I started to have an acute asthma attack and have been a long time diagnosed asthmatic (last 24 years or so) and although i had prescriptions waiting for albuterol packs and a rescue inhaler, i was denied any access to one.The pharmacy said i needed an additional prescription and from my pcp in order to get a nebulizer.I called my pcp several times over the course of 48 hours and still ended up in an emergency room.Will likely end up there again today because even though i have the medicine my machine stopped working and needs replacement.This is a huge barrier to accessing care and could kill someone.I implore the fda to seriously rethink the need for a patient to also have a script to purchase hardware to take their prescription medication- complete nonsense and a scary experience.
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