FDA will likely pull epinephrine inhalers (Primatene Mist, etc) off the market

March 2006

FDA will likely pull epinephrine inhalers (Primatene Mist, etc) off the market.

FDA advisors now say that OTC epinephrine inhalers DON'T offer an important health benefit...and SHOULDN'T be exempt from the ban on chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) propellants.

Wyeth is trying to reformulate Primatene Mist. But it could take 5 years for the new version to be tested and approved.

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