Two things to note here: 1) There were no good substitute propellants. These inhaler basically went off the market with no replacement.
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Asthma inhalers are literally life-or-death technologies for some people. Too bad, so sad, the ozone layer is more important. Except...
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...the amount of CFCs in an inhaler is UTTERLY TRIVIAL. We're not talking an industrial application. It's a few grams over months.
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Here's the FDA press release. Basically a giant "fuck you". http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm247196.htm …
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There was no media outrage. Hardly anybody without an asthmatic family member heard about it.
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Lucky patients switched to an expensive prescription, w/all the hassle that implies. Unlucky ones went without. And some doubtless died.
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yeah, I was on an albuterol inhaler recently for persistent chest congestion and was furious when I found out why they're costly
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and I could well afford it despite lousy insurance (I'm 55 and a type 1 diabetic since age 9), but what if I couldn't?
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@asymmetricinfo blogging about it at the time. But I think she was the only one.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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CFC MDIs were replaced by the more expensive HFA MDIs. People were fleeced
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