Watching a TV commercial for Primatene Mist — the over-the-counter inhaler that uses epinephrine (adrenaline) to treat asthma attacks — I found myself wondering why people with asthma can buy that ...
A long time ago, almost all medicines were sold without prescriptions. General stores sold old-time favorites for headaches, hangovers, back pain and constipation. Traveling medicine shows sold a ...