Many doctors question whether over-the-counter inhalers such as Primatene Mist should even be sold. Most recommend the use of prescription albuterol inhalers.

Primatene Mist's active ingredient, the hormone epinephrine, relaxes muscles in the lungs to increase airflow. The product is the only FDA-approved over-the-counter inhaler.

Primatene ® MIST fills unmet medical need as the only FDA approved over-the-counter asthma inhaler RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., Nov. 07, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc ...

While some people fear they’ll be in trouble without over-the-counter inhalers like Primatene Mist should they suffer a sudden attack, many doctors are hoping this shortage will push asthmatics to ...

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 ...

An advisory panel voted 11-7 Tuesday to recommend that the Food and Drug Administration remove the "essential use" status that Primatene Mist and other similar nonprescription inhalers require to ...

Many doctors question whether over-the-counter inhalers like Primatene Mist should even be sold. Most recommend the use of prescription albuterol inhalers.

The only over-the-counter epinephrine inhaler for temporary relief of occasional mild asthma symptoms will no longer be made or sold after Dec. 31, 2011, because it contains chlorofluorocarbons ...

Primatene Mist, the only over-the-counter asthma inhaler sold in the United States, will no longer be available after Dec. 31, 2011 because it uses chlorofluorcarbons (CFCs), a substance that ...

Over-the-counter Primatene Mist contains a very old asthma medicine, epinephrine. It was first marketed in 1967 but withdrawn in 2011 because the CFC propellant had been banned.

Geoffrey Clemence can't take breathing for granted. "I've had asthma for as long as I can remember," the 27-year-old Fountain City, Wis., resident said.

You can now buy an over-the-counter epinephrine (adrenaline) inhaler (Primatene Mist) that works in a similar manner to albuterol. In addition, you might want to consider a cup of strong coffee.