Somewhat related to the Epipen stuff: in 2008 FDA ruled that asthma inhalers couldn't use CFCs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metered-dose_inhaler#Propellants …
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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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