Like it or not, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has made it official that seven classic asthma and COPD medicines will be phased out by December 2013. Yet there remain many medicinal options to help you maintain good control of your asthma, or maybe obtain even better control.
According to this press release from the FDA, the following are the affected products and there phase-out dates:
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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