FDA: Over-the-counter Asthma Inhalers Containing Chloroflouorocarbons (CFCs) Will No Longer Be Made or Sold After Dec. 31, 2011

Users of Primatene Mist will need a prescription product to treat their asthma

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 22, 2011.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says users of epinephrine inhalers containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) should plan now to get a prescription for a replacement product because these inhalers will not be made or sold after Dec. 31, 2011.

Epinephrine inhalers, marketed by Armstrong Pharmaceutical Inc. as Primatene Mist, are the only FDA-approved inhalers for the temporary relief…