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Friday, September 23, 2011

Over-The-Counter Asthma Inhalers To Vanish From Store Shelves By End Of Year

If you or someone you know uses Primatene or any other over-the-counter epinephrine inhaler for asthma, the clock is officially ticking before they disappear off store shelves. The Food and Drug Administration announced today that, in an effort to cut down on products using ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons, these inhalers will no longer be available after Dec. 31.

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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2011 at 6:42 AM

    Every asthmatic knows this is just another scam by the drug company.
    My old inhaler cost $5.
    The new inhaler now costs $30 and does not work as effectively as the old one did.
    Just another case of big drug in the pocket of the FDA and the only one losing are the patients.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2011 at 8:39 AM

    6:42

    The EPA banned it because of junk science about ozone.

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