Asthma causes global warming... who knew.

[Whoozyerdaddy]

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs...alers-over-environmental-concerns_594113.html

Asthma patients who rely on over-the-counter inhalers will need to switch to prescription-only alternatives as part of the federal government's latest attempt to protect the Earth's atmosphere.

The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday patients who use the epinephrine inhalers to treat mild asthma will need to switch by Dec. 31 to other types that do not contain chlorofluorocarbons, an aerosol substance once found in a variety of spray products.

The action is part of an agreement signed by the U.S. and other nations to stop using substances that deplete the ozone layer, a region in the atmosphere that helps block harmful ultraviolet rays from the Sun.

But the switch to a greener inhaler will cost consumers more. Epinephrine inhalers are available via online retailers for around $20, whereas the alternatives, which contain the drug albuterol, range from $30 to $60.

Go Obama! Save the world and all that shit...

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

CFCs aren't green house gases, they destroy the ozone layer. This has nothing to do with global warming.

 

[TheVrolok]

Meh, CFCs have been phased out over the years.. this is just another extension. No big deal here.

 

[ShawnD1]

Meh, CFCs have been phased out over the years.. this is just another extension. No big deal here.

Yeah that was like 20 years ago we agreed on that too. Why is this Obama's fault? He was probably still living in Kenya in those days.

 

[Matthiasa]

Take the politics to P&N... Wrong forum.

 

[Bignate603]

This has been happening for quite some among other inhalers. All the other ones have already switched. It no real surprise. The really annoying thing was that plenty of other inhalers had a cheap generic version using the CFC as the propellant. While it's not an active ingredient the propellant is considered part of the medicine, if you change the propellant you can get a new patent and block your competitors from using the generic chemical in a product. When that happened the prescription inhalers suddenly jumped in cost because they didn't have to compete against the generics anymore.

 

[Lithium381]

save the environment! don't you see, this will also spur the economy, now it's $50 instead of $20, so now the economy is stimulated!