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This is a failure of governmental regulation agencies. Melatonin is a fucking hormone, and it has basically zero regulation. meanwhile they put allergy nasal sprays behind the counter


Fluticasone has been OTC a while now, used to be behind counter but not any more


Fluticasone may be, but Salbutamol/Albuterol is still controlled (prescription only).


Fluticasone is fantastic btw


Certainly, but it is slow-acting, whereas Salbutamol is fast-acting. As such, Fluticasone is not useful during an acute asthma attack, whereas Salbutamol is.


Bud this thread is about "allergy nasal spray" not asthma..


Both can be used to treat asthma. Actually, I was mistaken. I thought they were both steroids but salbutamol is not, so my point is moot.




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