FDA Advises Patients To Switch To HFA-Propelled Albuterol Inhalers Now
Jun 10th 2008Drug InformationRespiratory
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a public health advisory to alert patients, caregivers and health care professionals to switch to hydrofluoroalkane (HFA)-propelled albuterol inhalers because chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)-propelled inhalers will not be available in the United States after Dec. 31, 2008. CFC-propelled albuterol inhalers are being phased out because they are harmful to the environment by contributing to depletion of the ozone layer above the Earth’s surface.
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