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Public Meeting Scheduled for Ozone-Depleting Substance Ban - FDA news (subscription)
... the use of ozone-depleting substances (odss) in metered-dose inhalers (mdis) to include products containing epinephrine, such as Wyeth’s Primatene Mist. ...
Wed Nov 14 02:02:43 -0500 2007

Primatene Mist will be banned next year - Billings Gazette
Set to be banned outright by the Food and Drug Administration next year, Primatene Mist has already become scarce because of a shortage of a material used ...
Thu Nov 29 06:28:06 -0500 2007

The Seven Wonders of the city of Stockton - Stockton Record
... Wonders of the Ancient World were all big, man made, and so breathtaking that they invariably made ancient travelers reach for their Primatene Mist. ...
Mon Oct 15 03:14:06 -0400 2007

Primatene Chemical Information

ephedrine sulfate

guaifenesin - A glyceryl guaiacolate with expectorant effects. Guaifenesin increases respiratory tract mucus secretions, acts as an irritant to gastric vagal receptors and recruits efferent parasympathetic reflexes that cause glandular exocytosis. This agent reduces the viscosity of mucus secretion by reducing adhesiveness and surface tension as well as increasing hydration of mucus. Guaifenesin promotes the efficiency of the mucociliary mechanism important in removing accumulated secretions from the upper and lower airway.