New asthma inhalers

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Has anyone else gotten one of these?

They've gotten smaller and seem, I don't know, wetter. I can't decide if they work as well or not.

Ms Misery, Thursday, 26 April 2007 14:55 (eighteen years ago)

They're also non-aerosol, right?

Bartleby, Thursday, 26 April 2007 15:34 (eighteen years ago)

I suppose, they are missing the CFCs. but it's still a metal can/spray.

Ms Misery, Thursday, 26 April 2007 15:38 (eighteen years ago)

Just got my Rx for one yesterday and will doubtlessly be trying it later today.

Did you get the "loyalty card" pack? It's like frequent flyer miles for asthma.

patita, Thursday, 26 April 2007 16:33 (eighteen years ago)

no, what's that! walgreen's ripped me off man. . .

Ms Misery, Thursday, 26 April 2007 16:33 (eighteen years ago)

Got it from my allergist!
http://www.proventilhfa.com/phfa/application?namespace=transkit&origin=home.jsp&event=transkit&web_program_id=00000020
is a link to get the free coupon and $15 off on your next 2 refills.

Not shilling for the man, just trying to save fellow wheezers some scratch.

patita, Thursday, 26 April 2007 18:35 (eighteen years ago)

the first one of these i got, i paid my usual insurance co-pay of $10. i had to wait extra because my pharmacy was out of the old ones, and was waiting for the new ones. so i had to suck on old inhalers left around the house until i could get this new one.

that was a few months ago. i recently bought a new inhaler, the same exact one, and was told that it would be $30 from now on. no change, same medication, same brand, same exact inhaler, but 20 bux more. WTF?

i find i only know if it worked if i taste it in my mouth, most of the time i'm like 'did that even DO anything'? i'm missing the 'pssh' sound - its very soothing in retrospect. but yeah, i don't like it, i feel there's actually less medicine in them, and i'm paying 3 times the price. DUD.

BATTAGS, Thursday, 26 April 2007 19:07 (eighteen years ago)

Mine was $25 instead of $10. :(

Ms Misery, Thursday, 26 April 2007 19:07 (eighteen years ago)

ive mostly outgrown my asthma so its been a long time since ive used one but i thought the switch was gonna be to those powder based inhalers (im thinking of advair which yall gotta be familiar with)? if yr not advair was good shit, tho the industry mightve moved on since i guess

deeznuts, Thursday, 26 April 2007 19:12 (eighteen years ago)

I use advair and it's great. But the new albuetoral inhaler is not powder like that.

Ms Misery, Thursday, 26 April 2007 19:13 (eighteen years ago)


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