Ongoing shortages of a medication that hospitals and emergency rooms rely upon to treat breathing problems are likely to worsen in coming days and weeks, experts warn.
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 --
“Another phenomenon that could be at play is institutions, anticipating the shortage, may have increased their orders to ensure they had enough on hand,” Larson added. “ASHP discourages hoarding as a countermeasure to medication supply disruptions; however, some institutions feel they have to do it to avoid jeopardizing patient care.”“We are about to enter allergic asthma season, where pollen levels are going to begin to rise all throughout the United States,” Mora said.
Some families with asthmatic children also use liquid albuterol in home nebulizers to help the kids breathe easier, Mora said. She’s already heard from parents who are unable to find liquid albuterol or refill it in pharmacies.Mora is recommending that all her patients have their albuterol inhaler up to date and current.
But there are insurance problems with that approach, said Dr. Paul Williams, president-elect for the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
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