Glaxo Ventolin HFA phase-in
Executive Summary
Non-chlorofluorocarbon albuterol inhaler Ventolin HFA will gradually replace existing CFC product following launch, GlaxoSmithKline says. Company is meeting with physicians and patients to determine the best way to implement the CFC phase-out. Ventolin HFA was approved April 12 (1"The Pink Sheet" April 23, p. 34)
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