Albuterol User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

• Mam...
• January 31, 2019

Albuterol for Bronchiectasis "I was diagnosed with bronchitis after one nurse said, 'Oh, you just have a head cold.' This went on for a week, and I got worse and finally went to urgent care, and the PA told me, 'You have a bad case of bronchitis.' He put me on a Zpack, prednisone, the ProAir inhaler, and a non-narcotic cough medicine. I have finished the Zpack and prednisone but still take the cough syrup at night and use the inhaler during coughing attacks, which are less frequent. I was so bad the first 3 days of bronchitis, I coughed constantly and took Robitussin around the clock every 6 hours, and it did not help. I could not sleep as my coughing woke me up constantly through the night. I work in cubicles, 4 per cubicle. One lady coughed constantly for a week and a half. Two weeks later, I was sick. The following week, our 3rd cubicle mate was out for a week. We found out 2 people had pneumonia. I live in Utah, where we have an inversion every winter (pollution hanging over the valley, making people sick)."

• Mon...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• June 13, 2016

Albuterol for Asthma, acute "I have had asthma for 45 years. I started on this medication when I was very young. It's always worked very well for me. I have had physicians try to change it to something else, but I always end up requesting they change me back to Ventolin. It just works."

• Tec...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 16, 2020

Albuterol for Asthma, acute "Pro Air inhaler works, but it clogs constantly. If you can rinse the plastic inhaler with hot water, shake it, let it air dry, and waste one dose, it starts to work again. However, it is obvious that this can be dangerous. If the patient is in need of the medication and not near any hot water, it could cause a problem, as you would not know that it's clogged until you try to use it."

• Guy...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 1, 2019

Albuterol for Asthma, acute "The RespiClick, like all other ProAir inhalers, is a joke. Do any of its inventors actually have asthma?! Picture yourself gasping for air in the middle of an asthma attack, and some fool hands you an inhaler that you have to forcibly suck the medicine out of. That's the RespiClick in a nutshell. Abject stupidity."

• kat...
• July 27, 2020

For Asthma, acute "I've been using albuterol for years, and it has always worked great, and I've never had a problem. Just received my first one made by Perrigo, and it's a disaster! It's horrible. The canister states that there are 149 doses still left, but it's empty. I hate this thing! This company should be ashamed of themselves."

• Blu...
• March 12, 2017

Albuterol for Asthma, acute "Useless!!! I took it to my pulmonary doctor and told him nothing comes out. He said don't tip it, that the powder will fall out. Well, I kept paying for them trying to get some relief but never did. My copay being 40.00. I just kept thinking I was imagining there was nothing there. I decided to open one that showed zero doses left to see if the meds were gone. Guess what? All the med was still in it. No residue from the powder anywhere except inside the area they put it in. This was like the 4th inhaler I paid a 40.00 copay for. I feel like a repayment should be in order. That's not including all the freaking anxiety attacks I had trying to get medication out of these defective devices. My other powder inhaler, Anita, works great. Different device."

• Des...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 16, 2023

Albuterol for Asthma, acute "I’ve had asthma since I was 2, and this inhaler is the absolute worst. It clogs after almost every use. Only lasts for a couple of weeks at most when every other inhaler lasts for a few months. It gives little relief. It literally does not work."

• JVa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 23, 2020

For Asthma, acute "I got the Perrigo albuterol inhaler from Kaiser when they ran out of stock of the Ventolin. It's the worst inhaler I have ever used. First, it is awkward to use, and the inhaler has stopped giving out puffs on occasion. The taste is beyond horrible. It has a weird garlic-like aftertaste. I am also wasting puffs when I have to press it repeatedly into the air to make sure a normal puff is coming out since it usually releases a tiny puff. These need to be recalled. I have yet to use it with a full-blown respiratory infection, but if I have to, I am scared that it won't be effective for it."

• Bad...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 5, 2016

Albuterol for Asthma, acute "With the old inhalers, you could test fire it to make sure it was working. Now, how do you tell? I’ve used rescue inhalers for many years. The key word here is rescue. When I have an attack, I lose the ability to breathe deeply. When I use the ProAir RespiClick, I can sometimes taste it on my tongue, just like with my old inhaler, but I don’t get relief. The instructions say you have to wait over 5 minutes to get relief, but the medicine never seems to kick in. My doctor recommended this, especially since there was a coupon."

• Anonymous
• August 6, 2008

Albuterol for Asthma, acute "Great medicine. I need a potent, systemic bronchodilator in order for my other inhalers to get where they need to go. This is a really important facet to my plan. I wake up easier, am clear-headed, have less depression, and more oxygen to my lungs/brain. I highly recommend it."

• CHa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 14, 2019

Albuterol for Bronchospasm Prophylaxis "This inhaler is not effective for someone who can't get air into their lungs. The way it works is by sucking the medicine out of the inhaler, and for those who barely have lung function, there's no way to get the medication into your lungs so you can breathe. I almost passed out today trying to get this thing to work for me, but luckily I found an old actual inhaler that saved me."

• Nav...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 6, 2022

Albuterol for Asthma, acute "Something has changed, once my asthma was controlled, now just over a year, I've quadrupled my puffs, and I've noticed it's either not working or takes longer to work. I've been asthmatic on and off for over 30 years, and if I hear another person say, 'Maybe you're not using your puffer correctly,' please! The medicine, I believe, is being watered down. Also, I'm using the same medication as an 8-year-old!!! How can we have the same respiratory system? We obviously don't, but some doctor prescribed us the exact same puffer! Ventolin is making millions off our suffering."

• Tir...
• February 2, 2021

Albuterol for Asthma, acute "I, like so many others here, have had a very bad experience with ProAir. I have bad allergies, and so I will regularly need my inhaler when working. I used Ventolin for years, and it was great, no complaints, but, like so many others, my insurance decided to be greedy and switched me over to ProAir. It tastes awful, first of all, always makes me gag, and second, it causes my attacks to get worse! Supposedly my insurance covers it, but it is more than 3x that of any inhaler I've ever gotten! I've only had it for a couple of months, but I will be very strongly requesting to my doctor and pharmacy that I go back to Ventolin very soon."

• New...
• January 18, 2016

Albuterol for Asthma, acute "I also switched to the RespiClick. It was zero help. It did nothing to open my airways. It didn't work whatsoever. The regular HFA works like a charm. I don't understand how so many people suffer from lung problems and the pharmaceutical companies make this medication so expensive. This medication should be on the $4 plan at Walmart and Target. I have to pay 50 every month, which is expensive and that's with insurance."

• Ang...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 1, 2018

Albuterol for Asthma, acute "Wow. I’m completely surprised by the reviews on this. I think it goes to show every human being is different. Ventolin does nearly nothing for me. I was looking around to see how others felt. Mind blown."

• Noa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 12, 2022

Albuterol for Asthma, acute "Since the changes, my asthma has escalated 10x. I've gone from mild to using 200 puffs a week. I think they're actually making people worse. Everyone I know who's asthmatic is having issues with this crap."

• Mic...
• December 30, 2019

Albuterol for Asthma, Maintenance "I agree with all the other comments. My expired ProAir (with spacer) works 100X better as a rescue medicine than the do-nothing ProAir RespiClick. I found absolutely no relief from the $60 RespiClick. (My insured cost). RespiClick is a scam. Stick to the old inhalers if you want to breathe."

• Kim...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 27, 2021

Albuterol for Asthma, acute "My son has had asthma for 12 years, and the new metered Ventolin is useless after about 100-120 doses. You can see the difference in a new inhaler and one that has been used. The pressure is low, and less medicine is delivered. We now throw out the new metered Ventolins after 100-120 doses. I can’t believe that they haven’t noticed the difference and wish we were able to choose the non-metered Ventolin. Very disappointing and a waste of money."

• Ben...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• May 15, 2017

Albuterol for Asthma, acute "I have been on albuterol inhalers since the '80s. I went online to watch how to properly use this RespiClick inhaler and quickly learned that medicine is actuated each time you open the cap and also not to let my lips block the air vent as it is right at the back of the mouthpiece. Feeling equipped with good info, I felt I was ready to go. Then came the moment I needed it... I opened the cap, emptied my lungs the best I could (I was having an asthma attack, so...could only do so much). Then I breathed in all I could...my lungs went into a vacuum (negative pressure) and they stayed that way until I released my lips from the device. Nothing left the inhaler and entered my lungs, not medicine, not air, nothing. I tried three times, and the pain was so bad I don't think I dare try again. After 3 hours with no relief, I used my expired ProAir HFA and got instant relief. I am calling the FDA compliant line now."

• Whe...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• July 29, 2020

For Asthma, acute "I call this the rocketship inhaler, and it is the worst inhaler I have ever owned (my asthma has been a nuisance for 37 years, so I know inhalers). The medicine tastes like onions, and it does not relieve my severe asthma very well. During attacks, I need 4 to 5 puffs of this inhaler, whereas with a real ProAir, I may need only two puffs and sometimes will clear with just one puff. A real ProAir also keeps me symptom-free much, much longer. Yes, it is nice to save money, but saving doesn't matter to me if I'm dead because my rescue inhaler never opened my airways back up. The rocketship also broke, and as many did, I yanked the canister out, but I put it in an old red ProAir inhaler 'jacket,' which worked for me."

• Per...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 13, 2019

Albuterol for Asthma, acute "Proventil doesn’t work for me and my asthma. For some reason, my insurance switched this from Ventolin, which worked great. With Proventil, I get a shot of medication right to the back of my tongue, it sprays terribly, which means it did not make it into my lungs at all. What’s the point?"

• Ric...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 31, 2020

For Asthma, Maintenance "I just got switched to this new brand inhaler this week, and it's awful... The plastic shield around the canister is just in the way, the canister is almost impossible to remove to clean the inhaler. You have to pull it with your fingertips for 20 minutes to get it out, so I decided to put this canister in one of my old inhalers, and it works a lot better. But I won't have the counter, so I'm back to the old days of being surprised when the medicine runs out. But at least it works... I'm going to try to get switched back to the old one this week."

• MJa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 23, 2020

For Asthma, Maintenance "I find myself having to use the Perrigo inhaler 3-4 times per day vs. 1-2 with Proair. The dispenser is awkward and hardly anything comes out. This is my first week using this product. I have emphysema and asthma. I will not buy it again."

• JoJ...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 14, 2020

For Asthma, acute "I want my ProAir back!!! I have pulmonary sarcoidosis and severe asthma. The Perrigo inhaler is absolutely horrible. It has a horrible taste that stays in my mouth no matter how many times I brush my teeth or use mouthwash. The taste chokes me up and dries my mouth out. It doesn't help me at all. I feel it makes everything worse. How can it be a rescue inhaler if it's clogged up when you need it? It clogs up every 2 or 3 sprays. I'm in the ER quite a bit for my breathing. This inhaler will just send me there more often and cost the insurance company a lot more."

• Nen...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 9, 2020

For Asthma, acute "This new inhaler is horrible! The medicine has a burning-like taste to it, and it doesn't open up my airways as effectively as the Proair. The Proair was fine just the way it was and should have been left alone."