PROVENTIL-HFA Reviews (ALBUTEROL SULFATE)Average Rating: 1.3 (47 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PROVENTIL-HFA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PROVENTIL-HFA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Difficulty breathing | no side effects | I developed problems catching my breath, maybe from covid? This drug has reduced my problems by about 80%, with no side effects. | F | 68 | 30 days 90 mcg 1X day | 5/26/2022 | 5 | ASTHMA | NONE | F | 65 | 15 years 2X AN | 9/6/2014 | 2 | ASTHMA | nervousness, temporary rapid heartbeat, laryngitis | this medication is nowhere near as effective as it's predecessor. It takes more sprays and a longer period of time to obtain relief. | M | 47 | 5 years 1X W | 4/9/2010 | 2 | asthma | hfa does not work well. End up taking more than prescribed. | Just another way to up price of albuterol. Why are there no generics? Cfc's are small amount compared to all other Cfc contamination. | M | 60 | 2 months | 12/14/2008 | 2 | asthma | Pros: doesn't cause the shakes and racing heartbeat that the old generic albuterol did. | Cons: as others say, doesn't even remotely work as well as the old albuterol inhalers. This medicine is a joke. I have to use 2-3x the same amount to have even a small effect on minor asthmatic symptoms. Also, if you have exercise-induced asthma, this stuff will probably do NOTHING! I do intense cardio sessions and this new inhaler has made them impossible when I have symptoms. No amount of doses taken makes a single iota of difference during an EIA attack; you might as well be puffing shots of regular air. My boyfriend is an MD and tells me he has been hearing many patients independently reporting that this inhaler does not work for them either. Proventil HFA = higher initial cost + more doses required for equivalent effect = more inhalers sold at a higher profit margin. Disgusting. | F | 31 | 6 months | 10/10/2008 | 2 | severe asthma and allergies | none | This medicine is the worst. Would not recommend it for people with severe symptoms. I saw no reduction in symptoms during an attack. Always have a back up source if this is your inhaler. | F | 27 | 30 days | 9/28/2008 | 2 | asthma | Didn't stop my attack like my old albuterol inhaler. Sickly sweet taste. | I'm all for the environment but I need to be able to breathe. | F | 38 | 2 months | 4/7/2008 | 2 | Asthma | dry mouth, lung discomfort, cxhest pain, sore throats. | I would not recommend this product to anyone. I have used the old albuterol inaler for 17 years with no difficulties, now I am concerned that this "new" inhaler that we are being forced to use as a replacement will fail me. I have never been so concerned and had to pay so much for such a crappy product. I was very disappointed to find out they were swithching our products now I am even more pissed that they traded our good product that saves lives to such a crappy product. Way to go drug companies. | F | 20 | 3 months | 8/14/2007 | 2 | Asthma | Slight dry mouth | This medicine simply did not work for me. I have used any and all variations of albuterol without any trouble, but this did nothing to help me breathe. I would not reccomend this to anyone with severe or moderate asthma. | F | 22 | 1 months | 4/29/2005 | 1 | Asthma | Garbage don't take this medicating major headache!!!! I'll stick with ventolin | M | 34 | 30 days 1X day | 11/17/2021 | 1 | Asthma | This inhaler said in the label 200 puffs not true not even a 100 and most of the time do not work someone need to report this brand inhaler Proventil the yellow inhaler metered you get more sick because you don't get your medicine | No good no bueno | M | 50 | 0 days 1X day | 8/11/2020 | 1 | Asthma | i wish there were ANY effects, let alone side effects. | I have been using this product on and off since the switch from CFC inhalers. I seriously don't understand whats wrong with this inhaler. should i stand on my head upside down to get this to go into my lungs or something? It takes about 6-10puffs for me to get ANY relief from an asthma attack. even after 10 puffs i usually don't get MUCH relief at all and i'm still wheezing like an animal. I've gone through one of these inhalers in two days because they are so cruddy. Now i buy the Asthmanefrin from wal-mart only because its a one puff wonder. its more like a nebulizer you can take around with you, but it works just as well as the old CFC inhalers did. I feel like making a youtube video where i spray the amount of cfc that came out of the old inhalers from everyone in the world in one day. it would take about 1 can of aerosol spray to emulate. this was an evil bill. bring back CFC | M | 21 | 3 years 6-10puffs 5X day | 1/30/2014 | 1 | Asthma | Light Headed, Passing out, Heart Palpitations, Heavy pounding Heart and Head Aches. Severe stress and lack of sleep as a result of not knowing what was wrong with me for several months. A $4000 emergency room visit. | M | 30 | 2 puffs 2X day | 3/9/2011 | 1 | rescue inhaler for asthma attack | It does not seem to get deep enough into my lungs. There is very little difference in my peak flow meter readings before and after usage. | I carry it with me, but I have had to revert to nebulizer treatments for real help. The HFA inhalers do not work and they are way too expensive. | F | 34 | 2 puffs 2X day | 5/24/2010 | 1 | asthma | no side effects - unless you count not working. 5-6 puffs to get an effect. their recommend- breathe deeper (yeah! during an attack! JERKS!), clean properly, shake a billion times- crap. In the trash. Thank You Primetene Mist. Bought some CFC from India!!! the Next day. (Took weeks to arrive) Enough to last a long while. Got me through the winter. Primetene Mist got me through until the Albuterol from India got here. | FDA doesn't care, politicians don't care, it makes no difference until maybe a few *children* - and it has to be little children because us old people don't matter to them - die and maybe the media gets and stays on it. Until then, no one will care. | F | 41 | 1 puff 1X AN | 4/22/2010 | 1 | asthma | none-this drug does not wor | this is a terrible drug.......as others have stated, it just does not work.....needing 3-6 puffs to obtain minimal relief. physicians also need to be educated re: prescribing it and pharmacists need to be educated re: dispensing it......one jerk of a pharmacist refused to refill it, though i was paying cash, stating you are using too much! | F | 49 | 3X day | 3/31/2010 | 1 | Asthma | Only side effect was...I couldn't breathe after using!! | Proventil HFA is a joke in fact any of the HFA inhalers are a joke!! We need to go back to the CFC "Global Warming" causing inhalers. I switched back to Primatene Mist (they still use CFC delivery system) works so much better than the HFA inhalers. | M | 44 | 1 years 30 MG 4X day | 2/23/2010 | 1 | asthma | really bad headache the day after, coughing | this inhaler works better then pro-air, but the headache I get after is completely unacceptable. BRING BACK CFC INHALERS!! | F | 26 | 1X AN | 2/14/2010 | 1 | COPD | Upon taking the inhaler, within 30 minutes I was having trouble breathing. I thought the first time I was getting the flu, after 5 days tried it again and ended up in ER. They said I did it wrong, but also that I had just about died because I got pure propellent the first 2 times. 5 days later I tried it the way they said and again ended up in ER, put on predisone and albutoral nebulizer. Still no strength, energy, now on oxygen 24 hours a day instead of just at night. | The second time I tried it the Dr. in ER said the propellent just about did me in and the inhaler made a bad situation worse. This all started November 21 and I'm still weak. The Dr. said I'm allergic to the corn ethanol which is in the propellent.Each time I took the inhaler, there was 5 days in between. I advise not taking more than the dose as it can kill you. I'm still having trouble getting my air even on oxygen. Prior to using this inhaler I was playing pool and walking, now all I have energy to do is watch tv and sleep. It is now Dec. 18 and I don't know if I'm ever going to improve. They told me I'll be on oxygen full time the rest of my life. | M | 73 | 3 days | 12/18/2009 | 1 | I HAVE HAD ASTHMA FOR 49 YEARS | WHAT SIDE EFFECTS!!! THE NEW HFA PROVENTIL IS AN ABSOLUTE JOKE. IT TAKES 6 TO EIGHT PUFFS TO GET ANY RELIEF, AND THEN I STILL I DO NOT FEEL IT WORKS AS WELL AS THE OLD PROVENTIL. HOW MANY NEW ASTHMA RELATED DEATHS HAVE THERE BEEN SINCE THE SWITCH IN MEDICATION? PAM | I NO LONGER AM ABLE TO EXERCISE BECAUSE I AM AFRAID OF A SUDDEN ASTHMA ATTACK AND THAT THE NEW HFA INHALER WILL NOT WORK. | M | 61 | 30 years | 11/24/2009 |
PROVENTIL-HFA (ALBUTEROL SULFATE): Albuterol (also known as salbutamol) is used to prevent and treat wheezing and shortness of breath caused by breathing problems (such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). It is also used to prevent asthma brought on by exercise. It is a quick-relief drug. Albuterol belongs to a class of drugs known as bronchodilators. It works in the airways by opening breathing passages and relaxing muscles. Controlling symptoms of breathing problems can decrease time lost from work or school. FDA Approval Date: 1996-08-15 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)