nebulised salbutamol

[janedivney]

just found out from a pharmacist friend that there’s going to be a shortage, so you might want to order some if you can

[Hidden]

My docs have been unable to supply for the last two months. They finally got me 2 boxes this week but don't know when there will be any more. Worse- saline 0.9% also unavailable!

[janedivney in reply to Hidden]

Scary isn’t it. You can’t even swap to ipratropium because supplies of that aren’t great either 😕

But my friend says he read in MIMS that “Kent Pharma says it is expecting replenishment from the week commencing 4th March for the 2.5mg/2.5ml nebules and from the week commencing 26th March for the 5mg/2.5ml nebules.” So if you’ve got an independent pharmacy they might be able to get you more supplies soon 🤞

[Hidden in reply to janedivney]

Well that's hopeful. I nebulise salbutamol and ipatropium together before saline. This week they had a problem with the ipatropium but it turned up. Such simple drugs it is ridiculous that the sourcing is so bad.

[Patk1 in reply to Hidden]

That's not good.howre u managing Littlepom x

[Hidden in reply to Patk1]

I am ok for a little while because I have some saved up. I am going to QE on wed so will ask Anita if she can give me some. If needs be I can order the saline from the internet. Thankyou for caring.x

[janedivney in reply to Hidden]

I don’t nebulise salbutamol or ipratropium anymore, because since being on biologic injections I’m able to manage with inhalers. I just hope this shortage doesn’t impact those. I’ve got aspergillosis and there’s been an on-off shortage of itraconazole for many months, and posaconazole is hard to get hold of. It’s stressful when we’re so reliant on these drugs

[Hidden in reply to janedivney]

It’s good to hear that you are doing well on biologics. These shortages are very worrying and I am sure that they are due to inefficiency somewhere in the pipeline.

[janedivney in reply to Hidden]

I trawled the internet for a recent explanation and the only article I found was from the guardian, from which you’ll see there seem to be multiple causes amp.theguardian.com/politic...

[Patk1 in reply to Hidden]

I hope they can give u some.im on the 5mg so I'm ok,thankfully.u don't need the stress of worrying about how to get supplies of px meds.it pays to get in front,as u say.if push comes to shove,ask for 5mg nebs + just use half xxx

[Alberta56]

Thank you Jane for the warning.

[katieoxo60]

Thank you for the warning , hope supplies improve soon.

[Sweetchilli543]

Oh that's not good thanks for info .

[Marshlung]

Thank you Jane, interesting!

As I use nebuliser salbutamol only a little when things get worse my "stock" is OK as I have just had a normal (for me) re prescription which lasts a long time.

[fallon12]

Thank you Jane for letting us know. It’s scared as so many people depend on these life saving meds. Let’s all hope things improve soon. Take care

[Yoda1best]

hi my respiratory nurse said that the hospital has a shortage and to use the blue inhaler with a chamber 5 puffs they don’t know when they are getting them in.

[Normc]

I was on salbutamol in the form of trade name VENTOLIN. Thenn I Was persuaded by my GP to go to Salumol which is cfc free. But I didn’t like it so asked to go back to VENTOLIN. As I understand it Salumol & Salbutamol are the same drug but Ventolin has a much more forced delivery to me. MyGP agreed to put me back on Ventolin. I suspect that Ventolin will eventually not be an option but for now I prefer it. There were other postings on this site from others who had requested & returned to Ventolin. I m conscious of cfc free being better for the planet so it’s not a decision I took lightly.