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April 22, 2013
Allermates launching EpiPen, Auvi-Q and asthma inhaler carrying cases

Allermates today announced it is introducing EpiPen, Auvi-Q and asthma inhaler carrying cases.

January 3, 2013
Teva announces inhaler with dose counter for bronchospasm

An inhaler for patients with bronchospasm that includes a dose counter has become available from Teva Respiratory, the company said Thursday.

September 18, 2012
BI launches Combivent Respimat

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals has launched a drug for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the company said Tuesday.

March 9, 2012
FDA approves Teva inhaler with dose counter

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a version of a drug made by Teva that includes a dose counter, the drug maker said.

January 10, 2012
Harvard School survey asserts NRT ineffective in spite of body of evidence to the contrary

Nicotine replacement therapies designed to help people stop smoking, specifically nicotine patches and nicotine gum, do not appear to be effective in helping smokers quit long-term, even when combined with smoking-cessation counseling, according to a new survey by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health and the University of Massachusetts Boston posted in an advance online edition of Tobacco Control Monday.

September 22, 2011
OTC asthma inhalers phased out by year end

Epinephrine inhalers will not be made or sold after Dec. 31, and patients using them should get new prescriptions to replace them, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.

March 16, 2011
Asthma relief soon to revert to Rx-only indication

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday announced that the only over-the-counter asthma inhaler sold in the United States no longer will be available as of Dec. 31 as part of an international agreement to stop the use of substances that damage the environment.

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