Beclomethasone User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

• Kayy
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 14, 2020

Qvar RediHaler (beclomethasone) for Asthma, Maintenance "This inhaler stops working at approximately 20 puffs left. It is extremely expensive and cleaning it as instructed by the customer service does not help. This inhaler is too expensive to stop working through the entirety of the dispenser and when I call customer service they make you call back after a week and check back in with them and then they issue a credit to the pharmacy that they have to jump through hoops to get. Thank God I have the money to buy one while I wait. This company needs to get it together, get this product fixed or make it easier to replace it when it stops working. I’m sick of coughing because this isn’t working when it should be."

• Tissues
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 9, 2018

Qvar RediHaler (beclomethasone) for Asthma, Maintenance "Both my husband and son use the redihaler and both have stopped working prior to the count being out. My husbands stopped with 60 puffs left, my son's stopped at 45. Complete garbage to not be able to get all 120 doses out for what they charge. Bring back the old style inhaler where they could actually get the medication out!"

• EngTe...
• August 15, 2016

Qvar RediHaler (beclomethasone) for Asthma, Maintenance ""QVAR makes my asthma so much worse! I have been on this medication for about 2 years now. When taken every day it makes my asthma worse and I feel myself reaching for my Albuterol inhaler constantly. It took me 2 years of telling them that my "overuse" of the rescue inhaler was due to the QVAR for them to finally believe me."

• modre...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 2, 2019

Qvar RediHaler (beclomethasone) for Asthma, Maintenance "The new one, Qvar RediHaler, doesn't work properly, it quits working halfway through. A lot of the time it sprays after the fact. I am having trouble breathing due to this not working correctly. I am going to my pharmacist and my doctor to have them change to something that will work. Get your expensive drug off the market/recall this before you end up with a law suit."

• Jim
• December 5, 2014

Qvar RediHaler (beclomethasone) for Asthma, Maintenance "Initially my breathing improved but within a few weeks the improvement disappeared. Within a month I was having major side effects including fatigue and headaches. My kidney function decreased markedly. It took weeks after stopping Qvar to recover from the experience."

• TKano
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 20, 2019

Qvar RediHaler (beclomethasone) for Asthma, Maintenance "Since Qvar switched to the RediHaler, my asthma is not as well controlled. The inhaler dispenses properly for only a portion of the doses supplied. Once it hits about 70 remaining doses it dispenses when the cover is closed and not when I inhale it. Therefore I am not getting the prescribed dose of medication. I have had about 2 inhalers that can be used until it hits 0, however most need to be thrown away. I called Teva and was told to clean it with a paper towel inside periodically. I do this, but it still does not work. If this product cannot guarantee the ability to deliver the dose of medication, it should be taken off the market until it is fixed."

• Pastor
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 7, 2018

Qvar RediHaler (beclomethasone) for Asthma, Maintenance "First I'll complain that Teva redesigned the delivery mechanism for Qvar so that they could maintain a patent that was expiring and continue to charge a high price. Next, I will explain that this delivery mechanism has been faulty in two inhalers so far. As the count approaches 60 inhalations left, the mechanism appears to clog so that after I have completed a deep and long inhalation the inhaler continues to spray medication. That either means I didn't receive the full dose or that medication is being wasted. I am following use instructions perfectly, but the problem persists. I talked on the phone with Teva and they had me send the first inhaler back (I had two from our mail order pharmacy). They promised they would have our mail order pharmacy send a replacement, but that was weeks ago and has not happened. This company is failing its customers by price gouging, low quality of product and poor customer service. I will be talking to my doctor about an alternative medication."

• Profe...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 25, 2018

Qvar RediHaler (beclomethasone) for Asthma, Maintenance "I have been on Qvar for years and it worked to the extent that seldom did I require albuterol treatment. Then on my last Qvar prescription renewal they gave me redihaler. It did not work. Being a scientist, I tried several things but none worked. I will discontinue use of the redihaler. My guess is there is a black market for the old Qvar inhaler for those of us in need. Insurance will not cover that of course. Sham on TEVA."

• June
• Taken for 10 years or more
• May 18, 2019

Qvar RediHaler (beclomethasone) for Asthma, Maintenance "I can definitely relate to all of the 1 rating comments as my medicine was not coming out of the Qvar RediHaler stopping at the 50 counter. Remember, there is a solution to every problem! Seeing as this new device doesn't work properly I have worked out how to fix Qvar rediHaler device so it works - you can pop off the top part which twists off, and you manually press for your medicine!! No more wasting and getting a new haler."

• Sherry
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 16, 2018

Qvar RediHaler (beclomethasone) for Asthma, Maintenance "I use Quvar for Allergies. The Qvar 80 worked great. The new Redihailer is awful. I do not feel like the powder is getting into my lungs. I am coughing a lot and am using more that I did on the old format. I pay out of pocket for this drug. I feel like I threw $200.00 in the trash. Why did they have to change it!!!!??????"

• Asthm...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• December 14, 2019

Qvar RediHaler (beclomethasone) for Asthma, Maintenance "What a joke it is for any manufacturer to make an asthmatic use a breath activated inhaler that doesn’t even dispense or work after 40 puffs used. When my counter reaches 80, the medicine starts to act up and get weary of dispensing. By 60 puffs left, a slim hiss of unmixed medication tries to hiss out, but to no avail. My asthma always gets worse by this time due to less or unmixed medication reaching my lungs. I then try to clean the hole with a Q-tip but still does not work. I will try the advice of another person by unscrewing the top and using it like a normal inhaler by pressing it down the normal way. I wonder, do I have to shake before dispensing this way, as it was in the past? I really hope that works because this medication works for me! The RediHaler or autohaler canister design is terrible, most likely created by a non-asthmatic, and made for healthy individuals who have healthier lungs!"

• Shashi
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 30, 2018

Qvar RediHaler (beclomethasone) for Asthma, Maintenance "Second time in the year with oral thrush. The redihaler sucks. Have been using Qvar since it’s inception in the market. Not a single episode of thrush with the other packaging (a mere, simple, all known pump). And the worst is that the pump presentation was completely substituted by the ready haler. The product goes into all your mouth crevices. Terrible presentation. At this pace I could have 4 episodes of thrush yearly and there is no other option but the redihaler. As indicated in the package I rinse my mouth."

• Musher
• October 2, 2018

Qvar RediHaler (beclomethasone) for Asthma, Maintenance "The Qvar RediHaler is the worst design I’ve dealt with in an inhaler. As another reviewer said, when the inhaler gets to the (approximately) 60 doses remaining mark, the mechanism stops working and the medicine slowly sprays out after I’ve finished inhaling. I used it today and when I was done I looked into the inhaler to see if it was visibly plugged and it let loose into my eyes. Very disappointed in the redesign. This has happened to both of the RediHaler inhalers I’ve had so far."

• Icant...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 16, 2019

Qvar RediHaler (beclomethasone) for Asthma, Maintenance "From my very first inhalation, I found it immediately more difficult to breath. I took my second inhalation (same dose) I was light headed and a headache started shortly after... (I am not prone to headaches) Within an hour I was using my rescue inhaler, (immediate relief) Went to bed early. When I woke up, I pre-decided to only take 1 inhalation... immediately difficult to breath. Yea, no thank you. $241 down the drain. Proceed with caution."

• Katydid
• Taken for 10 years or more
• April 4, 2021

Qvar RediHaler (beclomethasone) for Asthma, Maintenance "I too am having problems with the Red-inhaler. I’m getting tired of calling the company to get them replaced. This current one stopped working 90 puffs left. What happens is that a big puff of something comes out and causes me to cough, and then there is nothing left in it hardly. I pulled it apart to use it like the old-style actuator as someone suggested, and it is still mostly empty. Last time I call TEVA about it, they said they were studying this problem. I hope they get it sorted out soon and give us back the old inhaler design that worked. It’s sad, QVAR was the one inhaler that worked for me."

• WV Wh...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 10, 2019

Qvar RediHaler (beclomethasone) for Asthma, Maintenance "I was using the old Qvar aerosol inhaler and doing very well on it. Since switching to the new RediHaler, I am back to wheezing and coughing up phlegm. It is very hard to sleep at night. When I started on the new RediHaler, things were fine until the inhaler was about half used. Then I felt like I was not getting any medication from the inhaler. Usually I taste the medication when I exhale after a treatment, but I stopped getting that feeling. That's when my asthma symptoms came back. I tried blowing down into the inhaler to see if anything came out. All that came out the mouthpiece was my breath. While I'm relieved that it isn't my asthma getting worse, I am angry that Teva has a defective product out there and they don't seem to care."

• Bob
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 12, 2020

Qvar RediHaler (beclomethasone) for Asthma, Maintenance "This new delivery mechanism of Qvar Redihaler is rubbish - who designed this? Certainly not someone who has to use it 2 x per day. Due to the price, I’ve been purchasing my Qvar from outside the USA for a fraction of my insurance price - but I was running low and went back to a USA pharmacy. Again - who designed this??"

• LTU
• Taken for 10 years or more
• January 12, 2019

Qvar RediHaler (beclomethasone) for Asthma, Maintenance "Similar to others here, I have found that some dispensers just do not work - no sensation of spray, no taste of medication, asthma symptoms getting worse over time. This costs $180 per (significantly more than the previous dispenser). I think Teva/Qvar is just playing around with the dispenser design so they can bump up the price of a medication that should be cheaply available as a generic considering the length of time it has been around. The old style dispenser is available in other countries for $8-18 per. They are clearly not taking into account the damage they do to people with asthma in the process of pursuing added profits."

• Rosebud
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 31, 2019

Qvar RediHaler (beclomethasone) for Asthma, Maintenance "I've used QVAR 80 for several years. It worked great. Since they switched over to the redihaler, it only works half the time. It seems to quit working before you're even halfway through your doses. Much preferred the older version. Will be checking with my doctor to see if there's an alternative drug."

• Cmar
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 10, 2019

Qvar RediHaler (beclomethasone) for Asthma, Maintenance "Not happy with the redihaler. Having asthma taking deep breaths is already difficult and do not get all of medication on inspiration. Medicine still coming out when done. Unable to use a spacer for this reason also. Dr will be changing. I really wish they hadn’t changed."

• JTano
• February 8, 2019

Qvar RediHaler (beclomethasone) for Asthma, Maintenance "I have been successfully using a Qvar regular old fashioned inhaler and my asthma (and heart palps that went with it) have been under control for now over ten years. The minute I started using the new Qvar Redihaler everything went back. I've tried every way of enhancing the use, and it is point blank not effective. So I'm folding and going outside of the USA to get the old version which is available everywhere, and I hope everyone who has an issue whether for adults or kids will not settle because a drug manufacturer (TEVA), is protecting the US patent rights to the medicine (which is why they change the design method). Easy to get thru online ordering from Canadian online services. I know by ordering out of the country I'm still helping the pharma and my insurance (cuz its out of pocket....$99 for 3 inhalers of 40mg). But we have to be smart consumers....If you go to Ecuador, you can buy inhalers right from the pharmacy without a prescription, so take a vacation!!"

• Baa
• April 8, 2017

Qvar RediHaler (beclomethasone) for Asthma, Maintenance "Qvar works for me...However, for the third time my inhaler quit working before I used it 120 times. A year ago first failure, the inhaler quit working with 12 doses left in it. Second failure 7 months ago, with 15 doses left. Today my inhaler quit at 17 doses. I clean my inhaler as instructed. I cleaned them each time they failed. No help. Cannot find an email address for the manufacturer. They owe me a third off on my next inhaler. That is more than $45.00. Will complain to my insurance company and their pharmacy"

• Wheezy
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 19, 2019

Qvar RediHaler (beclomethasone) for Asthma, Maintenance "I thought it was just me not liking the new delivery system of Qvar. I told my Dr. the Qvar RediHaler wasn't working and he looked at me like I had 4 heads. I kept trying to use it and noticed the the thing would spray when I closed the cover!!! This is why I wasn't getting any medicine! I have been into the Drs twice once in April and again in June for out of control asthma. I didn't think of calling them until reading theses comments. I will be calling them and letting them know of this malfunction and hopefully they will send me another. I did end up breaking the thing in half and just spraying myself and it worked!! The Qvar company needs to fix this problem with the RediHaler or go back to the old delivery system. It's very apparent that the majority of users think it's awful!"

• Tinke...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• November 4, 2018

Qvar RediHaler (beclomethasone) for Asthma, Maintenance "The new delivery system for Qvar is a disaster. I have coughed non stop and don’t have enough air to even cook dinner. I am allergic to albuterol so I have no rescue inhaler. This was one inhaler I did not have an allergic reaction to. I guess I will have to start trying a different medicine and will be sick with reactions until I find one that works. I have a few words for Teva, but they are not printable."

• Asthm...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 14, 2020

Qvar RediHaler (beclomethasone) for Asthma, Maintenance "Qvar redihaler is NOT the same as regular Qvar and any provider or pharmacist that tells you that is lying or doesn't actually know. I have had severe asthma my whole life and Regular Qvar worked and well and kept my asthma controlled so I didn't have to use my rescue as much. I live in constant agony nowadays I can't find anything that worked as well. But do not use redihaler it is not good! Please bring regular Qvar back and get rid of redihaler!"