Switching of Inhalers Better for Ozone
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Teva Specialty
Pharmaceuticals is partnering with the Philadelphia Phillies to host a
unique Red Goes Green Asthma Awareness Night on Tuesday, September 9,
before and during the 7:05 p.m. Phillies-Marlins game at Citizens Bank
Park.
The reason: quick-relief asthma inhalers are going green. The
federal government has set December 31, 2008, as the deadline for
switching from the old CFC-based albuterol inhalers, which release
propellants that deplete the ozone layer, to the newer, environmentally
friendly HFA-based albuterol inhalers.
As a result, local pharmaceutical company TSP will be available to
answer questions about the upcoming transition from CFC inhalers to HFA
inhalers at kiosks throughout the ballpark. TSP representatives will
also provide discount cards, switch brochures and literature, and
starter kits to help ease patients through the transition.
To signify the cause, 12-year old Brad Misialek -- who has already
made the switch from an environmentally damaging CFC inhaler to an
environmentally friendly HFA inhaler -- will throw out the first pitch
prior to the game.
For more info visit http://www.switch2hfa.com/.
CONTACT: Jessica Pearson, +1-404-786-4726,
jessica.pearson@gcihealth.com or Deb Rinaldi, Phillies, +1-267-408-9545,
drinaldi@phillies.com
Web site: http://www.phillies.com/ http://www.switch2hfa.com/
COPYRIGHT 2008 PR Newswire Association LLC
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2008 Gale, Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Teva Specialty
Pharmaceuticals is partnering with the Philadelphia Phillies to host a
unique Red Goes Green Asthma Awareness Night on Tuesday, September 9,
before and during the 7:05 p.m. Phillies-Marlins game at Citizens Bank
Park.
The reason: quick-relief asthma inhalers are going green. The
federal government has set December 31, 2008, as the deadline for
switching from the old CFC-based albuterol inhalers, which release
propellants that deplete the ozone layer, to the newer, environmentally
friendly HFA-based albuterol inhalers.
As a result, local pharmaceutical company TSP will be available to
answer questions about the upcoming transition from CFC inhalers to HFA
inhalers at kiosks throughout the ballpark. TSP representatives will
also provide discount cards, switch brochures and literature, and
starter kits to help ease patients through the transition.
To signify the cause, 12-year old Brad Misialek -- who has already
made the switch from an environmentally damaging CFC inhaler to an
environmentally friendly HFA inhaler -- will throw out the first pitch
prior to the game.
For more info visit http://www.switch2hfa.com/.
CONTACT: Jessica Pearson, +1-404-786-4726,
jessica.pearson@gcihealth.com or Deb Rinaldi, Phillies, +1-267-408-9545,
drinaldi@phillies.com
Web site: http://www.phillies.com/ http://www.switch2hfa.com/
COPYRIGHT 2008 PR Newswire Association LLC
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2008 Gale, Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
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