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Is Hemabate Safe With Asthma?
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Last week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) listened to presentations and comments from several members of an expert FDA advisory committee regarding the benefit-to-risk ratio of Long Acting Beta-agonist drugs (LABAs). The advisory panel consisted of 27 voting health care professionals representing subcommittees in pulmonary and allergy medicine, safety and risk, and pediatric advisory.
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