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Primatene Mist will be banned after Dec 31.
Primatene Mist only keeps asthma suffers from dying, that isn't an essential health need. Asthma suffers could simply die off, problem solved and we can all hug a tree.
However, a few years ago, Primatene Mist came under scrutiny due to environmental concerns, primarily because the inhaler type uses chlorofluorocarbins. The compounds, commonly referred to as CFCs, are known to damage the ozone layer.
In 2006, an FDA advisory panel voted 11-7 that Primatene Mist did not serve an essential health need, and in 2008, they finalized plans to phase the drug out.
The action was a part of an agreement signed by the U.S. and other nations to stop using substances that deplete the ozone layer, which blocks harmful ultraviolet rays from the sun.
Primatene Mist only keeps asthma suffers from dying, that isn't an essential health need. Asthma suffers could simply die off, problem solved and we can all hug a tree.