PROVENTIL-HFA Reviews (ALBUTEROL SULFATE)

Average Rating: 1.3 (47 Ratings)

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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)

  

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 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  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 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  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
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 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  Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency I have A1AD/emphysema. I have terrible asthma attacks. Basically, breathing for me is like sucking air through a straw. This stuff is crap! I refuse to use it. I spend ENOUGH on medication to be able to breathe - this stuff is too expensive. No generic brand availible. Environmentally safe? Are you kidding me? We put stuff in outer space, we have factory pollution and car pollution -- but YEAH, let's pick on the sick people who NEED albuterol in order to breath?!!! This is a joke - only I'm not laughing. I would LOVE to meet the idiots who came up with this idea & executed it! F 43
8/7/2009
 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  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
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 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 none, no relief, nothing Just got this stuff.....I guess I was lucky to have lived this long with asthma. Dont think I will make it thru the next month, this product does nothing for me. Wish I had a stock pile of the old stuff.... Better luck to the rest of you. F 49 6 days
1/7/2009
 1  asthma jitters, mouth sores, NO RELIEF WHATSOEVER I just finished off the last of my final "old" albuterol inhaler. I guess I'm going to have to start lugging my nebulizer with me everywhere I go b/c Proventil just doesn't work. My doctor & pharmacist both say that all their asthma patients report the same thing. It is crazy to me that the old albuterol inhalers were banned due to CFC. It was OK for humans to breath them into our lungs, but not OK for the environment-WTF??? I'm all for being good stewards of the earth's resources but this is environmentalism run amok!!! F 44 7 days
6/30/2009
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 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  Asthma The HFA inhalers don't work properly. See www.myspace.com/nohfa F 24 20 days
5/16/2007
 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
 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 Garbage don't take this medicating major headache!!!! I'll stick with ventolin M 34 30 days
1X day
11/17/2021
 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
 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 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 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
  

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)

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