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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Asthma / November 2003Serevent & Flovent - Aerosol vs Diskus
3 times since the year 2000 I've tried to switch cortisone inhalers from aerosol to powdered diskus. Azmacort to Pulmicort Azmacort to Advair Flovent to Advair Each time after about a week I suffered severe breathing problems and had to take large doses of Prednisone and switch back to the aerosols. I am furious that Servant is no longer available as an aerosol. If they do the same to Flovent I will be in trouble. Are there any class-action lawsuits being considered? Who should my family sue when I die? What, No more Serevent in aerosol???? Yikes I'm another one that has problems with the Powdered Inhalers. My Dr. is trying me on Advair 500/50 again. He gave me scripts for Flovent and Serevent....I just looked at my scripts and it says Serevent Diskus YIKES. If the Advair doesn't work.....i don't know what i will do. He put me back on Singulair and, it seems to be helping. Its either that or Predinsione all the time.....I DON'T want that at all. Anyways good luck Donald.... Taterbug > 3 times since the year 2000 I've tried to switch cortisone inhalers from > aerosol to powdered diskus. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Who should my family sue when I die? I just filled out a script for serevent inhaler. We still have them, In Ontario Canada anyway. You may want to consider getting your puffers at a Canadian online pharmacy. > What, No more Serevent in aerosol???? Yikes > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > > > Who should my family sue when I die? The only other option to powdered inhaled steroids in the months to come in the USA may be budesonide (Pulmicort) by nebulizer. Yes Pulmicort, the rival to Flovent, (Advair) is available as liquid for the nebulizer. For several years I've been using Pulmicort as powder in the Turbuhaler. But am considering trying it in the nebulizer form because Medicare is known to pay for it as a liquid inhalable. That's a substantial advantage for some of us. On 11/17/03 12:20, in article 8607-3FB90358-188@storefull-2172.public.lawson.webtv.net, > The only other option to powdered inhaled steroids in the months to come > in the USA may be budesonide (Pulmicort) by nebulizer. Qvar comes in HFA-MDI form... Albuterol is still available as the old fashion ozone depleting spray. And, happily for some of us, it will most likely continue to be so for the next several years. I don't consider the shorter acting bronchial dilator a disadvantage at all. You simply use it more often. And when you're a w a r e of needing it. On 11/17/03 12:29, in article 8606-3FB9056F-426@storefull-2172.public.lawson.webtv.net, > Albuterol is still available as the old fashion ozone depleting spray. > And, happily for some of us, it will most likely continue to be so for > the next several years. What's wrong with HFA albuterol? Can't be the expense at about $3 per puffer... On 11/16/03 21:39, in article 4yWtb.3364$iT4.299501@news20.bellglobal.com, > I just filled out a script for serevent inhaler. We still have them, In > Ontario Canada anyway. You may want to consider getting your puffers at a > Canadian online pharmacy. Why are they taking away the MDIs in the US? Did the Canadian HFA versions not pass the FDA's tests or whatever? When did all the Canadian MDIs switch to HFA, anyways? I've never used a CFC inhaler... Serevent & Flovent - Aerosol vs Diskus Donald Cuthill writes<<< 3 times since the year 2000 I've tried to switch cortisone inhalers from aerosol to powdered diskus. Azmacort to Pulmicort Azmacort to Advair Flovent to Advair Each time after about a week I suffered severe breathing problems and had to take large doses of Prednisone and switch back to the aerosols. I am furious that Servant is no longer available as an aerosol. If they do the same to Flovent I will be in trouble. Are there any class-action lawsuits being considered? Who should my family sue when I die? >>> You're not the only one who doesn't do well with the powdered inhalers. We read of others with the same problem from tie to time. Looks like your going to be ____ out of luck. Like the folk who are allergic to flu vaccine because of the peanut oil in it. Couldn't an alternate form be devised and made available? Looks like one size fits all as usual. The law can remedy this but don't bother to go to court without deep deep pockets. Not peanut oil but chicken egg allergen in flu vaccine. Maybe they could use duck eggs, huh? Or turtle eggs? |
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