Primatene Mist epinephrine inhalers are next in line to be reformulated or pulled from the market

Please see updated information from the FDA concerning the phase-out of CFC inhalers

Primatene Mist epinephrine inhalers are next in line to be reformulated or pulled from the market.

The current version will no longer be sold by the end of 2011 as part of the ban on CFC propellants. You'll probably get an HFA version by then.

This brings up the controversy as to whether asthma inhalers should be available OTC.

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