Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- The Food and Drug Administration has
outlawed the only over-the-counter asthma medicine in the U.S.
It has also banned a number of other asthma medicines that
patients like and that doctors have prescribed for them.
In imposing these prohibitions, the FDA hasn’t denied that
the banned asthma medicines are safe and effective for their
intended use. (Disclosure: While serving as administrator of the
White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs during
President Barack Obama’s first term, I participated in
discussions of some issues examined here.)
