Teva Specialty Pharmaceuticals to Join the Philadelphia Phillies in Hosting a Red...

Teva Specialty Pharmaceuticals to Join the Philadelphia Phillies in Hosting a
Red Goes Green Asthma Awareness Night on Tuesday
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 www.Switch2HFA.com.
SOURCE Philadelphia Phillies

Jessica Pearson, +1-404-786-4726, jessica.pearson@gcihealth.com or Deb
Rinaldi, Phillies, +1-267-408-9545, drinaldi@phillies.com