Asthma inhalers going green.

yizuman said:
Well, ok. I can see where you're coming from and didn't realize what sort of abuse can be prevalent on the use of inhalers.

So how about this, instead of an outright ban, why not sell as a semi-controlled environment, like behind the counter sales?

A while back our state banned over the counter sales of Amphetamine because it's part of the Methamphetamine ingredients. Stores now keep them behind the counter and log books are also kept. For every sale, they record the buyer's driver's licenses.

The Police Officers makes copies of the logs and compare the logs from other stores as a way to track who's buy what, where and how many in quantities.

Then they pursue an investigation to determine whether or not Methamphetamine is being made by that individual buying Amphetamine.

The same can be done for inhalers and a note from their doctor on file while the sales of inhalers can still be sold as retail (cheaply) rather than pharmaceutical.

I just think this is coming from a Pharmaceutical influence that wants to control the sales of inhalers and profit from it by a large margin than the margins coming from retail. Control of inhaler sales reaps more money than retail, IMO.

Yiz
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It is not amphetamine, is is the pseudoephedrine that is regulated in Decongestants. People do make Meth from it and get high off of it. It is to regulate the drug. They are trying to move it from a schedule V to a schedule III drug. Putting more regulations on it. :)

click on this link and read..

Methamphetamine Abuse and Pseudoephedrine
 
Babyblue said:
It is not amphetamine, is is the pseudoephedrine that is regulated in Decongestants. People do make Meth from it and get high off of it. It is to regulate the drug. They are trying to move it from a schedule V to a schedule III drug. Putting more regulations on it. :)

click on this link and read..

Methamphetamine Abuse and Pseudoephedrine
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You do realize that moving it from V to III will drive up the cost of the inhalers and be out of reach of those that cannot afford the inhalers w/o insurance whereas on the shelf they could afford it with cash purchase?

Yiz
 
yizuman said:
You do realize that moving it from V to III will drive up the cost of the inhalers and be out of reach of those that cannot afford the inhalers w/o insurance whereas on the shelf they could afford it with cash purchase?

Yiz
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Not all controlled substances are expensive. Some are even covered on the 4 dollar Rx plan at Wally World. :)

Sometimes people do not realize that OTC can be more costly since most insurances do not cover them and do not have an "in store" Rx plan.
 
Babyblue said:
Not all controlled substances are expensive. Some are even covered on the 4 dollar Rx plan at Wally World. :)

Sometimes people do not realize that OTC can be more costly since most insurances do not cover them and do not have an "in store" Rx plan.
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How much is the 4 dollar RX Plan per month at Wally World?

Yiz
 
yizuman said:
You do realize that moving it from V to III will drive up the cost of the inhalers and be out of reach of those that cannot afford the inhalers w/o insurance whereas on the shelf they could afford it with cash purchase?

Yiz
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How so?
 
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My son uses rx version and its not an issue here in Iowa. We also have a machine that pumps air into the breather tube with liquid. I can't spell the name of the machine.
 
yizuman said:
How much is the 4 dollar RX Plan per month at Wally World?

Yiz
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Nothing. Walmart have a formulary or list of meds that cost 4 dollars. Google it, they might give you a list of the meds. :)

Heck, at Publix Most antibiotics are FREE with a prescription. Anytime I get an antibiotic, that is where I go.


So Over The Counter is not always cheaper than Prescription medication.
 
sequoias said:
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My son uses rx version and its not an issue here in Iowa. We also have a machine that pumps air into the breather tube with liquid. I can't spell the name of the machine.
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Nebulizer.
 
My son takes Advair twice a day, but hates the after-taste. He also has Albuterol for his rescue inhaler. Luckily, his insurance covers most of the cost. I pay $15 a month for each. The Advair is not doing as well these days for him and we have to see the doc again about his asthma. He is having to rely on his Albuterol too often. Just laughing during a movie or TV show will set off an asthma attack.
 
KristinaB said:
My son takes Advair twice a day, but hates the after-taste. He also has Albuterol for his rescue inhaler. Luckily, his insurance covers most of the cost. I pay $15 a month for each. The Advair is not doing as well these days for him and we have to see the doc again about his asthma. He is having to rely on his Albuterol too often. Just laughing during a movie or TV show will set off an asthma attack.
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Huh, advair powder (never used advair inhaler) doesn't really taste like anything funny, the primary taste you get if anything is the taste of the milk in it. It tastes like, well, powdered milk.

Is he on the highest dose possible? 250/50 does absolutely nothing for me, 500/50 made my symptoms go from "exhausted and barely able to function at work" during a foul flare-up last year, to great in about a month.

Lung diseases blow. Is he seeing a pulmonologist or a pulmonary nurse practitioner for his symptoms? They will be much more useful than a regular family doctor in setting up a good treatment plan.
 
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