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 |
| 1 | Asthma | Does not work like the old albuterol inhalers AT ALL. I was newly diagnosed with asthma and never smoked. I now have to buy theis HFA inhaler for $40.00(tier 2) and I am a senior and it only lasts me around 10-15 days at most and it just is not working. I cannot afford this much money and I NEED to breath. Something is totally wrong that they are charging full price for a generic. | too expensive and does not work like I and others need it to work. | M | 66 | 2 months | 2/10/2009 | 1 | asthma | Drug is ineffective. | This drug is ineffective with the new propellant. I now have to use a nebulizer to get relief. I think those of us who need an effective form of albuteral need to find a way to take action for change. Our pulmonary specialists seem not to be hearing us and the drug companies are certainly not motivated to change back. I consider myself an environmentalist, but I doubt that asthma patients with inhalers are a significant environmental hazard. | F | 64 | 10 months | 2/1/2009 | 1 | Asthma (exercise & allergy induced) | Jittery, mainly because I have to take more puffs than recommended to get the desired effects, a dizziness after I exhale (along with a pounding in my head). | Very short, if any, relief. To be honest, OTC Primatine works better than this. I haven't taken it for long, because after a bit my ashtma doc put me on Xopenex (which I like much better), but when I was on this or when I had to take it, I had to use it so much to get the relief, and it barely lasted. I liked the old albuterol better, the one that *wasn't* environmentally safe. haha. | F | 20 | 3 years | 1/31/2009 | 1 | Exercise Induced Asthma | Asthma attacks. | Was forced into this med due to the CFC ban. This medication is worthless. It does not work for me at all and is like living with no treatment. I have allergen and exercise induced asthma which was controllable with the old Albuterol. Now I have attacks and cannot ease the suffocation and my running/cycling activities are totally hampered. | M | 38 | 1 years | 1/25/2009 | 1 | Asthma | No side effect........CAUSE THE MED. DON'T WORK!!!!!! | I was forced to take this joke of an inhaler a year and half ago, my Asthma now is worse! I have to use it more often than the other and I run out faster and then I have to pay for another inhaler just so I can function as a normal human being. I had used the generic for over 20yrs, and I loved it. Is there anything we could do to help us all out? The drug companies have us right now, and I feel like we need to end this. | F | 18 months | 1/14/2009 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |