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Azithromycin, Ethanbutol, & Rifampin Drug Therapy for MAC

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@ellenn

Thank you for your reply, Sue.
Where do you buy the 7% hypertonic saline?
Have you done the nebulizer with the aerobica attached? Do you need the 7% ?
Ellen

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thumperguy | @thumperguy | Dec 15, 2020

Ellen, I’m no Sue when it comes to knowing a ton of stuff about what ails our lungs. But I can tell you this about 7%. I buy it at a pharmacy with a Prescription from my Pulmo, only because I have Medicare Part D which makes it affordable. I’m not absolutely sure, but I think it’s available from Amazon; I’v bought 0.9 from Amazon. I’m not sure if 7% is available there but it’s worth checking.

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Dec 16, 2020

I get my 7% saline with a prescription for less than half what it costs without. I use the higher strength because I still have MAC but cannot tolerate the antibiotics anymore. With my pulmonologist's blessing I neb once a day with the saline. If I am having an asthma exacerbation I neb first with Levalbuterol then saline. If I am congested or coughing a lot I use saline twice a day. Usually I only neb about 3/4 of the solution.

This has been working for me since last December.
Sue

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