Over-the-counter (OTC) inhalers are not approved for treating COPD. Prescription inhalers like short-acting beta 2-agonists (SABAs) are the best for COPD. Using OTC inhalers can hide worsening ...

Over the decades, medicine has undergone tremendous change. Drugs that were once readily available on pharmacy shelves are now banned due to safety concerns, side effects, or addiction potential. Many ...

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 ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A new version of the once-popular asthma inhaler Primatene Mist will soon return to U.S. stores. The Food and Drug Administration approved the over-the-counter aerosol inhaler ...

WASHINGTON -- Asthma sufferers may not be able to buy non-prescription inhalers much longer because the devices contain propellants that harm the ozone layer. An advisory panel voted 11-7 on Tuesday ...

Federal health officials are banning a common over-the-counter asthma inhaler because it uses ingredients that harm the environment. Primatene Mist inhalers will no longer be available after December ...

WASHINGTON - Asthma sufferers may not be able to buy nonprescription inhalers much longer because the devices contain propellants that some think harm the ozone layer. An advisory panel voted 11-7 ...

Each year, about 50,000 children under the age of 5 end up in emergency departments for poisoning after swallowing medicine ...

President Trump’s recent executive order on pharmaceuticals includes a section on facilitating switches of prescription-only drugs to over-the-counter status. Attempts to address the issue of ...