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 |
| 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 | The HFA inhalers don't work properly. See www.myspace.com/nohfa | F | 24 | 20 days | 5/16/2007 | 1 | Asthma | Lingering discomfort/pain in chest, rapid heart palpitations, worsening of asthma (having to use this 4-5 times a day when the old inhalers I only had to use once a day, TOPS!!!) | Are you kidding me? Is this a freaking joke? WTF is this sh!t? This is not a "rescue" inhaler but a lawsuit waiting to happen. Did I seriously just pay TRIPLE what I used to pay for something that is barely 1/4 as effective as the old CFC-based Albuterol inhalers? No. This has to be some kind of nightmare. Someone pinch me before I personally annihilate the US FDA. I can't believe they're getting away with this - FORCING us to do away with a VITAL life-saving medication that worked and replacing it with this POISON. I never thought I would have to revert back to when I was a small child and always worrying about whether or not I will DIE from an asthma attack. | F | 23 | 3 weeks | 6/17/2007 | 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 | 1 | asthma | I have used the old albuterol inhaler for 20+ years with no trouble at all. This new one gets clogged with every use and is horrible! I had to run tothe drugstore for a replacement during an attack because it would not work, despite the fact that it was 3 days old. | I am upset that I have to pay 3 times as much for the same medicine. I am happy that is CFC free, but it is far less superior! I am worried about having a bad attack for the first time in years! This is appalling! | F | 34 | 6 months | 8/28/2007 | 1 | Asthman | Wheezing, dry mouth, did not help asthma | I have been taking Warrick's Albuterol inhaler for 20 years. I am also on singular and other steroid inhalers. When I heard that they were replacing Albuterol, I was upset but decided to give it a try. I tried proair - piece of crap. Then my doctor put me on Proventil - OMG this medicine sucks, and it does not stop an asthma attack. How can this be a replacement when it doesn't work? Do not take this medicine - you have to take more puffs than Albuterol to even get an effect and then you get all jittery and dizzy. I hate this medicine. | F | 27 | 2 weeks | 10/17/2007 | 1 | Asthma | Great, they got rid of CFC to be replaced by stuff like this. Bad environmental policy, bad product replacement, much more costly, Poor design, and the drug companies are making windfall profits from this. I am trying to find an alternative, with little luck. This HFA for Albuteral is not working. | M | 53 | 14 days | 10/24/2007 | 1 | COPD | sore throat, dry mouth | This inhaler does NOT work. I have used warrick albuterol inhaler over 10 years with success. When I went for a refill, they gave me Pro-Air, sorry no more warrick inhaler, the environment, you know. I'm all for the environment, but I want to breathe to appreciate it! Pro-Air gave me asthma. That is the truth. I told my doctor and he said he has had no complaints with the switch-over to these inhalers. That is hard to believe because IT DOESN'T WORK. He gave me a Proventil sample, and this is almost as bad. Can't use a spacer with these things because of the ethanol, so the medicine goes to the back of your throat, not to my lungs. I tested them both - the warrick inhaler raised my spirometer 50 points. The Proventil-HFA raised it 10 points. The warrick worked for four hours, the Proventil barely one hour and I was always air hungry. I signed the petition on the FDA website. Pray that the FDA will do something about this. It is especially worrisome that children use these | F | 64 | 1 months | 2/3/2008 | 1 | Asthma | Nervousness, irregular heartbeat, insomnia all due to increased usage. The new formulation does not seem to work as well as the old warrick generic. | I have been using this inhaler for about a year now and my asthma has gotten so bad that I was hospitalized for an asthma attack. I have never been hospitalized for asthma in the 25 years I have had it. The new hfa version is 5 times more expensive and not as effective at all. As a rescue inhaler its a joke. I just hope that I dont die before the class action lawsuit. | M | 25 | 1 years | 3/25/2008 | 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 | 1 | lifelong chronic asthma | It doesn't WORK! CONTACT YOUR CONGRESSPERSON TO BRING BACK THE "OLD" INHALERS! | This is a terrible medication -- it doesn't work even 1/8 as well as the "old" inhalers. I *had* to start taking this because of the law banning CFC inhalers (which, BTW, *only affected albuterol inhalers*!). Well, the environment might be doing well, but my asthma isn't. This doesn't work at all, and it takes two or three puffs to do what one puff used to do. AND it costs twice as much! Contact your congressperson about this. Asthma inhalers didn't cause the hole in the ozone layer. Bring back the kind that WORK and HAVE worked for years! | F | 38 | 1 years | 4/11/2008 | 1 | Asthma | This just simply does not work, which everyone seems to know except Doctors and the manufacturer. | I agree with all comments. My asthma has gotten worse with this inhaler. The FDA and the manufacturer should apologize to all who take this so called "medication". God help us all if this is what the government approves. | M | 50 | 24 months | 4/15/2008 | 1 | Asthma | DOESN'T WORK! I have to use 4 puffs to get any relief- and I have been having a 2 month flare up, the worst of my life. During this time I also developed abnormal heart beats- PVCs, which I believe may be related to this medication as these are a new problem. | I am going to die one of these days when my old inhalers run out as I still have a small supply that I use when I feel really desparte to breathe. | F | 46 | 2 months | 4/27/2008 | 1 | exercise-induced asthma | Jitteryness, major anxiety | I took this (2 puffs before exercise) about 4 times but couldn't stand the anxiety and jitters. Doc said to try MaxAir. | F | 34 | 4 days | 5/1/2008 | 1 | Asthma | Ineffective medication for myself AND my teenager! Does not provide relief during an attack~ | My daughter and I are both very athletic and are asthma sufferers. We've used Albuerol for several years and have used the Proventil for 3 months. I was thrilled when I found out the CFC inhalers were banned~I THOUGHT this would be a great change (I even signed a petitition to rid them!) NO WAY! I've had three attacks and the Proventil did nothing to help me. My daughter has also been struggling in track this year due to the ineffectiveness of this product. I'm glad to find a site that has other people who are having this same issue. I thought we were just getting worse with our asthma. We must find out a way to change this product!!! How many people must suffer before they will listen?? | F | 43 | 3 months | 5/5/2008 | 1 | exercise induced asthma | not being able to breathe at all when doing cardio... barely being able to get enough breath to even cough.. never had this problem before. All my old inhalers worked just fine. | I agree with everyone. HORRIBLE. I used to be able to run miles at a time without stopping. As long as I had a couple puffs of my old inhaler before, I was good to go. Now I can barely run 2 minutes without completely not being able to breath. It's awful! I didnt even realize that my inhaler changed to HFA. I just new the casing looked different. Once I realized I could not breathe and it wasnt because I was just out of shape or something, I started to do my research. I am glad there is a reason for this and I am not just insane. But i am soooo not glad that I may never be able to run again. Seriously?? are we going to have to use this forever??? | F | 28 | 9 months | 9/10/2008 | 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 | 1 | Asthma | This formulation does not work at all. My pharmacist tells me that all he hears are complaints including upset stomach, asthma attacks, headaches, etc. I have asked the pharmacy for all their "old" albuterol inhalers and hope that they last for a while. This is a terrible thing to have happen. | M | 56 | 20 years | 9/29/2008 | 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 | 1 | Asthma/Allergy induced mostly | In the begining caused jitters and elavated heart rate, but that goes away after a number of uses. At times it made my muscles feel kinda blah, for about 10 minutes or less. | OMG!!!! This does nothing for me...if anything maybe 5 minutes of a small relief, but shortly after my attack comes back. Since I have been taking this crap (3 months) my asthma feels like it got worse. It did give me the jitters at first, but they slowly went away as I used it. It kinda sorta helped for a small attack...but when I have an actual attack it does nothing. It has made me feel anti-social at times...in other words....staying home when I feel a small bit of asthma coming on because I know I dont have a decent inhaler to rely on. Its starting to depress me a bit. This is not acceptable!!!!!!!!!!! | F | 27 | 90 days | 11/27/2008 |
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)