Albuterol shortage

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   My adult daughter went to the doctor last week with an upper respiratory infection.  Her doctor told her there was currently an albuterol shortage for breathing machines.

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Penham Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Chief Moderator Moderator Joined: February 09 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 14913	Post Options Post Reply Quote Penham Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Albuterol shortage Posted: April 17 2023 at 12:25pm
	My adult daughter went to the doctor last week with an upper respiratory infection. Her doctor told her there was currently an albuterol shortage for breathing machines.

KiwiMum Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Chief Moderator Joined: May 29 2013 Status: Offline Points: 29670	Post Options Post Reply Quote KiwiMum Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: April 17 2023 at 2:20pm
	I was talking to our local pharmacist and he told me they had lots of medicines that they just couldn't get at the moment. I said are you having to supply a generic alternative and he said no, they couldn't get those either in some cases. So I said what do people do then? and he said they have to go without!! He also said that that doctors were being asked not to prescribe them. I came away thinking that no one takes medicines for the fun of it so some people would be in real trouble if they can't the medicines they need.
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