Politics Feds Finalizing Ban on Over-the-Counter Asthma Inhalers Over Environmental Concerns
Fox ^ | 9/26/11 | Judson Berger
Posted on Monday, September 26, 2011 8:43:23 PM by Nachum
Hundreds of thousands of asthma sufferers who use an over-the-counter inhaler will be compelled to seek a more costly prescription device by the end of the year, when the federal government plans to ban them over environmental concerns.
The Food and Drug Administration last week began a media push to get the word out about the looming phase-out. After Dec. 31, the epinephrine asthma inhaler known as Primatene Mist will no longer be available.
The product is currently the only FDA-approved over-the-counter inhaler and is being taken off the shelves because it uses something called chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) as a propellant -- the substance is considered harmful to the ozone layer.
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