ProAir RespiClick User Reviews & Ratings

• Ast...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 2, 2018

For Asthma, acute "I've been a nurse with a private asthma and allergy practice for nearly four years now. I have also used the ProAir RespiClick device for my reactive airway symptoms to determine why my patients are complaining that they aren't experiencing any symptom relief with it. I have no idea how the ProAir RespiClick even made it through trials to be approved for patient use. This device is only activated if the patient is able to inhale forcefully and deeply enough to cause the powder to be released and inhaled. In the event of an asthmatic episode, the patient is already struggling to breathe deeply and forcefully, hence their urgent need for relief. If someone can't breathe, it makes no sense that their lifesaving medication won't work unless their lung function isn't compromised. That would be like asking someone who is choking on food to swallow a pill to dislodge the food and save their life. No common sense here, manufacturers."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 24, 2020

For Asthma, acute "Who designed this thing? You have absolutely no idea if you’re getting medicine or not. For a device you rely on to save your life, you just need to believe that maybe it worked, maybe it didn’t? And when you’re already short of breath, sucking hard to get the medicine out is not really an option. On the flip side, it makes you want to keep giving yourself dose after dose after dose because there’s no indication whatsoever that you’re ever getting any medicine. Horrible, horrible product!!"

• Deb...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 22, 2020

For Asthma, acute "This new inhaler is terrible. Just ask the doctor for my old inhaler back. Even worse. My insurance insists I use this new one and doesn’t cover my old style inhaler. Gonna have to pay more so I can breathe. Terrible idea."

• Lol...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 19, 2020

For Asthma, acute "Neither I nor the pharmacist could get anything out of this inhaler. We put it on a black surface, clicked the inhaler, and banged it on the black counter, and absolutely no powder or mist came out. We did the black surface test after I took the thing back because I could get NOTHING out of it."

• Unb...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 24, 2020

For Asthma, acute "I ditto every negative response to the use of this product. I thought I was using it wrong or something was wrong with me. The people who stated whoever made it has no clue what it’s like to have to suck in when you have an attack is totally correct. Did they even have product testing and trials before putting it in the market? What about the FDA quality control?"

• Anonymous
• June 2, 2019

For Asthma, acute "Like the others say, the ProAir RespiClick is not effective. Sucking as hard as you can to get medicine to your lungs did not help during an asthma attack. The old method inhalers are far superior. I wheeze terribly still after using. Do not recommend."

• JDa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 18, 2020

For Asthma, acute "I have watched videos on correct usage, it is NOT user error. This does not work for me at all. With the old inhaler, I could feel, even taste the medicine. I could feel my lungs relax. This one... I feel nothing. My lungs feel just as tight as before. This is a piece of garbage, and the Teva company should be ashamed of this product, 300 patents wasted. 3M tried this type of inhaler 20 years ago, and that was proven to not deliver medicine either. Please learn from the mistakes of the past companies."

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

For Asthma, acute "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."

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

For Asthma, acute "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?!"

• Bec...
• December 20, 2019

For Asthma, acute "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."

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

For Asthma, acute "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

For Asthma, acute "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

For Asthma, acute "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."

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

For Asthma, acute "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

For Asthma, acute "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."

• atl...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 11, 2019

For COPD, Maintenance "My doctor prescribed ProAir RespiClick instead of my ProAir inhaler. It is horrible when I need my rescue inhaler, this does absolutely nothing to help me breathe. I also find that I have a problem trying to inhale the powder when I am already short of breath. Terrible medication."

• Mth...
• April 11, 2016

For Asthma, acute "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."

• nev...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 6, 2016

For COPD, Maintenance "Asthma and COPD for 50 years. This product is unusable. I work outside in all weather. Too big for a pocket, and don't get wet. What good is a rescue inhaler if one can't take it with them where it may be needed? Now taking a round of prednisone. First time since 2012."

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

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."

• Blu...
• March 12, 2017

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."

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

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."

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

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."

• New...
• January 18, 2016

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."

• Mic...
• December 30, 2019

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."

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

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."