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(Yahoo)   Your tax dollars hard at work: FDA warns people not to swallow inhalers   (news.yahoo.com) divider line
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hillbillypharmacist
2008-03-03 6:28:59 PM  
Inhaler capsules, not inhalers. Learn to read, goddamit!
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johnny_vegas [TotalFark]
2008-03-03 7:29:50 PM  
That's kind of a dirty headline....to me at least.
 
dahmers love zombie
2008-03-03 7:29:52 PM  
If I can find a girl who can swallow a whole inhaler, I am going to marry her.
 
eff ewe
2008-03-03 7:30:30 PM  
Also, do not inhale swallows.
 
Goryus
2008-03-03 7:30:37 PM  
*rolls eyes*

They're talking about the medical pills, not the device itself, submitter.
 
johnny_vegas [TotalFark]
2008-03-03 7:31:20 PM  
eff ewe: Also, do not inhale swallows.

African or European?
 
Stanfan114
2008-03-03 7:31:37 PM  
LOL what kind of idiot swallows an INHALER! LOL they deserve to choke! Choke on it!
 
eff ewe
2008-03-03 7:32:29 PM  
johnny_vegas: eff ewe: Also, do not inhale swallows.

African or European?

Huh? I-- I don't know that. Auuuuuuuugh!
 
wowzer97pooh
2008-03-03 7:35:13 PM  
The biggest jerk at poker game featuring jerks decides to get into a male scrum. It moved all over the house, with him being the most energetic participant. It ended up in the kitchen where his asthma inhaler flew through the air and landed in the cat waterdish. His asthma was caused by his severe allergy to cats.

Har Har Har. His only words were "That's not good."
 
portscanner
2008-03-03 7:39:07 PM  
Is that anything like the guy that complained that the suppositories didnt work for him? I think his words were, "I could have shoved it up my a$$ for all the good it did me!"
 
Heamer [BareFark]
2008-03-03 7:39:27 PM  
If you manage to get one lodged in your throat, do you need another one to help you breathe?
 
Mr. Slippyfist
2008-03-03 7:39:36 PM  
When I first saw Goonies I wanted an inhaler so badly, it looked so cool.

Just in case you guys were wondering.
 
kc987654
2008-03-03 7:41:29 PM  
wowzer97pooh: The biggest jerk at poker game featuring jerks decides to get into a male scrum. It moved all over the house, with him being the most energetic participant. It ended up in the kitchen where his asthma inhaler flew through the air and landed in the cat waterdish. His asthma was caused by his severe allergy to cats.

Har Har Har. His only words were "That's not good."

Yes, "that's not good" also sums up the above story.

/although you must have been waiting for an inhaler story to bust out that anecdote
 
Special_Ed9289
2008-03-03 7:41:33 PM  
Stanfan114: LOL what kind of idiot swallows an INHALER! LOL they deserve to choke! Choke on it!

Did you even read the article. It was not about swallowing inhalers, it was about swallowing inhaler capsules. Maybe you and submittard should go back to the first grade.
 
wowzer97pooh
2008-03-03 7:42:23 PM  
portscanner: Is that anything like the guy that complained that the suppositories didnt work for him? I think his words were, "I could have shoved it up my a$$ for all the good it did me!"

Family guy!!!
 
Stanfan114
2008-03-03 7:43:10 PM  
Special_Ed9289: Stanfan114: LOL what kind of idiot swallows an INHALER! LOL they deserve to choke! Choke on it!

Did you even read the article. It was not about swallowing inhalers, it was about swallowing inhaler capsules. Maybe you and submittard should go back to the first grade.

LOL you dumbass.
 
Fark U
2008-03-03 7:43:49 PM  
I swallowed it, but i didn't inhale
 
dervish16108
2008-03-03 7:43:53 PM  
But I didn't swallow the inhaler. I inhaled it. With my mouth!
 
wowzer97pooh
2008-03-03 7:43:56 PM  
kc987654: wowzer97pooh: The biggest jerk at poker game featuring jerks decides to get into a male scrum. It moved all over the house, with him being the most energetic participant. It ended up in the kitchen where his asthma inhaler flew through the air and landed in the cat waterdish. His asthma was caused by his severe allergy to cats.

Har Har Har. His only words were "That's not good."

Yes, "that's not good" also sums up the above story.

/although you must have been waiting for an inhaler story to bust out that anecdote

You'd be surprised how few times a good inhaler story crops up.

/I'm having a poker game in two weeks. I'm thinking of laying out some very large cat dishes.
 
Day_Old_Dutchie
2008-03-03 7:45:03 PM  
FDA sez you shouldn't inhale swallows, either.
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Funbags
2008-03-03 7:46:48 PM  
Inhalowned!
 
ultraholland
2008-03-03 7:47:47 PM  
Dear FDA,

Tell the public that weed is not bad for them. Until then, STFU.

Regards.
uh
 
AlgaeRancher [OhFark]
2008-03-03 7:48:24 PM  
Thank you FDA!

/you saved me from the cruel hand of Darwin once again!!!!
 
Stanfan114
2008-03-03 7:48:53 PM  
ultraholland: Dear FDA,

Tell the public that weed is not bad for them. Until then, STFU.

Regards.
uh

But weed leads to crack and heroin and treehugging!!
 
Cosmic Crab
2008-03-03 7:49:50 PM  
How about as a suppository? Is that okay?
 
lord eddy
2008-03-03 7:50:23 PM  
I actually take Foradil and not once have I ever considered swallowing the capsules that go in the inhaler. I guess I'm missing out.
 
Stanfan114
2008-03-03 7:53:13 PM  
lord eddy: I actually take Foradil and not once have I ever considered swallowing the capsules that go in the inhaler. I guess I'm missing out.

Dude you get so HIGH if you swallow the capsule. The FDA is controlled by Big Beer to keep healthy drugs like weed and inhaler pills out of the public's hands.
 
EJ25T
2008-03-03 7:53:44 PM  
I remember having asthma as a kid and getting an Albuterol inhaler that used capsules instead of aerosol. I was about 6 and could handle it just fine.

I never got the urge to swallow one of the capsules. It didn't work as well as the aerosol, but that's another matter.

The drugs mentioned are mostly COPD meds being used by old people. Old people don't like to read directions. They also take a lot of other pills that may look similar to the inhalation capsules. That's the reason for the warning.
 
Quasar [TotalFark]
2008-03-03 7:53:45 PM  
Reading comprehension: nearing extinction.
 
docbenspock
2008-03-03 7:57:35 PM  
Stanfan114: ultraholland: Dear FDA,

Tell the public that weed is not bad for them. Until then, STFU.

Regards.
uh

But weed leads to crack and heroin and treehugging!!

lol i read that as "teabagging"
 
Funk Brothers
2008-03-03 7:58:15 PM  
Your doing it wrong!
 
impaler
2008-03-03 7:59:10 PM  
Next they will tell me my analgesic isn’t a suppository
 
ultraholland
2008-03-03 7:59:21 PM  
Funk Brothers: Your doing it wrong!

Your spelling it wrong :P
 
portscanner
2008-03-03 7:59:58 PM  
Mr. Slippyfist: When I first saw Goonies I wanted an inhaler so badly, it looked so cool.

Just in case you guys were wondering.

I always thought those things contained battery acid.

/obscure?
 
WTFDYW [BareFark]
2008-03-03 8:00:03 PM  
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Oznog
2008-03-03 8:00:52 PM  
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I'm telling you, **I** did not inhale.
 
Stanfan114
2008-03-03 8:01:20 PM  
docbenspock: Stanfan114: ultraholland: Dear FDA,

Tell the public that weed is not bad for them. Until then, STFU.

Regards.
uh

But weed leads to crack and heroin and treehugging!!

lol i read that as "teabagging"

That too.

You ever teabag a tub of Coolwhip?
 
ohmyvariousgods
2008-03-03 8:08:24 PM  
portscanner: Mr. Slippyfist: When I first saw Goonies I wanted an inhaler so badly, it looked so cool.

Just in case you guys were wondering.

I always thought those things contained battery acid.

/obscure?

Got it. Great story...terrible mini series.
 
WTFDYW [BareFark]
2008-03-03 8:11:18 PM  
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I have NEVER swallowed the inhaler.
 
olddinosaur
2008-03-03 8:19:13 PM  
Back in the psychedelic Sixties, all sorts of nasal inhalers were on the market which contained methedrine-related compounds.

People would break them open and eat them, and get blasted sky--high.

I believe the formulas have been changed since, but sudafed remained widely available until quite recently.
 
baka-san [TotalFark]
2008-03-03 8:22:57 PM  
EJ25T:
The drugs mentioned are mostly COPD meds being used by old people. Old people don't like to read directions. They also take a lot of other pills that may look similar to the inhalation capsules. That's the reason for the warning.

this is true, I take Advair, and I was talking to an older couple who were both on it. They complained about getting a rash inside their mouth. I asked them if they rinsed out after taking it, like the instructions said.

Got a blank look.
 
moondo
2008-03-03 8:29:28 PM  
oh crap
 
Sensei Can You See [TotalFark]
2008-03-03 8:29:41 PM  
lord eddy: I actually take Foradil and not once have I ever considered swallowing the capsules that go in the inhaler. I guess I'm missing out.

I used Spiriva for several years m'self. Besides the fact that the capsules don't look very much like pills, AND the face that they're individually blister-packed rather than put in a bottle, AND the fact that the box, the literature, the inhaler, the blister packs and the capsules themselves say "DO NOT INHALE" dozens of times, I also paid a little bit of attention to both my doctor and pharmacist when they said "This is an inhalant; don't swallow the capsules."

So although the headline ain't quite perfect, IMHO someone who didn't pay attention after being told twice personally and dozens more time in writing probably won't get the message if the FDA issues a press release either.
 
Sensei Can You See [TotalFark]
2008-03-03 8:31:19 PM  
Stanfan114: You ever teabag a tub of Coolwhip?

Remind me never to eat dessert at your house. Or anything else, for that matter.
 
Bohemian
2008-03-03 8:55:06 PM  
a) Your too feeble and need to be in supervised living.
b) Your too stupid and it is just thinning the herd.

Could the FDA do something useful?
 
eff ewe
2008-03-03 9:22:19 PM  
Bohemian: a) Your You're too feeble and need to be in supervised living.
b) Your You're too stupid and it is just thinning the herd.

Could the FDA do something useful?

Like this?

/FTFY
 
Bathia_Mapes [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2008-03-03 10:10:38 PM  
For future reference submitter:

This is a standard asthma inhaler=
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This is an inhaler that uses capsules=
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As you can see they are quite different & if you had RTFA, you would have known that. The article is warning people not to swallow the inhaler capsules, but place them in the inhaler device & use as instructed.
 
Bathia_Mapes [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2008-03-03 10:12:32 PM  
Mr. Slippyfist: When I first saw Goonies I wanted an inhaler so badly, it looked so cool.

Just in case you guys were wondering.

As someone who uses an Albuterol inhaler, I can assure you that they are not cool.
 
snake_beater
2008-03-03 11:27:46 PM  
Nice misleading headline, subby.

/just jumping on the subby-hating bandwagon
//should thank the other farkers for pointing out the inaccuracy
 
vengethis
2008-03-04 12:12:45 AM  
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