flovent is an HFA version now as well.

another thing to consider is that you may need nebulized albuerol instead of an MDI.
 
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anonymous

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yup the environmentalist wako-s, about a year ago, decided to pressure pharma companies to switch their inhalers to the HFA version, because they claimed traditional MDI's had chloroflorocarbons (CFC's) that ruined the air.

it caused manufacturing for these MDI's to be ravamped and cost quite a bit of money.

my flovent is an HFA version now as well.

another thing to consider is that you may need nebulized albuerol instead of an MDI.
 
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catboogie

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christian, could you tell more about this kind of inhaler? i haven't heard of it. is it similar to the powder inhalers like advair?
maybe there is a way you can administer it that would make it more effective.
 
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catboogie

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christian, could you tell more about this kind of inhaler? i haven't heard of it. is it similar to the powder inhalers like advair?
maybe there is a way you can administer it that would make it more effective.
 
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catboogie

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christian, could you tell more about this kind of inhaler? i haven't heard of it. is it similar to the powder inhalers like advair?
maybe there is a way you can administer it that would make it more effective.
 
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LouLou

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laura, it's the same admin. process just formulated with different gases. If you are wondering if you are on the new version your canister should say HFA on it. I was put on nebulized albuterol (Duoneb) around the time of the change not necessarily because I thought it wasn't doing a good job but because my doc. and I wanted to do everything we could 'right' and a nebulized dose will always be more effective than a MDI dose. At least make sure you're using a spacer.
 
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LouLou

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laura, it's the same admin. process just formulated with different gases. If you are wondering if you are on the new version your canister should say HFA on it. I was put on nebulized albuterol (Duoneb) around the time of the change not necessarily because I thought it wasn't doing a good job but because my doc. and I wanted to do everything we could 'right' and a nebulized dose will always be more effective than a MDI dose. At least make sure you're using a spacer.
 
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LouLou

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laura, it's the same admin. process just formulated with different gases. If you are wondering if you are on the new version your canister should say HFA on it. I was put on nebulized albuterol (Duoneb) around the time of the change not necessarily because I thought it wasn't doing a good job but because my doc. and I wanted to do everything we could 'right' and a nebulized dose will always be more effective than a MDI dose. At least make sure you're using a spacer.
 
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lightNlife

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>anonymous</b></i>

yup the environmentalist wako-s, about a year ago, decided to pressure pharma companies to switch their inhalers to the HFA version, because they claimed traditional MDI's had chloroflorocarbons (CFC's) that ruined the air.

</end quote></div>

Do you have any news articles that can confirm this? According to the regulations set forth in the Montreal Protocol, the use of CFCs as an aerosol propellant has been banned for nearly 2 decades. I find it extremely hard to believe that pharmaceutical companies would be manufacturing MDIs that use CFCs.

Did you mean to say that they use ODS? (Ozone depleteing substances?) those are still being used (e.g. air conditioner coolant), but are highly regulated.

Oh, as a side note...I'm an environmental scientist but not an environmentalist. There's a subtle difference <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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lightNlife

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>anonymous</b></i>

yup the environmentalist wako-s, about a year ago, decided to pressure pharma companies to switch their inhalers to the HFA version, because they claimed traditional MDI's had chloroflorocarbons (CFC's) that ruined the air.

</end quote></div>

Do you have any news articles that can confirm this? According to the regulations set forth in the Montreal Protocol, the use of CFCs as an aerosol propellant has been banned for nearly 2 decades. I find it extremely hard to believe that pharmaceutical companies would be manufacturing MDIs that use CFCs.

Did you mean to say that they use ODS? (Ozone depleteing substances?) those are still being used (e.g. air conditioner coolant), but are highly regulated.

Oh, as a side note...I'm an environmental scientist but not an environmentalist. There's a subtle difference <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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lightNlife

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>anonymous</b></i>

yup the environmentalist wako-s, about a year ago, decided to pressure pharma companies to switch their inhalers to the HFA version, because they claimed traditional MDI's had chloroflorocarbons (CFC's) that ruined the air.

</end quote></div>

Do you have any news articles that can confirm this? According to the regulations set forth in the Montreal Protocol, the use of CFCs as an aerosol propellant has been banned for nearly 2 decades. I find it extremely hard to believe that pharmaceutical companies would be manufacturing MDIs that use CFCs.

Did you mean to say that they use ODS? (Ozone depleteing substances?) those are still being used (e.g. air conditioner coolant), but are highly regulated.

Oh, as a side note...I'm an environmental scientist but not an environmentalist. There's a subtle difference <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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anonymous

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<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.ec.gc.ca/ozone/DOCS/SandS/mdi/EN/profession/presentationPP.cfm
">http://www.ec.gc.ca/ozone/DOCS...on/presentationPP.cfm
</a>
Phasing Out CFC Inhalers
Protecting Human Health and the Ozone Layer

Inhalers in Canada

2.7 million Canadians have asthma or COPD
79% of all inhaled medicines delivered by CFC MDIs
55% salbutamol formulations
22% beclomethasone formulation
23% other formulations
13% dry powder inhalers
8% nebulizer formulations


-drug-by-drug basis
-sufficient quantities of alternatives must be available
-<b>target complete phase-out by 2005 <b>
-education is essential
 
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anonymous

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<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.ec.gc.ca/ozone/DOCS/SandS/mdi/EN/profession/presentationPP.cfm
">http://www.ec.gc.ca/ozone/DOCS...on/presentationPP.cfm
</a>
Phasing Out CFC Inhalers
Protecting Human Health and the Ozone Layer

Inhalers in Canada

2.7 million Canadians have asthma or COPD
79% of all inhaled medicines delivered by CFC MDIs
55% salbutamol formulations
22% beclomethasone formulation
23% other formulations
13% dry powder inhalers
8% nebulizer formulations


-drug-by-drug basis
-sufficient quantities of alternatives must be available
-<b>target complete phase-out by 2005 <b>
-education is essential
 
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