The Bird Flu is Comming! The Bird Flu is Comming!

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Prudence

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/...hcenter27.html

That article doesn't seem like it's a reason to panic...

Albuterol may not be available on a day-to-day basis all month long at your usual pharmacy, for example, but another might have it. When it's tight, patients get only one container at a time and refill more frequently.

[Prudence]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

That article doesn't seem like it's a reason to panic...

Oh, I'm not in a panic. I'm just more panicked about that then bird flu. Not that it really matters to me, since I'm down to using my inhaler a couple times a year. Actually, my albuterol concern is more for the long-term. If I do get sick, I sometimes *need* an inhaler or I can spend my evenings in urgent care with the nebulizer thingy. I'm more concerned about a couple years from now when my current stock is no longer good.

(Although if it's anything like the way they handle flu shots around here, it's not at all like they say. If "your" pharmacy or medical center is out, you can't go to another one. Not even if you want to pay cash and forgo insurance. The pharmacies will only serve existing customers.)