[UCANSEE2]

(post 36)

Why do you think those great CFC inhalers were removed from the market and replaced by more expensive inferior products?

Because the manufacturer of the the new cheaper ones donated a bunch of money to the right politicians. These new inhalers, just where are they manufactured?

[khelus]

Because the manufacturer of the the new cheaper ones donated a bunch of money to the right politicians. These new inhalers, just where are they manufactured?

My guess would be India and/or China.

The CFC inhalers used medical freon as a propellant and had been around since the 1950's with an excellent safety and dependability record. In the late 1970's a patent on an inexpensive manufacture method was to expire, and many of the CFC inhalers were moving into manufacture by generics. Lo and behold the freon patent holder came across some junk science about freon and the ozone hole and glomed onto it.

The end result was removing the medical exception for medical freon from the Kyoto protocol and a whole new generation of inhalers that were inadequately tested, fast tracked by the FDA, and produced $$$ for big chemical and big pharma. The new inhalers do not work as well, are prone to clogging as the most inopportune moments, and contain a slew of leachables, contaminents, and known allergens.

Financial incentives for 'patient education' were doled out to:
The American Lung Association (ALA}, The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), The Allergy and Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA), The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI), The American Academy of Pediatrics, The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC), The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), The American Thoracic Society (ATS)