At our SCM meet this past weekend we had an out-of-state visitor swimming. She was a very serious swimmer, arrived a week early to acclimate, came with a bit of an entourage, and did some pretty amazing times (45-49). We also saw her taking frequent hits from a very large inhaler always just before her races as she was warming up and behind the blocks. Any thoughts?.
These are also very good points. The new HFA inhalers are universally believed to be not as effective. .
This is just not true. The pulmonary deposition is as good or better with HFA than compared to CFCs (depending on which med you use) and all physiology efficacy studies have shown them to be the same. In addition, every respiratory specialist that I know --and I know a lot -- feel that they are equivalent. I can't imagine what you mean by "universally."
In addition, everyone should use a spacer when taking albuterol -- it increases the pulmonary deposition of the albuterol by a factor of three or more. You have more side-effects without it as well.
These are also very good points. The new HFA inhalers are universally believed to be not as effective. .
This is just not true. The pulmonary deposition is as good or better with HFA than compared to CFCs (depending on which med you use) and all physiology efficacy studies have shown them to be the same. In addition, every respiratory specialist that I know --and I know a lot -- feel that they are equivalent. I can't imagine what you mean by "universally."
In addition, everyone should use a spacer when taking albuterol -- it increases the pulmonary deposition of the albuterol by a factor of three or more. You have more side-effects without it as well.
