# Why Can't I Find Primatine Mist Anywhere? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 22, 2002, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-find-primatine-mist-anywhere/144397 "2002-12-22T17:01:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-find-primatine-mist-anywhere/144397/41 "2002-12-30T01:40:09Z")
Another life saved! Damn, I love this board! ---
**Author:** ![raygirvan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac91a4/32.png) [@raygirvan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raygirvan)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-find-primatine-mist-anywhere/144397/42 "2002-12-30T01:51:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Dogzilla \* > \*I suppose, like childbirth, asthma is severely misrepresented on TV and in movies. \* Ha, yes. It always amuses me how characters are talking and take a quick pull on their inhaler - hurf! - and carry on talking straight away. I suppose it would slow up the plot too much to have them hold their breath for 10 seconds or whatever. ---
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-find-primatine-mist-anywhere/144397/43 "2003-01-09T06:53:26Z")
FWIW Primatene appears to be shipping again. After telling me last Friday that he has not seen it for months, the pharmacist at my local grocery store mentioned that they have finally gotten it in stock. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-find-primatine-mist-anywhere/144397.md?page=2)