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I had a problem in 2008 due to taking my inhalers and the donut hole from medicare part D. so I cut my doseages in half and have now run in more problems. I feel something has to be done about this as this is costing the government more in doctor visits and medicare payments to the doctors. I use generic meds when ever possible. The seniors of America need help..
I have been transitioned to Proair HFA from Armstrong CFC and I am very dissatisfied with these "new" inhalers. To begin with, I need twice as many puffs (or more) than I did with the old CFC inhaler! It says there are 200 doses, but the container is only 1/2 the size of the Armstrong CFC - how can this be??? I think we are being cheated out of doses. When I asked for an extra inhaler each month, my doctor reprimanded me and said I should use less!!! USE LESS??? I only use it when I cannot breathe and I am too far away from my nebulizer at home! The "Spiriva" Handihaler I take once a day simply does not help when I go out walking or shopping. I continue to need a rescue inhaler. I don't know one asthmatic who is happy with the new HFA's. I will become a prisoner of my home if things don't change. Since enough "rescue" inhaler is being denied to me, going out will be a risk. But I am a rebel! I will go out - even if it means many emergency trips to the ER. These phony new inhalers are going to cost the government a lot of money - thanks to the FDA and their foolish decision to ban CFC inhalers.
Save the ozone layer.....forget about all of us with asthma. That's what I think every time I need
my rescue inhaler. The change of inhalers is a financial burden on me. I keep reading there is no generic Albuterol, yet I'm having to use Proair that I get from Medco mail order. They consider it a generic Albuterol. It does't work! I have had to start using a nebulizer if I need a quick acting drug. I use an inhaler with a combination of drugs in it. With using this on a regular basis as prescribed, I still need a fast acting inhaler at times, or nebulizer now since the FDA has decided to save the ozone layer by removing the propellant from our inhales. A nebulizer is a bit bulky to carry in my purse. Removing the propellant from asthma inhalers to save the world is comparable to removing a BB out of a box car to lighten the load.
Went to find Ventolin Coupon on recommended site http://www.ashp.org (Ventolin HFA and found much information for pharmasists and information if one has so insurance, but no coupon. I am divorced, just got laid off work, but have insurance for my child through the father, I pay co-pays for meds. One of those inbetween people who made just above poverty line before lay off. Can you help me find the Ventolin coupon?
Let's face it, who cares about the millions of asthmatics, let alone the ones who can't afford the new ones? The bottom line for drug companies is $$$! Before the new propellant-which DOES NOT work as well, the generic albuterol was affordable, but because the propellant changed, it gave the drug companies a segway to raise their profits. Why should a governemnt mandate to change a propellant give them the right to "repatent" the same active ingredient? I'm still so mad! I used to take a Chinese herb to help curb my asthma, but because it contained ephedra ( or ma huang) it's outlawed now. I wonder if the banning of ephedra had anything to do with drug company monopolies (anti natural remedies)? I'm recently divorced and lost my medical coverage. I can't afford these new inhalers!!!, but who cares????
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I have federal health insurance and cannot use the coupons. I am a divorced person and live alone. So, I am a sole supporter for myself. With all the other medications I have to take (fourteen- all necessary, but few generic), I have to decide which medications are more important than others. For me, breathing is a luxury.
There are some generics availible in India already much cheaper than brands in the USA. We are allowed to buy 90 day supply from overseas legally. Here is a link to check out
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