Albuterol for Asthma, acute User Reviews (Page 2)

• Buc...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 5, 2018

Albuterol "This is NOT a rescue inhaler, in spite of its marketing. As many have stated on here in the past, when you are having an asthma attack, you can't breathe in deeply or quickly enough to get an adequate dose, and in between each dose, you have to close the cap, shake it, and reopen it. I guess this company will need to be sued when someone dies from an asthma attack to make the FDA pull it off the market. Totally useless."

• Anonymous
• September 23, 2009

"It works great as long as you are not allergic to sulfa drugs, sulfates, or sulfites! If you are allergic to any of those, you might want to talk to your doctor before you take albuterol sulfate. It made my asthma worse every time I used it. Once I stopped using it, my asthma was nearly gone by the next day. It turned out that not only can't I use sulfa drugs, I cannot use this medication to quickly stop an asthma attack. Unfortunately, I know three other people (friends of mine) who had the same reaction to this inhaler. They also are allergic to sulfa drugs. The drug companies need to come up with an albuterol inhaler that does not use sulfates."

• ICA...
• June 3, 2017

Albuterol "Used Proventil for 20+ years. ProAir was substituted once many years ago and received no relief. Cigna stopped covering Proventil in 2017, and now my only option is ProAir. Have been unable to breathe for over a week and finally went to the doctor for a shot. I still can't breathe!"

• SCa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 2, 2019

Albuterol "This was prescribed to me by the ER doctor for 'as needed,' and I hate it. It is the worst thing when you can’t breathe in. Why? Because if you can’t breathe, how do you breathe in enough to get the medicine?! I’ve had to try 3 or four times to get one dose. The medicine itself seems to be good, but why in the world would someone who has problems breathing to the point of going to the ER be given something that is so difficult to get to?!"

• kuk...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 11, 2013

Albuterol "Every year for almost 10 years, I had been experiencing severe bronchitis, and 3 times it had turned into pneumonia. The only reason it did not result in hospitalization was because I protested. I did have to go back to the hospital for Albuterol treatments each time. Once I started using the Proventil HFA inhaler, I noticed I was able to take deep breaths and not experience discomfort, and as of about 6 weeks ago, all the wheezing I had been experiencing had completely disappeared. I would recommend this product for any bronchial and asthmatic condition."

• Bec...
• December 20, 2019

Albuterol "Horrible! No relief after using! Had to call the company to complain, and they said it might have been a bad batch. If this is for rescue, just pay more for the other kind. It's the worst inhaler I've ever had."

• 5Mi...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• January 4, 2015

Albuterol "Asthma for 40 years. Ventolin/Salbutamol works quickly and well to relieve an attack. Severe attacks respond to much higher doses in a nebulizer. It does come with erratic heart rates, however, so it should not be overused and should be accompanied by a corticosteroid inhaler like Becotide. (It is ridiculous that both Ventolin and Becotide had to be rejiggered to not use CFC gases for propulsion. Neither has been as good since.)"

• Ver...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 29, 2020

Albuterol "Teva-Salbutamol or generic Ventolin is dangerous. I had to take one because Ventolin is currently gone. What a horrible product. I'm using 8 puffs to get the same relief from the regular Ventolin, which also doesn't work as well anymore. I cannot believe this product is allowed on the market."

• MP9...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 9, 2016

Albuterol "Have your doctor give you a real inhaler. A doctor told me about how you get so much more medicine with this thing. Not sure if that is incorrect or if the medicine is just ineffective, but either way, it's not good."

• Mir...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 6, 2015

Albuterol "I was given ProAir RespiClick by my pharmacy instead of HFA shortly after it came out because they had a coupon that gave me a better price. During a bad bout of seasonal allergies, I found that the RespiClick gave me little to no relief, even when used every 4 to 6 hours. I have used ProAir HFA for years for similar symptoms. I'll definitely be switching back. (BTW, a family member with COPD also tried RespiClick and found it less effective than the HFA.)"

• Oli...
• July 17, 2016

Albuterol "I just read these reviews as I was no longer getting any relief from RespiClick. I read someone's review stating they replaced their old RespiClick with a new one, and the new one worked. There is a design flaw for sure. I just opened a new one, and it works now. I was about to set up a doctor appointment because I haven't been able to breathe correctly for weeks. Seems like it can go bad at any moment. Not good. I will be switching as I don't have the money or the time to deal with a design flaw, especially when it comes to my ability to breathe."

• Tre...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 4, 2020

Albuterol "This ProAir HFA is garbage. I have RA, so I can’t get the lid off myself, and I can’t compress it to use as it is for a very small hand. Those of us with useless hands are not compatible with this. It also costs more than my regular Ventolin inhaler."

• Unh...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 20, 2020

Albuterol "Like others on this page, I have experienced the clogging issue. After only a few puffs, the device clogs. I called the company, and they had me do a cleaning procedure, which did help, but having a life-saving device clog so easily is unacceptable. They really need to fix this design. I have never had a problem with the TEVA brand (red with white cap), but the Perrigo brand is horrible."

• KBa...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 15, 2020

Albuterol "This inhaler is supposed to be a rescue inhaler. But it is extremely dangerous because it probably is plugged when you might need it most. I was in my car when I had an attack and thank goodness I had an old one because this model was clogged and unable to rescue me! It is horrible and could cause great harm!"

• Gen...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• December 30, 2019

Albuterol "I have been using this product for 35 years. Its quality has gone downhill ever since the govs outlawed CFCs. It is not the same formulation. I have also noticed inconsistencies with the product. One time I can get one that works great, and another time I need 6 puffs just to get a little relief. This company needs to be examined by Health Canada. Pharmacists have told me that this product isn't what it used to be."

• San...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 14, 2018

Albuterol "I am not able to suck hard enough to release the medicine. How is someone having asthma supposed to do a quick, powerful inhalation?! After watching RespiClick tutorials and following instructions several times, it did not work. With the aerosol albuterol, I feel instant relief in the tightness in my chest. The RespiClick gives me zero relief. I have called the manufacturer and will be reporting my experience to the FDA."

• Que...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 9, 2016

Albuterol "Horrible! My husband has asthma, and his doctor switched him to the RespiClick, and he gets little to no relief. With 1 or 2 hits on his old inhaler, his lungs would open up, and the wheezing would stop. With the RespiClick, it often takes 4 or 5 hits just to open up a tiny bit, often leading to a breathing treatment to get real relief. Why they would consider this a 'rescue' inhaler is beyond me. Avoid this inhaler even if you get the 'free' coupon. Not worth it."

• Ckd...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 24, 2020

"The generic albuterol version by Perrigo is awful! The holder is awkward, the cap is hard to get off, the canister won't come out to clean, the dosage is weak and ineffective, and it leaves a horrible taste in your mouth. If an emergency arose, I'd die before I could get the cap off. Miss my ProAir inhaler, which I've used for years, but insurance will now only cover the generic. This product needs to be recalled. How did this medication even get FDA approval?"

• Ech...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 2, 2020

"My most recent prescription, they gave me Perrigo Albuterol Sulfate (normally I get the Teva). The Perrigo design is very odd. Cannot clean it properly. And the taste is horrible. Not sure if it’s allergies (it’s spring), but it doesn’t seem to open my airways as well as other brands. I have had it two days and asked the pharmacy to please get me a Teva one. I have to pay out of pocket for it, but I can’t use this Perrigo one. It’s worth the money to have an inhaler I know that works for me."

• Mth...
• April 11, 2016

Albuterol "I had asthma as a kid. I recently got bronchitis, and my asthma returned. This inhaler should be recalled. It does not work. It is dangerous. I just found my girlfriend's ProAir HFA inhaler, and it worked perfectly. I have been suffocating for 3 days on this horrible, dangerous, poorly designed product."

• Jmi...
• July 29, 2020

"I have had pretty bad asthma for years and years. In the past 3 months, my insurance decided that the Perrigo generic Proair is what they will help cover. This inhaler is absolutely horrible. The plastic dispenser is the worst design ever and darn near impossible to remove the medicine canister. Hardly anything comes out when I need to use it, and most of the time, I can actually hear that it is clogged, so nothing at all comes out. More than half the actual medication is just wasted. When any inhalation does come out, I need to use 2-3 times the dose to really get what one dose should be giving me. This inhaler should NOT have been approved by the FDA. RIDICULOUS."

• Anonymous
• July 30, 2020

"A few months ago the pharmacy started giving me the Perrigo albuterol inhaler instead of the Ventolin. The first one would not dispense properly, and I needed to rely on my nebulizer for relief. I purchased a second one, and it was just as bad. It is also VERY difficult to dispense and clean. I called the company, and they had the pharmacy replace the two I purchased with 2 Ventolin inhalers. With my most recent refill, they gave me another Perrigo, and it is just as bad. Someone could die if they had to rely on this for a bad attack. I’m just lucky I have a nebulizer available."

• Che...
• May 28, 2020

"I have used ProAir albuterol inhaler and was given the Perrigo albuterol inhaler. It is horrible. When I contacted the manufacturer, they had me rinse it out with warm water. The representative told me since it worked after being rinsed, they would not replace or give me a refund. I got one dose and it stopped working again. Even when it worked, I could not tell I had received a dose. I finally went back to my pharmacy and purchased the ProAir inhaler out of pocket since my insurance would not cover it. They need to recall this product immediately."

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

Albuterol "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 "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."