PBS Newshour: Albuterol shortage worsens after major manufacturer closure

Fortunately, for now, we haven’t had supply issues getting albuterol inhalers, which is what many patients use at home. It’s the quick rescue inhaler/puffer when folks are having breathing problems.

With my long Covid issues, I have used a zillion little plastic vials of liquid albuterol for the nebulizer. At discharge from the hospital I was prescribed three boxes with 30 vials each. Hopefully that will be enough for me!

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You can ask your MD to order you an albuterol inhaler AND a spacer, so you can give it a try. You can ask pharmacy to instruct you on use of inhaler and spacer.

I have both.

Awesome! Hope your need to use them can decrease as your body fully heals from covid.