Nutopia Forum Index
Bay Area Forum for Asians
Log in to check your private messages
Advanced Search traditional simplified
star FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Log in star
青鳥   聖域回音 (全)   回音(全)   洛克人小說   寵物貼圖   Bay Area Happenings   素菜食譜   Free Medical Info   Random things   每日一女   牆紙桌布下載   流行音樂  
家常食譜   簡易微波爐食譜   小電影   免費軟硬電腦教學   IBM Content Manager  
Username:    Password:    Log me on automatically each visit   
                                                      
Nutopia Forum Index
Nutopia Forum Index Free Medical Info FDA to Primatene Users: Get Asthma Prescription Now
View previous topic :: View next topic
Post new topic     Reply to topic Page 1 of 1
FDA to Primatene Users: Get Asthma Prescription Now Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:19 am
Author Message
DoctorNutopia
萬人迷
萬人迷

Joined: 06 Nov 2009
Posts: 2981
Reply with quote

Post subject: FDA to Primatene Users: Get Asthma Prescription Now

Bookmark and Share
URL
Embed
Link
BBCode


FDA to Primatene Users: Get Asthma Prescription Now


Sept. 22, 2011 -- The Primatene Mist inhaler is going away on Dec. 31, and prescription inhalers are the only alternative to the over-the-counter asthma drug.

Don't wait to get that prescription. The FDA warns that Primatene supplies may not last until the end of the year.

"All inhalers that might substitute require a prescription," the FDA's Andrea Leonard-Segal, MD, said at a news teleconference. "So those who use Primatene need to take action now to see a health care provider to get a replacement product." Leonard-Segal is the director of the FDA's division of nonprescription clinical evaluation.

"The clock is ticking on Primatene Mist, the only over-the-counter asthma inhaler," FDA press officer Karen Riley said at the news conference.

The problem with Primatene is that it contains chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs, which deplete the Earth's ozone layer. Environmental treaties signed by the U.S. banned products that emit CFCs. Most of these products already are gone. But medicines got a special extension.

That extension has expired for Primatene. Sales must end at the end of the year. Although the manufacturer of Primatene promises to come up with a version propelled by a safer chemical, the company has not yet done so.

This means that users of Primatene, which has epinephrine as its active ingredient, must switch to drugs based on albuterol. And a prescription is needed for albuterol-based inhalers. These include Accuneb, ProAir, Proventil, Ventolin, and Vospire.

While albuterol is a safe and effective asthma drug, it is different from epinephrine.

"I think patients will feel a difference," Leonard-Segal said.

"One person may feel a certain drug works better for them, but all FDA-approved drugs work in the populations for which they are approved," Sally Seymour, MD, deputy director for safety in the FDA's division of pulmonary, allergy, and rheumatology products, said at the news conference.

One difference users may feel is the price. A replacement cartridge of Primatene Mist sells for about $18. The albuterol inhalers sell for about $45 and up. However, patients with health insurance that covers prescriptions, and those covered by Medicare and Medicaid, may actually pay less for the drugs.

The FDA is not at all clear about how many Primatene users there are. Their best estimate is that 2 million Americans purchase 4 million Primatene units each year.

Here's the FDA's advice to Primatene Mist users:

See a health care professional soon to get another medicine. Primatene Mist may be harder to find on store shelves even before Dec. 31, 2011. Ask your health care professional to show you how to use your new inhaler or other medicine to make sure you are using it correctly and getting the right dose. Follow the directions for using and cleaning your new inhaler or other medicine to make sure you get relief of your asthma symptoms. If you haven’t used up your Primatene Mist by Dec. 31, it’s safe to continue using it as long as it hasn’t expired. Check the expiration date, which can be found on the product and its packaging. http://www.webmd.com/asthma/news/20110922/fda-to-primatene-users-get-asthma-prescription-now?src=RSS_PUBLIC
View user's profile Send private message
Back to top
FDA to Primatene Users: Get Asthma Prescription Now Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:19 am
Author Message
Special Offers!
萬人迷
萬人迷

Joined: 06 Nov 2009
Posts: 2981
Reply with quote

Post subject:


Medical Info Blog








FDA to Primatene Users: Get Asthma Prescription Now




FDA to Primatene Users: Get Asthma Prescription Now
【一世激情】【sex8.cc】 台南護專 Beautyleg 李娴 楦＄簿?? sex8.cc性吧亚洲无码转帖 
??姝ュ??娉戒汉浣??烘? 雪景 www;sexinsex.nex www.cna5.net. 优女 
豪乳 evelyn lin qvod 走 两韩妞在酒吧被下药遭众黑鬼迷奸轮暴痛不欲生 bt ???兼?ユ??? ????? 
WWW.9533.ORG ??搴﹂?璐ч??绱?兜 tori praver ?ㄥ?ュぇ灏哄害?х?? Abigaile Johnson 快播 
http www.sex8.cc@gmail.com ?嘉欣明星合成斗?星移 自拍 奶 sex8.cc 春暖花开 亚洲无码 4444kk 
天海翼 性吧有你春暖花开论坛公告区 xvediox 视频 ?у?ф?ユ???卞?浜?娲叉???? cammi.jpg 
244eecom 女警 范美妹 快播 吉 辣妹自拍 
性吧有你 炎狼 吉澤明步 cqwww.net_性爱百招 杨野的禁脔系列》慧黠老板娘——张丽如 meinv zouguangtu 
女n优 百性阁 吉泽明步 松野由井 www.fygl.ch caobitu 
春暖花开时间停止器 玄彬 春暖花开性吧有你亚洲无码区 美祢藤コウ ed2k 春暖花开SEX8公告区 
View user's profile Send private message
Back to top
Post new topic     Reply to topic Page 1 of 1
Display posts from previous:
Back to top
Related Links:

FDA to Primatene Users: Get Asthma Prescription Now FDA to Primatene Users: Get Asthma Prescription Now FDA to Primatene Users: Get Asthma Prescription Now FDA to Primatene Users: Get Asthma Prescription Now FDA to Primatene Users: Get Asthma Prescription Now FDA to Primatene Users: Get Asthma Prescription Now FDA to Primatene Users: Get Asthma Prescription Now

Powered by phpBB 2001, 2002 phpBB Group
Powered by SO Software Online
Theme designed by What Is Real!? 2005
Register your domain name and build your site at UNI.CC
All times are GMT + 8 Hours