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Firefighters, patients say they cannot get nebulized glutathione or methylcobalamin in California
Summary
Multiple public commenters, including firefighters and nonprofit leaders, told lawmakers that compounding and enforcement practices have blocked community pharmacies from filling prescriptions for nebulized glutathione and methylcobalamin, limiting access to treatments used by patients and first responders.
Firefighters, patients and health‑care advocates urged the Assembly and Senate committees at a joint sunset review to investigate the California State Board of Pharmacy’s enforcement and its effects on access to compounded therapies, including nebulized glutathione and methylcobalamin (a form of vitamin B12).
Jackie Jorgeson, founder and executive director of the Volunteer Fire Foundation, told the joint committee her organization has run clinics treating firefighters with nebulized glutathione after recent wildfires and said the treatment is “allowed by the FDA, available in…
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