Asthma inhalers to go green
Save the planet, kill an asthmatic
(CBS/ AP) Old-fashioned asthma inhalers that contain environment-harming chemicals will no longer be sold at year’s end - and the U.S. government is urging patients not to wait until the last minute to switch to newer alternatives.
Patients use inhalers to dispense airway-relaxing albuterol during asthma attacks…
The FDA warns that patients will face a learning curve: HFA inhalers may taste and feel different. The spray may feel softer. Each must be primed and cleaned in a specific way to prevent clogs. And they tend to cost more.
Users will have to wash the plastic mouthpiece more frequently and dry it overnight,