Primatene is back!

Props to others in threads who noted Primatene's recent return to the epinephrine spray market.

The hospitals pounded the FDA like crazy to stop it from coming back.

But it is back and every prepper needs this in their med supplies. It's the only way to get epinephrine without a script.

Why get some epinephrine? Ever seen the cost of short life span Epi-pens? Plus you have to pay and convince a doc for a script.

Asthma, cardiac arrest, and severe allergic reactions are all situations where the layman is in real trouble without rescue meds or a physician close by. Using needles to inject normally requires a skill set, but the lungs are also a very fast method into the blood stream. No chance of a botched injection site for fumbling hands. You can even use it for hypoglycemic shock recovery and as a spray to help wound closing so less blood is lost.

Do I recommend these ideas for layman frontline first aid? Nooooooo!

Epinephrine carries real risk in the hands of layman. There is a reason the hospitals wanted this off the market.

But things happen where you don't have an ER close by. When you realize you might likely lose someone and you won't get medical help in time then you you have to do something. It's a calculated risk, like handing someone a few aspirin when you see them having a stroke. If it's an aneurysm then they are screwed, but if it's a clot you might save them from the wheel chair. Of course, you only try the aspirin if you know they won't see the hospital for hours. You have to assess the situation carefully, not take up practicing hillbilly medicine. SHTF is where you will face these hard decision points more often. We all know that hiking deep in the great outdoors leaves you pretty stranded.

It's a bit less than $30 per inhaler. Brand new boxes are expire-dated a year out, but back in the past before they got yanked they were good for 3 years on the label. The new labels are filled with mandated FDA CYA now. It's pretty clear the FDA is scared of medical complaints over this. But it was used safely by the public for almost a half century before the yank over greenhouse gasses. So no need in my opinion to replace annually. Other script inhalers work fine for several years and they get dated short too. Two years is safe for sure. 3 years is still probably good. At that rate you are spending less than $10 a year for what is effectively catastrophic insurance. How many of you have paid a buck-fifty for just a short bottle of water on an outing just in case? $10 a year is nothing compared to the disasters that need this med.

Any pharmacist or MD that wants to weigh in on risk factors are encouraged to post. Just to help the layman understand his situational risk assessments. Timing and dosage advice are always welcome. This will not constitute an endorsement to play hillbilly medicine when real medical care is reasonably available. The caveat is clear by me in the OP.

New Age hippie essential oils or homeopathic type advice can can kiss my butt. Peddle that trash elsewhere because I'm talking about life or death, not sniffles you want to solve with placebo medicine.

Don't try to get cheap and skip buying any rescue meds you have a script for and it never hurts to have a bottle of diphenhydramine syrup (Benadryl), baking soda, and some normal uncoated aspirin with your med kit too.

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Primatene is back!