Time is running out for patients who use albuterol inhalers to replace those propelled by chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) with ones that rely on eco-friendly hydrofluoroalkane (HFA). After December 31, ...

WASHINGTON — Old-fashioned asthma inhalers that contain environment-harming chemicals will no longer be sold at year’s end — and the government is urging patients not to wait until the last minute to ...

Months after a federal ban went into effect outlawing a propellant used in most rescue inhalers, some asthma sufferers insist that the replacement inhalers don’t work and might even be harmful.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued a public health advisory to alert patients, caregivers and health care professionals to switch to hydrofluoroalkane or HFA-propelled albuterol ...

In an effort to plant a talking point in the next Republican presidential debate prevent damage to the ozone layer, the Obama administration will order the phase-out of an over-the-counter asthma ...

Emergency asthma inhalers propelled by chlorofluorocarbons — known as CFCs — are going the way of the Styrofoam hamburger container. And that means a steep increase in insurance co-payments or ...

The Salamol easy-breathe CFC-free inhaler is designed to be a more environmental-friendly option for asthma sufferers, producing as little as 4% of the carbon footprint of alternative inhalers. This ...

WASHINGTON -- Last warning: Asthma inhalers go "green" Dec. 31, forcing patients still using the old-fashioned kind to make a pricey and even confusing switch. The medicine in these rescue inhalers -- ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Thursday proposed phasing out the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in metered-dose asthma inhalers that contain the drug epinephrine. The Food ...

The full CMI on the next page has more details. If you are worried about using this medicine, speak to your doctor or pharmacist. ASMOL INHALER contains the active ingredient salbutamol sulfate. ASMOL ...

WASHINGTON - Last warning: Asthma inhalers go "green" on Dec. 31, forcing patients still using the old-fashioned kind to make a pricey and even confusing switch. The medicine inside these rescue ...

Dr. Miguel Divo, a lung specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, sits in an exam room, across from one of his patients with asthma. Joel Rubinstein, a retired psychiatrist, is about to get a ...