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ProAir HFA Inhalers provides respiratory relief of bronchospasm and wheezing through metered-dose inhalers. Developed for asthma and COPD management, ProAir HFA includes features like dose counters and breath-actuated delivery systems. These inhalers offer portable solutions for respiratory conditions.

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Quick relief during attacks
Easy to use and carry

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Ineffective for some users
Frequent clogging issues

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SLitchfield Park, AZ

Reviewed Feb. 18, 2009

The thing that the FDA doesn't realize is that to say we need to take a deeper breath to make the new HFA inhalers work is almost an oxy-moron. If we could take deep breaths, we wouldn't need the inhalers! We need medicine that opens the passages QUICKLY....with little effort.....so that we can breathe DEEPLY and function as normal people do. Can 50,000+ lives, who rely on inhalers to live, be worth the sacrifice???? Probably yes...until it becomes personal.

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MindyAbilene, TX

Reviewed Feb. 18, 2009

When the switch was made to the HFA inhalors, I was told that it was the exact same medicine, just without the cfc's. I tried them, and COULD NOT breathe. I spoke to my doctor, several pharmacists and they all told me that they had heard so many complaints about the new inhalors, but there was nothing they could do. I have to depend upon my nebulizer all the time, when before, I didn't have to. I'm hoping that someone will help us. WE CAN'T BREATHE!

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PhyllisLinden, NJ

Reviewed Feb. 17, 2009

The first time I tried an HFA inhaler, after being assured it was exactly the same as my old CFC inhaler, I got the worst asthma attack I can remember.

I have severe asthma that was once fairly well controlled using CFC inhalers. Now my asthma has become very unstable; triggers that once bothered me a little bother me tremendously; and I am tethered to a nebulizer which I must use several times per day. My world has shrunk enormously. What was FDA thinking when it posted 'It is important to remember that it is the deep breath that gets the medication into a patient's lungs, not the force of the spray.'? If we could take deep breaths we would not need asthma inhalers! Worst of all, the emergency CFC albuterol inhaler that once helped open up a near normal life for me is no longer available. President Barack Obama needs to issue an emergency order to allow CFC inhalers back into the US, and Congress needs to amend the Clear Air Act to exempt CFC asthma inhalers from any restrictions. I send a huge thank-you to the founders of The National Campaign to Save CFC Asthma Inhalers. I both belong and support their actions.

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DorisOakland, CA

Reviewed Feb. 17, 2009

Asked about availability of Proventil CFC Inhalers. I was advised that they would not be available after 12/31/07 and that I would have to use the new HFA inhalers. I had already had experience with the HFA inhalers - there is something in the propellant to which I am allergic and it affects my disgestive tract - quickly and severely. Plus the HFA inhalers did not help my asthma at all. We need to have the government allow the CDC inhalers to be brought back.

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SiobhanStreamwood, IL

Reviewed Feb. 17, 2009

The FDA has banned CFC Inhalers in favor of the inefficient and more costly HFA Inhalers.

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MaryLancaster, VA

Reviewed Feb. 17, 2009

I am a 63 year old suffering from COPD and the new inhalers are worthless. I felt like I was the only one that found them not only ineffective, but also felt sick after using them. I have gone without using an inhaler..and using my nebulizer when I find myself short of breath. I wish I had some of the old inhalers. They gave me relief every time I used them. I still don't understand why they had to be changed...other than give the drug companies a reason to charge more.

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JohnSan Jose, CA

Reviewed Feb. 17, 2009

The HFA Albuteral inhalers can do more harm then good, I had a bad breathing attack and used the inhaler, which did not have the force and did more to constrict my breathing and if it wasn't for a CFC inhaler that I was able to get to, I wouldn't be here today, this is a dangerous inhaler and I think there will be many class actions law suits out there with this being a case of life and death.

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SusanToledo, OH

Reviewed Feb. 17, 2009

I am 57 years old and have copd. My first experience with the new HFA propellent was with Flovent (a steroid inhaler) a few years ago. It immediately made my scalp fell like I had bugs running thru it, progressing to an intense burning sensation like an iron was placed on my head within the next 24 hours.. Within 3 days my hair started to snap off at the roots, so many at a time you could actually hear it if you ran your fingers thru your hair. As soon as I stopped the drug the symptoms subsided. Again, in 2006 I used an HFA inhaler for Albuterol as my pharmacy was phasing out their supplier with CFC without realizing the propellant was the same as the flovent inhaler I had used before. The exact symptoms happened immmediately!! I experienced this a third time, in my pulmonologists office while received breathing tests and the test administrator gives you something to open your lungs in the 2nd round of breathing exercises and the sensation on my scalp occured immediately!!

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CindyRaleigh, NC

Reviewed Feb. 17, 2009

My son needed a new inhaler for his asthma. We tried 3 different HFA inhalers--each at $20 copay instead of $10. They simply do not work as well. He has had asthma for 15 years and the problem is NOT because he doesn't know how to use the inhaler. It JUST DOESN'T WORK AS WELL! I worry that if he has a really bad attack, he will end up in the hospital.

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JosephiaZachary, LA

Reviewed Feb. 17, 2009

Inhalers switch to 134A refrigerant propellant. Flovent, MaxAir Autohaler. Throat closing up, syptoms got worse. Found out they had changed propellant. Ceased using it and stayed in controlled air conditioning more. Freon 134A is a poision, see the MSD!!!!! I could not believe this was approved for use.

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SusanRichmond Hill, GA

Reviewed Feb. 17, 2009

I am asthmatic, lifelong, and when using the ProAir HFA MID, it does not relieve my asthma, nor that of my daughter, who also has asthma. Wjen I attempted to use it to relieve an asthma attack, even after taking several puffs more than the recommended dosage, my asthmatic attack was not relieved like it would have been from the CFC inhalers we used to be able to get.

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PaigeRedmond, OR

Reviewed Feb. 17, 2009

I contacted the manufacturer after I used the Proventil HFA inhaler for the first time. I had several asthma attacks in a weeks time and each time I used the inhaler and got NO response. It didn't stop the attack. I had an old CFC albuterol on hand and used it...it stopped the asthma attack in less than one minute.

The pharmacist at Schering Plough told me the HFA inhaler had a different taste and feel and a softer puff so if I got NO relief I must not have used it correctly and I needed to breath deeply. When I pointed out I have been an asthmatic for 10 plus years and never had an issue using an inhaler, she just repeated herself. I asked how I was suppose to breath deeply when my airways where constricted and tight and she just said again, I should have my inhaler technique checked as the HFA inhalers work.I must be doing something wrong.

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AllanLas Vegas, NV

Reviewed Feb. 17, 2009

When an asthma attack occurs, the person has little ability to inhale or exhale. It's almost like drowning. The banned cfc inhalers basically power blasted the medication deep into the affected area and opened up the airways. The new inhalers don't do this. Christopher Kelly, spokesman for the FDA, wouldn't make stupid comments like, People will have to get used to them, if he himself had asthma. That's like saying, People should get used to starvation because the byproduct of eating causes methane gas, and harms the environment. This was a very dangerous decision, made without consideration for the masses, and people are dying so that certain Tree Huggers can feel important.

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NancyCharlotte, NC

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

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ChadSanta Cruz, CA

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

The inhalers that helped me breathe since age 3 are no longer available.

If I had to tag a number on the effectiveness of these hfa inhalers vs the cfc inhalers, I would say the hfa inhalers are about 20% as effective as the cfc inhalers for me.

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KenniLiverpool, NY

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I have had chronic asthma since I was about four years old. I have always needed a rescue inhaler regardless of what preventive medication I used. CFC inhalers have saved me many times from serious, life-threatening asthma attacks. When I tried the HFA inhalers, I knew immediately that they did not work right. When I am having trouble breathing, I need to use the HFA inhaler twice as much and still, the level of relief is below that of a CFC inhaler. I urge the government to listen to the objections of asthmatics and others who have breathing problems.

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PatriciaFountain Hills, AZ

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I had been using an albuteral inhaler for approximately 10 years when I had the following experience. I had gone to the doctor to get a refill in January 2008 for my albuteral inhaler. When I filled it later on, I didn't give the prescription a second thought when it was filled, I merely thought it was a different drug company. At the time, I was unaware of the discontinuation of CFC inhalers and their replacement with HFC inhalers, so I came to this new product with absolutely no preconceived opinions or judgements. I expected this new company's product to work in the same way as others had...that it would relieve sudden onset symptoms of respiratory distress immediately. I do not have need of an inhaler on a regular basis, just when I am exposed to things I am allergic to, e.g. cats, excessive animal hair, cigarette smoke, excessive dust & pollens. I must have my inhaler with me at all times, in case I run into unexpected problems, such as someone's pet cat that they forgot to tell me about. Also, I need it when I walk to exercise because of the air-quality, dust & heat where I live. To get back to my experience with Pro-Air inhaler. In May 2008, I had a Memorial Day party at my home. I do not allow smoking for the reasons I stated above. All smokers must go the street in front of my house. However, on this particular day, one of the smokers was quite handicapped & I said it would be OK for him to remain where he was on the back patio. There was nothing else for me to do. I didn't worry too much, I would remain away from him when he was smoking & anyway, I had my trusty inhaler. This was the first opportunity of my needing to use the Pro-Air inhaler, as I still had had inhalations left in my old inhaler. As I feared, the smoke bothered me & I resorted to my inhaler. However, much to my panic, the inhaler did NOT work. I experienced absolutely NO relief. I tried to stay inside for a bit to give myself time to recover, but it didn't help. I tried more inhaler, again, absolutely no relief. In the end, I had to excuse myself from my own party & I remained indoors. Several hours later, still feeling tight in the chest & breathing shallowly, I took more inhaler. Still no relief. I went back to the pharmacist who gave me a new refill saying there must have been something wrong with that inhaler. Several days later when I was on an excersie bike & had to reach for my inhaler, which I must have when I am exercising, the Pro-Air did not work again & I was forced to stop the bike. I have not been able to use the bike or walk for health since, because the Pro-Air inhaler does not work and I can not risk having to go to the ER. Just last month, I went to my doctor & had him write me a presciption for liquid albuteral for use in a nebulizer because I know that I no longer have a fast-acting inhaler that I can depend on. Thanks goodness I work for myself at home because I don't know of any employers who would hire someone who had to lug a nebulizer to the office every day. And I fear that travel is out because I always need my inhaler on an airplane. Where am I supposed to set up a nebulizer inflight? I have already had to tell my sister in Montreal that I will not be able to attend her son's wedding because flying is out of the question. I can't risk it.

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LltBelleville, WI

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

Before the ban went into effect, I was given the HFA inhaler when my prescription for the CFC was to be refilled, shocked first off by the huge increase in price even on an HMO the price was 60 because it was out of plan, no generic, etc. GREAT not something a woman on disability could afford. So I paid for the one and tried it like a good patient after I called my doctor when the pharmacy gave me their reasons for swapping out the CFC inhaler, heck they did not tell me until I questioned the price and name change to ProAir.

I've had chronic asthma since I was a child of 5 and my parents fought for my life many of days/nites before the CFC inhalers came into the picture, after that it has literally saved my life over and over again. I have an adult son who is also an asthmatic who has no insurance and cannot afford even one inhaler, I used to let him borrow mine if needed when he was visiting, now I guard mine with my life. I used to pay 10 for my generic version and it worked. When having an asthma attack, it's like trying to breath through a coffee stir stick, that's the best way I can describe it. Then the panic sets in and the chest hurts, not enough air gets in, sitting up, standing up, anything to help get air in, it's scary big time. Only twice in my life has it been out of control that I did not have an inhaler with me and had to go to the nearest urgent care/hospital for neubilization to get me breathing properly. Anyhow back to the 4 months that I used the ProAir HFA inhaler, the first time I had an attack, there was no way in hell that I could get a deep enough breath to get that soft, suffocating, medication into my lungs, it stuck on the sides of my cheeks, the back of my throat, my nose started itching and then I started with a sneezing attack which only aggravated the asthma attack even more. I had to take another puff, again nothing was happening, I was beginning to panic, usually with a small single puff of my CFC could I get the relief of lungs opening up to get a more deeper breath in with more medication and usually two puffs max would get me going just fine again.

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KiarenElmira, NY

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

Our lovely Food and Drug Admin. decided they should lie in bed with the EPA and work in unison to ban unthreatening CFC MDI's in the interest of saving our ozone layer, but at the expense of human lives.

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EdOshkosh, WI

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I have had asthma for over 26 years now and had always been able to rely on my inhaler if something should of triggered an asthma attack. I recently have been using the HFA replacement for the CFC propellant and had noticed that I use it almost twice as much as I was using the CFC propelled inhaler. Plain and simple the HFA propellant just does not work as effective as the CFC. I experience headaches, sore throat and consume way to much of an EMERGENCY inhaler. I also have been on Singulair and Allegra D to help with trouble breathing at night, but still have not been able to function like I used to be able to when I used the CFC propelled inhaler.

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MichaelCentreville, VA

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I had exercised-induced asthma. All was under control with my CFC inhaler. Two puffs before being active and all was well. I am now a FULL-BLOWN asthmatic ever since taking the HFA inhaler. I have since been perscribed to take two additional asthma medications on a daily basis. Clearly, my simple condition has progressed into a more serious one. The only variable that changed was the type of inhaler. Please help all of us who are suffering and now in danger of serious asthma-related hospitalizations (or worse...).

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DanaCentennial, CO

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I am 55 yrs old and have had asthma all my life. I have had several close and frightening instances where I had an attack and my Albuterol CFC inhaler saved my life. No one knows the feeling of not being able to breath due to asthma if you've never been there. You're literally dying. Gasping for air, turning purple, wheezing, on the verge of passing out. I was given one of the new inhalers (HFA) which I DISPISE. They don't work, no matter what the FDA says. And they are always so reliabe and honest, aren't they? I still couldn't breath and was pankicking. Luckily, my brother still had several of the other GOOD CFC ALBUTEROL inhalers, which saved me. Please do something to bring these back. People's lives are at stake. Not the ozone.

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AmandaLincoln, CA

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I have had asthma for about 30 years and COPD for the last 15. My asthma has always been well controlled with medications and inhalers, including CFC albuterol inhalers. I lead a very active life. I work out at the gym 3 times a week and am very involved with friends and family.

A few months ago my doctor switched me to ProAir HFA inhaler. My asthma immeditely became worse. After 3 days I had bronchitis. I went on antibiotics and prednisone. After I was well, I tried the HFA inhalers again, Proventil this time. Again I became ill because my airways were never clear. I have made many attempts since then. Always with the same result. I COULD NOT BREATHE.

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BonnieHavre De Grace, MD

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

Have used Alupent Inhaler since 1985. Tried other inhalers but nothing but Alupent has worked. Even Alupent only moderately controls my asthma but they have discontinued it because of the CFC ban. Unfortunately there is no HFA alternative being developed for Alupent. What am I and others supposed to do? Does no-one care that they have sentenced an entire group of people to death?

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CarlyRichfield, MN

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I first was given an HFA inhaler, by my doctor, to try in the late 90's. This was when the only medication I had to rely on for my asthma was my albuterol inhaler, which worked every time. The first time I tried the HFA inlaher, I thought I must have done something wrong because it didn't work at all. I tried it again and it still didn't work. I gave up trying and went back to my albuterol inhaler. I reported back to my doctor that the HFA inhaler did not work and he just said that he had heard the same complaint from other patients and that hopefully the pharmaceutical companies would make changes to it (to make it more effective) before the CFC's were phased out. 10 years later, now that the CFC's are phased out I'm extremely dissapointed that the HFA's are still not effective and not working for patients. My asthma has been very under control since I began to regularly use Advair (a metered dose powder steroid inhaler). Now the only time I experience asthma symptoms is when I have some kind of cold or respiratory infection. CFC inhalers NEED to be returned to people who need them.

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PearlAbq, NM

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I have COPD and have used Albuterol CFC Inhaler for many years for quick relief for air restriction. The problem now is that I cannot get the relief from PROAIR and makes me feel worse, besides the fact it says 200 metered sprays but only gives you 40-50 sprays, if that much. Something is VERY WRONG with the PROAIR INHALER. I now use my nebulizer instead, but you cannot take the nebulizer with you everywhere you go..Who ever banned the CFC inhaler obvisously has never had ASHTMA OR COPD!!!!

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TerryLakewood, CO

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I firt found out about the change to a different inhaler at the pharmacy. I complained to my doctor that it did not work as well, and HE AGREED WITH ME, but could do nothing about the fact that they were not going to be available to us any longer. The new HFA asthma inhalers are a joke. And the argument that a few medically necessary inhalers are harming the ozone layer is absolutely absurd in light of the amount of industrial environmental harm the US continues to allow -- perhaps President Obama will help us change the big money lobbying that controls our country.

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StephanieSaunderstown, RI

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I have had asthma all my life. I control it with albuterol and antihistamine because of the dangerous side effects (for me) produced by steroid inhalers. I became aware of the change from CFC to HFA through the May New York Times article. I was alarmed and went to the walk-in clinic. The doctor gave me a Pro-Air inhaler which I used in her office. It did nothing for my asthma. The doctor said its not a rescue inhaler,? and wrote me a prescription for generic CFC inhalers which I could fill before the ban went into effect.

I was recently in Mexico City where a combination of high altitude, pollution and a chest cold gave me a frightening bout of asthma. I am convinced the if I had had an HFA inhaler instead of a CFC inhaler I would have died.

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JoanneSouth Amboy, NJ

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

Back in March 2007, I was told the CFC inhalers were no longer available, and was given the Pro-Air HFA inhaler. After usung it, I could not catch my breath, the adverse reaction took 12 hours to abate. I missed work due to this. I have never had a reaction like this with the CFC inhalers, obviously, the new propellant is an irritant. I have stocked up on multiple Warrick inhlalers, in the hope this ban will be reversed.

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MargaretWestland, MI

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

As soon as I was no longer able to use my old Warrick Albuterol, USP inhaler trouble began. First I was given a (1)Ventolin HFA inhaler which offered NO relief-instead it made my asthma worse. I was not getting any relief when I needed it (2) Next I tried ProAir HFA (albuterol sulfate) which offered nothing in the way of relief.

(3) I am presently taking Xopenex HFA which is miles better than the first two, but still requires doses in the morning and at night. I can ocassionally go for 3-4 days without using Xopenex HFA, however, I was able to go for months without using my Warrick Inhaler USP. I have managed to get a few Warrick inhalers and use that when things are bad...as the ONLY way of saving myself. Then I discover that Singulair was making me worse too. I have been off Singulair for 4 months now, and some improvement is noted.

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TomFort Bragg, CA

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I use a mail order pharmacy. In 2008, the new HFA inhalers were sent to me to replace the CFC albuterol inhalers that I had been using to ease asthma symptoms. I discovered that the new inhalers just didn't work. It was like being asked to take in a long deep breath with a one inch diameter pipe in your mouth, there was no resistance and I just couldn't do it. Also, I could not feel the spray of mist as it came out, couldn't taste it and never could any benefit after it's usage. I never knew if I was sucking on an empty cannister or not. The only way to tell if there was any medication left was to spray it up into the air, not exactly what someone wants to do with a very expensive medication.

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JeffWalpole, MA

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I am complaining about the proposed ban on some inhalers used for Astma suffers by the FDA.

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LaurieHarbor Beach, MI

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

My son has asthma....the food elimination test for allergans produced SEVERE wheezing when corn was re-introduced into diet.

To think legislation will now remove CFC rescue inhalers which were what saved him from this severe episode, and replace it with only the new ones that have corn-derivitives in the propellents is UNCONSCIENTABLE (spell?)!!!!! There are many people with severe corn allergies...and ANY corn derivitive can set off SEVERE reactions....

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DoloresLetts, IA

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

When I got my first new inhaler I was at work. I was not expecting anything other than the relief that I had gotten from the old inhaler. After work, driving the 10 miles to home, I tried it..I had to pull over. My chest was burning, my eyes were watering, I was coughing until it hurt.I had to make the choice of chancing the drive to home to get to my nebulizer, or go to the emergency room. I did not realize that I would have to change my life and The asthma would have the upperhand from then on. I went on to home and could hardly make it into the house. I have heard the phrase, when you cant breathe, nothing else matters

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EllieSavannah, GA

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

My son was first given the new inhaler a few years ago. He was still pretty young. He is 16 now. He has been on an inhaler since he was about 5. When given the new inhaler, he gagged and sputtered and hated it. At the time, I complained to the doctor and they changed his prescription back to the old inhaler. I was of the opinion that my child, who was already suffering somewhat, did not need to have to deal with this inhaler that obviously was a problem for him. About a year ago, the regular inhalers were no longer being dispensed at our pharmacy and consequently we were getting the new ones. My son, who is involved in sports, and uses his inhaler to be able to participate, complains that the new inhalers do not work the same as the old ones. He has maintianed this opinion the whole time he had to use them. We began getting his medicines through the mail, not realizing that it was the old inhalers; he has not complained since getting them through the mail. I just thought he was getting used to the new one or something. I just found out that they were the old ones because now they aren't available again and we were notified that they were being changed. I do not believe that asthma sufferers ESPECIALLY CHILDREN should have to sacrifice for this issue.

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ErinStreamwood, IL

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

You need to bring back the CFC Inhalers! My partner has COPD and these new inhalers do nothing to help her. For months she tried to deal with the new inhalers and she was always wheezing and coughing. The minute she started using a CFC inhaler(when we could get them), she was able to breathe easier. We went to a website to get the CFC inhalers (yes, outside the US) just so she can breathe. This is ridiculous!

I have asthma and have had since I was 3 years old. I am now almost 52. I tried to use the Pro-Air inhaler and it was like I wasn't using an inhaler at all! The FDA says that you have to take a deep breath to get the medication into your lungs. If you are having an asthma attack, you can't take a deep breath!!!! Does anyone at the FDA have asthma? If they did, they should understand that there are quite a few times that you can't get a deep breath!!!! That is what asthma is all about! Not being able to get a full breath! As a citizen and taxpayer in the US, my partner and I should be able to decide what kind of inhaler works for us. Not everyone is the same. We make other choices in our life, why not this?

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MaureenMarengo, OH

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

Our daughter died two years ago after having her HFA inhaler for 12 days. She was not sick and was not doing any activities that were not a part of her regular routine. She was 26 years old and had been diagnosed when she was 3. She was not a rookie at managing her asthma. She had an attack on Feb. 25, 2007 and died. My husband administered CPR and was able to get a weak pulse back. When the squad arrived they worked hard to stabilize her for transport. They lost her again during transport and were able to get her back. At the hospital they lost her again and was gotten back. She was life flighted to a larger city hospital. They placed her on life supports and did everything they could possibly do. She died on March 6, 2007. We know without a doubt that the HFA inhaler contributed to her death. Nothing will ever convince us otherwise. Nothing can bring our daughter back. Someone MUST help the folks who are suffering ill effects from these new inhalers.

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RobertFleetwood, NC

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I have adult onset asthma and I have relied on CFC powered albuterol to get me through severe asthma attacks for many years. In 2008, unknowingly I was given a

HFA powered inhaler. I didn't know that it was different in any way from the old CFC inhalers. I took it home and kept it with me as was my habit. One day I had an attack while outside in the frigidly cold air. I pulled out my new inhalers and tried to inhale the life saving aerosol mist...BUT IT WAS BARELY COMING OUT!! IT WAS NOT GETTING THE JOB DONE. I got in my car and drove into town to see my pharmacist because I thought the new inhaler was defective from the factory. The pharmacist operated it a few times and told me it was functioning correctly, but that the new rescue inhalers were not as forceful as the old

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JudyBroomfield, CO

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I have asthma, which is controlled with inhaled steroids. But I desperately need the rescue Albuterol inhalers when I get bronchitis. I have used the CFC Abluterol inhalers for years with great success. Now, not only do the HFA Albuterol sulfate inhalers NOT WORK for me, but I am allergic to them (I use an HFA steroid inhaler with no problem).

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DanielleBrooklyn, NY

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I am concerned about the new asthma inhalers. I do not think they are affective. I had to go to hospital because my new (much more expensive) inhaler did not provide relief.

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SandraPinole, CA

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I'm an asthmatic whose asthma is controlled by l puff of Serevent a day. Can't take steroids because of a systemic candida infection between 93-96 that almost took my life. So, I take 1 puff of Serevent at night, and normally only need to take albuterol inhaler when exercising. When I found out that Ventolin would not be available in the old form, and that the new Ventolin wouldn't be available in the states for a while, I filled a prescription for the replacement - proventil - at the drug store. Went home, and the next time I was going to exercize, took 1 puff of the proventil. I usually only need 1 puff of albuterol to stave off exercize induced asthma. However, immediately on taking the proventil I had a horrid burning sensation in my throat and lungs, and some of the worst asthma I've ever had in my life. Luckily, I still had some of my old cfc Ventolin and took 1 puff of that. The asthma lessened, but I still felt as if I had inhaled some caustic fume. I had very bad asthma for about a week after - the obvious cause? - the new rescue inhaler - Proventil.

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ElizabethLouisville, KY

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

The US government has by order of the clean air act switched the rescue inhalers, and the new HFA inhalers DO NOT WORK. No matter what brand I try, they are not able to give immediate relief from my asthma. When I first was given the new inhaler it did not work , my symptoms grew worse and worse. I ended up having to take a lot of other meds in addition , for the inhaler that used to work right away. I have now been on oral steroids several times, due to the ineffectiveness of the new HFA inhalers. They are also impossible to know if they are empty, and often clog.

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ErenaLagrangeville, NY

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

While I was raised with the understanding that you do not say anything if there is nothing nice to be said, it is now physically and emotionally necessary to speak up. HFA inhalers have slow, if any, physical benefit with too many detrimental side effects and high costs.

I am a 40 year old female with chronic acute asthma since childhood. For over three decades I have survived, and even thrived at times, with this debilitating condition. My asthma is completely controlled with a specific drug cocktail of advair, singulair, albuterol, allegra, and during peek annual allergic periods an addition of small doses of prednisone only when absolutely necessary. Since the change over from CFC inhalers to the new HFA inhalers my asthma is no longer under control. I have not needed my rescue inhaler this much since I was a child. The side effects of this new medication are excessive; the need to use it more often than not, the constant headaches, high blood pressure and heart palpitations, hair loss and breakage at the root, and the excessive weight gain is ridiculous. The FDA claims that you must use it properly by taking it with deep breaths. Obviously, The FDA spokesperson does not have asthma because he would know when suffering an asthma attack you can't catch your breath - let alone a deep breath. While I am a firm believer in saving our ozone layer for everyone, asthmatics and all others, it is morally irresponsible to sacrifice the lives of many while so many other choices are available. Saving the ozone layer by eliminating much needed life saving medication rather than eliminating the spray can aerosols like hair spray, bug spray, cleaners, as well as outdated 20 to 30 year old vehicles and freezers which contribute much more to the depletion of our ozone layer than these small inhalers is to be considered a crime against humanity. Millions of people suffer from asthma, and many of those are registered, tax paying, voting, citizens. The CFC inhalers need to be brought back until a more viable alternative is created. The FDA claims it did the requisite research, however it failed to mention that a propellant like ethanol is actually a BRONCHOCONSTRICTOR- meaning that ethanol actually constricts the airways rather than opening them. This to a chronic asthmatic is a ticking time bomb. The FDA should remember that doctors take an oath- and the primary part of that is FIRST DO NO HARM. The HFA inhalers are harmful causing limited relief, if any, heart palpitations, high blood pressure, hair loss, headaches, and weight gain. At what point do you listen to your own taxpaying voters in pain? When they start dying? It is time to listen to the people in pain. Making excuses is not an option; telling people that they're just not used to it is the equivalent of not listening. Asthmatics know IMMEDIATELY if their medication is working or not; don't tell us to breathe in deeply - it doesn't work that way. Please put the CFC inhalers back on the market - at least until an alternative is found for the ethanol propellant.

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MichaelLas Vegas, NV

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

There is a new asthma medicine I have had to switch to. This medication is a asthma inhaler called HFA MDI, I was used to taking the CFC MDI. I was taking the CFC for over 25 years, since I was first given to me in the hospital when I was 11 years old and now I am 39 yrs old, proving that this medication has helped me and not harmed me.

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DouglasTaylors, SC

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT, IN MY PERSONAL OPINION, THE NEW HFA INHALERS, USED AS RESCUE INHALERS FOR THOSE OF US SUFFERING FROM COPD, ARE NOWHERE NEAR AS EFFECTIVE AS THE ONES WE WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE BEFORE AL GORE OPENED HIS BIG MOUTH.

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LindaSan Bruno, CA

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I threw up and had extreme nausea when I tried to use the new Xopenex with HFA. I tried it again and then a friend's same medicine and I almost passed out. I use the nubulizer Xopenex with no side

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KathleenScottsdale, AZ

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

This is a travesty of untold proportions. 23 million asthmatics in the US - really! To take away viable effective medication that is vital for SAVING THE LIVES of pulmonary patients is insane, inhumane and criminal. Where is the World Health Organization, the protectors of human beings health, when we, the suffering asthmatics and other pulmonary patients, need them? This noble but terribly misdirected and politicized effort at reducing CFCs for the good of the environment might be different if:

* this VITAL RESCUE MEDICATION was replaced with a medication that was effective (HFA inhalers are not equal in effectiveness for me and many others); * had been tested thoroughly on ALL types of pulmonary patients, on vast numbers of patients (HFA inhalers were not tested thoroughly); * were reliable (HFA inhalers are not - they must be primed, wasting medication, and they run out without notice - SUPER SCARY to those of use who rely on these for OUR LIVES - and they do NOT deliver the same amount of medication and therefore relief into the lungs); * did not contain known allergens such as the corn-based ethanol -- do you realize how many asthmatics have allergies and how very common it is to have a corn allergy? Maybe next they'll come up with a peanut based inhaler and kill even more of us off... * were comparably priced and sized (HFAs are triple the price for NON-EFFECTIVE medication and the 200 inhalations they claim per container do not account for the many wasted priming puffs or the extra puffs patients need BECAUSE THE STUFF DOES NOT WORK! A large portion of asthmatics are poor - do you think they'll just tough out the price TRIPLING? No they'll go without and get sick or even die.... And so too will many others not so poor, who already struggle to pay for all the other asthma meds they need to deal with their disease. Personally, I am coughing my guts out after taking this HFA inhaler and I have to take multiple inhalations to get any kind of relief (only some clearing of the lungs versus the prescribed 2 inhalations of CFC inhaler which would completely clear me). I am actively looking for other options to obtain CFC albuterol inhalers. But that option now carries great risk of possibly receiving bad medication. Remember why our society has advocated for legal abortion? To prevent women from getting back alley botch jobs that might take their lives.... This will be the same, asthmatics desperate to get effective medication will do anything -- it is OUR BREATH, after all, much more everyday and critical than birth control. If I am successful in obtaining CFC inhalers elsewhere I risk even being prosecuted since our government has made it illegal to get drugs from outside this country. I'm very stressed out by all of this - the problems with the effectiveness, the lack of options for me, the symptoms, the cost, the possibility of finding what I really need but the risk I'll have to take to do that. All this stress triggers even more asthma attacks. A vicious circle, compliments of the FDA. What's next? Shall you (FDA) take away my nebulizer machine too? Maybe the government would like to ensure all of us asthmatics die so as to ease the burden on the medical system? How many of us must die or have severely reduced quality of life as a sacrifice to the political game playing tactics of our government agencies who ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LOOKING OUT FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF THE AMERICAN PATIENT? Why was this mandate ever even considered when the CFCs released by inhalers at the time of the Montreal Protocol was just 1/10th of one percent of the total released worldwide? Isn't this crazy? I mean, when do the crazies at the FDA wake up and realize that the US in 1997 was 63rd of 102 countries in the amount of CFCs consumed? When you look at the amount the US is responsible for, it is MINUSCULE in comparison to the countries that are dumping mass amounts of this into the environment. How can this tiny amount of reduction possibly balance against the lives of 23 million Americans? And more - that is not counting the COPD, bronchitis and other patients that also need to use albuterol inhalers. It might be 50 million counting them... Why doesn't the FDA assemble a board of 50 pulmonary physicians and 50 diagnosed asthmatics of all types to decide what is best for use in treating this disease? Where is the follow up studies and response? People are in distress. Doctors know this, nurses know this, pharmacists know this. When will something be done about it? I'll bet there are no asthmatics in the FDA to suffer from this terrible tragic mistake of banning albuterol CFC inhalers. And I'll bet if there are any asthmatic employees at the FDA or the drug companies, they have been warned to keep their mouths shut on this topic or else they'll be looking for new jobs. This degrades my quality of life. I have to use a nebulizer now and be tethered to this breathing machine in order to breathe because this new inhaler does not work. I guess I'll have to get a portable one to carry too because the HFA albuterol inhaler DOES NOT WORK! I cannot believe that our idiotic government has condemned millions to this pain and degradation of lifestyle. We need a rescue from the new Obama administration. I cannot believe they will go along with this debacle and I have faith that President Obama will do what is right for the citizens of this country and let us have the medication that we so desperately need. It's all I have to hope for at this point.

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SueMarietta, GA

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I have allergy induced asthma. I only occasionally need an inhaler. However when I do need one. I need it to actually work .. NOT make my asthma WORSE.

The ProAir HFA actually made a mild asthma attack into a bad one. Thank goodness I used it on a mild attack. I will guess if I had used it on a serious one I would have been hospitalized. I am also thankful I had one of my old inhalers still at the time I tried the new one. I am now terrified of having to use one of the new inhalers. I am perfectly aware of HOW to use an inhaler. I do NOT depend on the strength of the puff the inhaler puts out to get the medicine into my lungs. I think all the blaming it on us for improper use is just a bunch of bull. Though when you are in the middle of an asthma attack and having issues actually getting air into your lungs .. the whole take a deep breath to get the medicine into your lungs thing is .. Well that is what the medicine is supposed to help you do ... BREATHE!!! When your lungs close up it is hard to get your breath at all .. much less take a deep one. I mean I did not think that breathing was optional .. though evidently the folks who put out these new inhalers did.

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RyanBurbank, CA

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

These new HFA Inhalers do not work, WE NEED OUR OLD CFC INHALERS BACK.

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ErinRiverside, CA

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

My asthma was under control, until I began using the new HFA inhaler. I'm not sure if I'm allergic to the propellent, or what, but this stuff causes my throat to swell and burn. My primary care physician finally concluded that I was sensitive to the new propellent and now I am forced to use a nebulizer, when necessary.

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BobWyandotte, MI

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

Like the people in your article, I have COPD and asthma. I did manage to stock up on a couple of CFC inhalers before the ban, but I am having to try to strech them out and am using the HFA inhalers as much as possible. I echo the sentiments that they do not work. I have heard and tried all the explanations and helpful tips, but they do not work. My Doctor who has asthma agrees with me but feels as helpless as I do. This has effected my quality of life. I can no longer go about my routines like I used to. I am 52 years old and do not know how much longer I can keep working my job without the CFC inhalers.

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SandraPosen, IL

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

When my pharmacy gave me an HFA Inhaler last summer instead of my usual CFC albuterol inhaler, I immediately let them know that they had made a mistake. That was how I was informed that the old CFC inhalers were being banned.

Within a few days, I used the new HFA inhaler to halt an impending asthma episode. To my horror, it not only did not feel or taste right, it was not effective in stopping the tightness and wheezing. I tried the HFA inhaler again and got very little relief. I found an almost empty CFC inhaler and used that and got almost instantaneous relief. I called my pharmacist and reported the problem and she was very sympathetic. She called her supplier's warehouse and was able to get me a few of the old CFC inhalers that had been put aside. (For what? To go to waste when the ban went into affect on Jan. 1st?) So, I used those inhalers for the last 6 months and had no problems getting immediate relief. Unfortunately, now I am just about out of them and have only the new HFA inhalers on hand. I have to tell you that I am very worried, and even scared, about how it will work when I need it to work the most. I have voiced my fears to my doctor and she is going to refer me to a pulmonary specialist to see if there is something else that I can try that will work. Hopefully, there is something. In the meantime, I have made sure that I am well stocked up on vials of albuterol for the nebulizer, which I know will work. But that's not something that you can tuck into your purse for emergencies away from home. I honestly don't know how this will all turn out, but I am worried. For myself and the thousands of other asthmatics that I understand have experienced the same ineffective results with the new HFA inhalers.

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CaroleEdgewood, NM

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I have had incidents with the inhalers. They tend to have exactly the opposite effect for a prolonged amount of time. The object is to stop the narrowing of the airways - quickly, not use a device that constricts the airways more - before it opens them, and then only opens them part of the way. Brain damage occurs at about 4 minutes and the new inhalers don't work quickly. Can yu imagine how terrifying it is for a person to be smothering? That's what it's like. Your brain is still working, but you can't breathe, and your rescue inhaler has made the ability to breathe worse - instead of better. Passing out from lack of oxygen isn't fun either, and leads to other injuries - if you live long enough to be rescued by your HFA rescue inhaler - with your brain intact. If I weren't getting CFC inhalers from another country, I wouldn't be able to leave my home, and I would have to be within reach of my nebulizer machine at all times, and pray the electricity doesnt't go out. The law needs to be changed - quickly! Incidentally, I reported my problems with the HFA inhalers to the government and I tell every doctor and person I can about them. I also tell my doctors that they need to report patient incidents to the government, but I don't know if they do or not. I was a nurse before I got sick, and I tend to think that the doctors just want to keep on keepin' on, and not ruffle the government's feathers, which is one of the things wrong with the medical profession. I have had asthma all my life, spent many holidays in the hospital in my childhood because of asthma, and got the CFC inhalers in my early 30's when they can out. I never had a real problem with asthma after that. If I thought an asthma attack was coming on, I inhaled 1 or 2 puffs, and I was good as new within a minute. No other medicines were needed. Now with the HFA's, I'm on 2 other medicines besides the new inhaler, and one of them will destroy my bones in time, and gives me vaginal infections. Somehow, I don't feel better off, and now am handicapped.

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CandaceHammond, IN

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I have had mild asthma for years, only needing my rescue inhaler (albuterol CFC) on occasion. Beginning in January 2009 I started having problems. I couldn't take a deep breath and I felt like I wasn't getting enough air. I started using my new ProAir HFA inhaler more often, which I got the first week of January. I made sure to shake it extra well and clean it often, as directed.

Day by day I felt more tired and had more difficulty breathing. I began having chest pains upon exertion. I started to worry that I was having heart problems. Finally I had gotten so bad that simply washing my hair or sweeping the floor made me dizzy and brought on more chest pains. My face felt flushed and strange, like I was going to pass out, but I didn't. Instead I sat down and took aspirin. Finally I called the nurse hotline at my insurance. We talked about my problems. I didn't think it was my asthma because I wasn't having asthma attacks, no wheezing, just shortness of breath and the chest pains and dizziness. The nurse told me to go to the hospital ER, which I did. After several hours in the ER I was admitted. This was January 22, 2009. I spent 5 days in Immediate Care, hooked up to a heart monitor. I had numerous tests and scans. I had a stress test which brought on a full-blown chest pain, dizziness, flushed face episode for the doctor to see. Because of the abnormal stress test, I had a heart cath (angiogram) to check for blockage. The result of all the tests showed that my heart is healthy. I still did not know the cause of the pain. I was, however, feeling much better because the hospital gave me an albuterol CFC inhaler, so I was using it instead of the ProAir HFA. It wasn't until I had my follow-up appointment that I learned the source of my pain was bronchial spasm. I never in my whole life of being asthmatic have I ever experienced anything like that---never. I have experienced an asthma attack where I would wheeze and have difficulty breathing, but never pain and dizziness. Using my inhaler would open my lungs and stop the attack. But this was different. Using the ProAir did not make me feel better. Looking back I could see that my problems began gradually and worsened gradually but they began when I started using the ProAir and stopped when I stopped using the ProAir. When my albuterol CFC runs out I have a prescription for XOPENEX HFA. I hope I do better with it, if not, I don't know what I'll do.

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ChristianeColumbus, OH

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I have to strain in order to draw medicine out of the new HFA inhaler when I am not having a asthma attack. When I am having an asthma attack I have to take double the amount of puffs in order to draw the albuterol into my lungs and wait up to 30 minutes to get relief. I have been fortunate enough not to have had a severe asthmatic fit as of yet. I know this inhaler could not save my life if it depended on it and I will have to have my husband drive me to the ER when it happens.

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MelissaNew York, NY

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

My CFC inhaler was switched to HFA-propellant inhaler for asthma because of the new international law banning CFC asthma inhalers.

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MaximWaltham, MA

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

Having been diagnosed with asthma from the age of 5 I have used different inhalers for over quarter of the century. While my doctors tell me the it is controlled now I am still supposed to carry a rescue inhaler at all times. My last prescription yielded the new ProAir inhaler that proved to be worse than useless. Having overextended myself in the gym I felt the need for the inhaler (first time in a month). Well, I had the new, freshly cleaned ProAir in my sweatpants.

4 puffs and 10 minutes later the gym people were ready to call 911 on me as I got much worse, when I remembered that I had my old inhaler in the car. 1 puff of the environmentally dangerous old Armstrong inhaler and 3 minutes later I could breathe and think of driving myself home.

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RogerChicago, IL

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

New HFA albuterol inhaler replaced old CFC albuterol inhaler. These inhalers are for rescue use, for sudden asthma attacks - not for maintenance use.

New inhaler acts much more slowly. When having a sudden attack, you need fast action to relieve the symptoms. Asthma is the inability to breathe, which makes it impossible to take the deeper breath necessary to get the medicine into your lungs with this weaker propellant.

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JanetWickenburg, AZ

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I was given a sample PROAIR inhaler by my pulmonary doctor, and this was the first I learned that the CFC inhalers were being done away with. The inhaler made my chronic asthma worse - it made me cough, and I had trouble breathing for DAYS after use. My 24 year old son, who is also a lifelong, chronic asthmatic, had the exact same experience. Not only that, the new inhalers COST MORE at the pharmacy. Upon further investigation, I learned that a part of the propellant being used is ETHANOL - jet fuel - KNOWN TO BE HARMFUL TO ASTHMATICS! I will not knowingly inhale ETHANOL and/or buy ANY product which uses ETHANOL as a propellant. I am now buying my inhalers OUTSIDE the UNITED STATES. And people wonder why this country is in the state it is in! To promote the propoganda that the CFC propellant used by millions of asthmatics in their rescue inhalers, and to remove them from the market, when I can go to the corner drugstore and still buy EASY OFF OVEN CLEANER or AQUA NET HAIRSPRAY is a prime example of how ridiculous this ban on CFC inhalers is. It is obvious to me that profits by pharmaceutical companies are more important than the health of millions of asthmatics who rely on their rescue inhalers for every breath they take.

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AprilSt. Louis, MO

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I was surprised when I got my first HFA inhaler. It was ProAir . My asthma is considered severe. I was used to using my inhaler and getting immediate relief. Shortly after using the new inhaler I felt the need to use it again. Then later again. I couldn't care less how the new inhalertastes. I need the inhaler to relax my lungs so I can breathe. The new inhaler never makes my lungs fully relax like the old CFC inhaler. In the first week in the middle of the night I woke up needing my inhaler which I always keep under my pillow. I could not get relief from the new HFA inhaler! Quickly I ran to my purse where I had an old CFC inhaler and used that. Immediatly I could feel my lungs relaxing. I could then breathe freely and could go back to bed. The next morning I called my DR. and reported to him that the new inhaler didn't work so I needed my old one and was informed they were no longer legal or available! How can this happen? Our lives depend on these life saving inhalers. My DR. tested me while I was experiencing little asthma and was able to breathe deeply. Yes, after recieving the medicine I showed improvement. But when my asthma is severe or I have a full blown attack, I am incapable of breathing deeply or holding it in my lungs as needed in order for the medicine to have effect. Also when I get a virus that goes into my chest my asthma is so severe that I am put on 80mgs of prednisone to breathe. I also use my nebulizer every 4 hours. I need my inhaler to live. Help.

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SammyePowell, TN

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I am not a medical professionl or pharmacist and didn't really KNOW what is in the Pro Air inhaler that we are being FORCED to use....all I can tell you is...1. they do NOT work nearly as well, therefore you use them more often, placing you at risk...and 2. I have actually counted the puffs. and there is NOT 200 puffs in them! I complained to my pharmacist at Walgreens here in Powell, TN..and she said she has had nothing but complaints about them..but that her hands are tied. I complained to my insurance company..they said they cannot cover the old inhalers anymore..its the Pro Airs or nothing. I talked to my doctor, he said he cannot give me a script for the old ones either and he also said he has heard nothing but complaints from them either.

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CatherineSalt Lake City, UT

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

My adult daughter has had asthma since she was a child. She has always used a Ventolin CFC rescue inhaler with great success (only needing 1 or 2 puffs). It seems that she is now one of the unlucky ones for whom the new HFA inhalers DO NOT WORK as expected! She needs to use 5 or 6 puffs, and it leaves her with visible tremors and shaking for nearly 30 minutes after using the inhaler. I have witnessed this first hand. She has even used an old expired CFC inhaler after the HFA one was not working, and gotten immediate relief from the expired inhaler! For SOME people, the HFA inhalers simply DO NOT WORK. My daughter should have the opportunity to choose what works for her, so she can breathe, so she can stay alive!

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NancyChicago, IL

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

Please give us back our CFC inhalers. This is like living in ** Germany where no one cares if you live or die. ProAir inhalers get clogged after every few uses. The inhaler doesn't care if you are in the middle of an Asthma attack or not.

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BrettFenton, MO

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I grew up choked by second-hand smoke and developed asthma; when I was growing up, the US government did nothing to protect children from second hand smoke. I grew up using the CFC inhalers (for decades) and my asthma was well under control. I was able to lead a fairly normal life. Then, the US government crammed the HFA inhalers (ProAir) down our throats and I nearly choked to death. The Proair inhaler did NOTHING to relieve my asthma. The FDA claims: It is important to remember that it is the deep breath that gets the medication into a patient's lungs. HA! Whatever fool wrote that has never tried to take a deep breath while choking to death from an asthma attack! I should note that I am about as green as they get, making all of my life decisions based on what is good for the environment. However, I beg our government not to choke me and millions of other people to death in a trumped-up effort to save the ozone layer. The science the government is relying on is completely bogus, and millions of us are suffering as a result. I ask the US government: PLEASE stop doing this to us. I used to be in shape, running everyday to control other health problems I have. I can no longer run, however, now that the government has done away with the medicine I needed to survive. The fact I am unable to exercise will no doubt mean that I will not have nearly as many years to spend with my baby daughter. I ask you, is this fair to her? How many other families are being destroyed by this terrible government decision? One can only imagine the numbers are staggering. I hope other parents who read this will consider asking their Congressmen to reverse the US government's decision so that I and others can live their lives free of the terror of wondering on a daily basis if they are going to choke to death and leave behind their spouses and children.

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ErikaLos Angeles, CA

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

All the produts above seem to clug up the airways instead of opening them; they cost twice as much and give less than half of the relief; they stink, they are not rescuers, we need to be rescued from them

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ChristySt. Peters, MO

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I am appalled that the FDA infers that we aren't using the new HFA inhalers properly. Do they really think that after a lifetime of asthma I don't know how to inhale? The problem is I CAN'T!! Thanks to the HFA inhalers.

HFA's do not rescue when needed most. Every time I read of someone dying from an asthma attack I have to wonder if it was because their HFA failed them. Such as this story which clearly states she was using an inhaler that had to be HFA considering the date:

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MicheleChandler, AZ

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

My son is 4 years old. When he was 9 months old, he got bronchiolitis. Every subsequent winter he would get sick every month, and have trouble breathing. He would also cough so much he would throw up. When he was 3, he had to go to the doctor every month to get help to breathe. They gave him a steroid inhaler to manage his inflammation, and an albuterol inhaler (CFC) to give him relief. In November of 2008, his (and my remaining, expired) CFC inhaler ran out, and we got a ProAir inhaler instead. He stopped getting better. Before he would cycle with his breathing problems, but he just never seemed to get much better this winter. Finally, after a night of so much coughing he threw up 7 times, I decided to look up information on the new inhalers. Since then, we have had to get a nebulizer and that has helped much more than the ProAir. He has not taken a puff from the ProAir inhaler in about 3 weeks, and his coughing has ceased. We need to be more concerned with the current pulmonary health of millions of people, not just with imagined, future threats to the ozone layer. This was a political, not medical move.

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ScottVallejo, CA

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I have been a life long asthmatic and have had my asthma manageable for the last 15 years. I rely on a rescue inhaler 1-2 times a week when doing heavy exercise. I have tried 2 different HFA inhalers and neither will give me the relief of the CFC inhalers. I have been trained in the proper use of the HFA inhaler. Bottom line it is not effective on me. While not a cost issue for me (HMO Covers the higher cost) it does not work. I have had to very carefully monitor my heavy exercise as I no longer have a viable backup when I have an asthma flare up. I truly believe the FDA has not done their homework and are putting peoples lives at risk, in the guise of saving the environment.

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PaulBeverly Hills, CA

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

deeper inhalations required which is impractical with asthma attack. cost is prohibitive and lack of generic is CRIMINAL.Change a law amke a generic available!. I have been the guinea pig for 45 years since tedral and primatene mist hit the market. i use an inhaler WEEKLY and have done so for 30 years. Im more of an expert than any researcher and the ozone compromise was illegal, immoral and a travesty. I drive a hybrid so don't tell me about green. get those old trucks and trains off the road before denying asthma sufferers their rescue.

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JamieSan Diego, CA

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

i have used the cfc inhalers all my life. now they are banned. it is completely shocking and disturbing that this is now a law considering the fact that it was millions of peoples everyday medication for years and years. im 22. ive had asthma for 10 years. the hfa inhalers DO NOT WORK. they also completely stress me out because of the possible side effects that are likely to happen. this is horrifying. please bring my inhalers back.

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MelissaOrlando, FL

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I haven't had problems with my asthma since I was 10. It's been under control for the past 9 years until I started using the new inhalers. The ProAir inhalers don't relieve me of an asthma attack in the slightest. I have to use about 10 puffs, then once I can breathe, I then have to administer a nebulizer treatment. About a week after I started using the Proventil inhaler, my asthma got severely worse. I was having attacks three times a day and in the middle of the night - which interfered with my classes and work. I also had constant chest-tightness that I couldn't relieve, even with my nebulizer.

I was suffering for a week until I contacted my doctor (even my doctor said the ban on the old inhalers was **). I was referred to an Allergist, who gave me an inhaled steroid and now my asthma is under control again. I don't have to use the ProAir or Proventil anymore. Not only can I not afford the new inhalers, including the steroid. I can't keep taking the steroid, which means my asthma could get worse again once I'm taken off the steroid. I'd really like the old inhalers back since they worked every time! Even after they expire they STILL WORK! I'm 19, in college, had asthma since I was 5, and I want the old inhalers back.

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JosephLaporte, IN

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

The HFA albuterol inhalors don't work well and actually agrivate my asthma and cause great distress and suffering. Several times I became quite ill and had to resort to an old cfc albuterol inhalor to rescue me, the nebulizor also provided no relief. The Xoponex hfa seems to cause the least irritation, although it does not clear my lungs well and has reulted in a seroius reduction in my ability to enjoy an active lifestyle and my overall quality of life. I am very concerned about my future health, especially as I have 3 minor children still at home as well as an adult child. With the old cfc inhalors I was able to function fully and actively, enjoying sports and walking etc with my kids.

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AlinPalatine, IL

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

I started using the inhaler to help me clear my airways, i have oversecretion due to a neurological disease and my airways fill up with gunk easily. I get pneumonia very easily and thanks to a CFC free inhaler i had pre-conversion pneumonia in November of last year. I was forced to start using a Cough Assist, AND Albuterol Nebulizer which I could avoid both if a TRUE WORKING INHALER WERE MADE. HFA DOES NOT WORK!

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JenEnfield, NH

Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

The HFA inhalers do not work for me. They have made my asthma 100 times worse than it has ever been. This is such a helpless feeling that our government would take away a lifesaving medication for the label of going green. It feels like genocide. I have already been documenting my discomfort daily so that my husband has an account of what I have been going through in case I die from my asthma.

I am only 35 and I have a 2 year old son and a 3 year old daughter. I live in constant fear that one of them could develop asthma and have no effective medication available for them. I don't know how the FDA or the American Lung Association can turn a blind eye and keep saying the HFA inhalers are just as effective as the CFC ones. It is absolutely disgusting and unforgivable. They are killing people, and the government is watching it happen and doesn't give a **.

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RichardOld Town, FL

Reviewed Feb. 11, 2009

I have two complaints.

one the ports air does doesn't dilver the medication verry well and does not work as well as the old CFC propelled abutrol. not for me my brother ,sister or mother. Two the PRICE is almost 3x as much as the old CFC propelled inhalers. The increase in price had led to me unable to lead my live as normal and the PRICE of preventative medication is all so out of the ball park like Advair and singulair . I think it is shamefully to raise the PRICE on the same medication that has ben around for years just becouse the propelliant has ben changed. not that much anyway.

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B.Austin, TX

Reviewed Feb. 11, 2009

I was naive and thought my new environmentally safe inhaler would work if/when I needed it. My first attempt was in January of 2008. When it did not work I fell back on my old expired CFC inhaler and it saved me. I got through 2008 using both inhalers. Since January I am out of the CFC inhaler and relying only on the HFA one. Well guess what I CANT BREATHE!!! It takes some of the distress off my lungs but I can't catch my full breath. I am starting to wonder if I might have pneumonia. Go to the doctor you say? I CAN'T AFFORD IT!!!I just got shocked when I went to pick up my HFA inhaler and the cost went from $50 to $80.

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MelissaSpring, TX

Reviewed Feb. 10, 2009

I went to the pharmacy yesterday to pick up a prescription for my Pro-Air inhaler. I was shocked to find that has just gone up from $7.50 to $30 - $45. If I have to pay that much more, I won't have enough to pay for the prescribed physical therapy. I asked the druggist why that happened, and she just said that the pharmaceutical companies just decided that the only generic inhalers would be the old Albuterol with Sulfate. I left the Pro-Air on the counter. Guess I'll just go back to the old nebulizer. Now, I won't have time for the physical therapy that the doctor recommends. I just may resort to that. It seems that the government stuck their hand in it.

Instead of being a CFC (that worked) they are now all HFAs to prevent further damage to the ozone layer. It goes straight into my lungs, so how is it going to affect the ozone layer? The change to HFA has made it ineffective for the most part. That is it doesnt give me the rescue relief? that I need. Initially, it takes hours before it starts giving me what I need, and then it only gives me a head rush and a cough. Its been the only inhaler I could get, aside from the nebulizer, so I am forced to take it or not. I went to a site that listed consumer complaints about what's been afoot with this change to HFA. PAY ATTENTION: It doesn't work. This site is full of consumer complaints about this. It looks nothing short of another money making scam. I am 61 years old and must have my medication such that it is.

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RobertNewmarket,, NH

Reviewed Feb. 9, 2009

I have COPD and depend on my rescue inhaler to lead a less than normal life. The old inhalers worked very well when having an attack after walking a short distance or climbing stairs. I am now caused to remain at home and become fearfull of engaging in any physical activity which will cause a breathing attack. Government agents/agencies should be made to know first hand what it's like to be unable to breath,then reach for medication that has no effect...these decisions are hazardous to our health and quality of life. People should not be made to drop like flies before something gets done to correct such a gross negligence caused by such buerucrats.

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KatieFt. Lauderdale, FL

Reviewed Feb. 7, 2009

I am writing to you about the Pro Air inhaler for asthmatics. The rescue inhaler does not work - it is time to bring back CFC inhalers. Upon using it, not only did my breathing problems get worse but it brought on chest pains.

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BarbaraKing, NC

Reviewed Feb. 7, 2009

I hate this new inhaler Pro Air! Each time I use it I have a severe coughing experience. It causes me to choke and therefore doesn't do the asthma attack good at all! We need the Proventil back!!

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WilnaPalmer, TN

Reviewed Feb. 7, 2009

The ProAir Inhaler does not work and is dangerous! For many years I have had to use an inhaler to help with my breathing. I used the Armstrong CFC, with no problems or side effects. The price of 18.00 a month was reasonable. It lasted a month and as it started running low, you could tell by the shorter bursts.

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PatrickNew Hope, MN

Reviewed Feb. 7, 2009

A am truly worried, as so many others, that I am going to die because of the switch to the new HFA inhalers.

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KellyWaynesville, NC

Reviewed Feb. 6, 2009

I have had asthma since i was 8 and have been using generic CFC inhalers for many yrs and have only been to the hospital when i was out also i can not use advair and things like that they cause me to have broncitis so my only relief is the CFC inhalers now the FDA has changed that to HFA (porair,proventil,ect) they DO NOT WORK at all and when my CFC inhaler runs out i fear that i will die I am only 37yrs old I don't want to die someone needs to do something PLEASE bring back the CFC they are plenty of things still available on the market that hurt the ozone alot more but no one seems to be worried about them I have heard that some people have already died from this from what I have read thousands proable millions or more people are very scaried because these new inhalers don't work i guess if nothing is changed there will be a bigger mess for the economy because people with asthma,copd,chronic broncitics, ect will not be able to get out of bed or there house for fear of not breathing so no one will be going to work why don't you ask pres. Obama how he would like that because my bet is he would not, at all. Thank you for reading Kelly

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SusanToledo, OH

Reviewed Feb. 6, 2009

I am 57 years old and have copd. My first experience with the new HFA propellent was with Flovent (a steroid inhaler) a few years ago. It immediately made my scalp fell like I had bugs running thru it, progressing to an intense burning sensation like an iron was placed on my head within the next 24 hours.. Within 3 days my hair started to snap off at the roots, so many at a time you could actually hear it if you ran your fingers thru your hair. As soon as I stopped the drug the symptoms subsided. Also my lungs felt scortched and I couldn't get a deep breath. Again, in 2006 I used an HFA inhaler for Albuterol as my pharmacy was phasing out their supplier with CFC without realizing the propellant was the same as the flovent inhaler I had used before. The exact symptoms happened immmediately!! I experienced this a third time, in my pulmonologists office while being administered breathing tests and the test administrator gives you something to open your lungs in the 2nd round of breathing exercises and the sensation on my scalp occured immediately!!

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SusanMariposa, CA

Reviewed Feb. 6, 2009

Banning of CFC rescue inhalers to ineffective HFA inhalers.

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HarryMinneapolis, MN

Reviewed Feb. 4, 2009

Since i used the new inhaler to treat my mild asthma i developed chest pain, which went away when i discontinued using the new inhaler. I underwent a cardiac stress test as this chest pain was so severe. I cannot and will not endanger my health by using this product, luckily my allergic asthma is mild and controlled by advair. The old inhalers need to be brought back before somebody dies.

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EllenFairview, OR

Reviewed Feb. 4, 2009

The Pro Air inhaler stops administering the medication.

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DanCherokee Village, AR

Reviewed Feb. 4, 2009

I was diagnosed with Astha at age 66. I have never smoked. They tell me I can not get the generic Albuterol Inhaler because of the ban of the CFC containing salbutamol. I would have had to pay $7.00 for it. They are charging me $39.00 for what is said Generic on the box which is ProAir HFA. My Dr. prescribed 17GM Albuterol and I receive 8.5 GM 90 MG inhailer and it lasts me maybe 10 -12 days as prescribed using it 4 times a day 2 puffs each time. How can a person afford $120 a month while on Social Security and Medicare and I have a back up insurince and it still costs $39.00. Where is there justice. Millions of americans have asthma. Where is there help for us low to middle class americans who need to breath and without it we will die. I am outraged. The pharmacy will not give more than one of the 8.5 GM per perscription even though my dr. wants me to have 17 GM. Something is wrong and regardless of it being banned something has to be done so people do not die because they can't afford it and have to go without it. I have read and read on the internet of millions of others going through the same thing with their young children and themselves are afraid of not being able to afford a $40-$50 inhaler.

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CurtLaie, HI

Reviewed Feb. 2, 2009

I've used an inhaler heavily all my life. In the last five years my asthma has been under control with Advair, so I've only needed the assistance of an inhaler once in a great while for immediate relief. The first time I used a HFA enhaler I noticed a marked difference in the amount of relief. I asked my doctor to have my prescription plan put me back on the cfc propelled enhaler I had been using and they sent me another HFA enhaler. Since I had paid twice for an inneffective drug, I had to call them to find out the 4-1-1. They could have at least sent out an informative letter.... The FDA doesn't realize how much this affects quality of life. The negligilbe amount enhalers might affect the environment shouldn't outweigh health benefits to copd sufferers. With environmentalists it's usually all or nothing, but where this directly affects peoples lives, a little bit of common sense should be applied.

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N.L.Lauderdale, MN

Reviewed Feb. 2, 2009

I have had asthma for ten years. It has always been well controlled until I was given Pro air inhaler at the pharmacy. My asthma symptoms gradually became worse. I have been to the doctor 4 times.I am currently taking prednisone, Ventolin and Advair for relief. I complained to the pharmacist and was told that this was the ony medicine available and that it is the same medicine as it has always been. This is not true and my physcian confirmed this.

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BenBakersfield, CA

Reviewed Jan. 31, 2009

HFA Inhalers do not work

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JeanCollinsville, MS

Reviewed Jan. 30, 2009

I DON`T LIKE THIS NEW INHEALER I HAVE TO USE BECAUSE IT IS ALL I CAN GET. DO YOU KNOW IT HAS ETHANOL IN IT.

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IreneLos Angeles, CA

Reviewed Jan. 29, 2009

How many complaints is it going to take to bring back the CFC inhalers? The HFA inhalers are ridiculous - they cost more and they DO NOT WORK despite their claims.

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CandaceHammond, IN

Reviewed Jan. 28, 2009

I had been taking Albuterol for years and it always worked well.

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GerriLic, NY

Reviewed Jan. 28, 2009

The HFA inhalers do not work. (And, they make me nauseous.) This didn't happen with the CFC inhalers. I understand about global warming and the ozone, but if it helps people breathe, how can it be allowed to be illegal?

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VirginiaSummerdale, AL

Reviewed Jan. 27, 2009

I was diagnosed with Chronic Bronchitis in August 2008. I was given an Armstrong CFC Inhaler which damn near saved my life. Ever seen I began using my Proair HFA inhaler I have been coping with side effect after side effect. When I needed to use my Proair inhaler it did not work, it was completely empty after just two doses.

My belief is that the HFA Proair inhaler is ineffective and could potentially be the cause of death in an asthmatic, COPD or someone with chronic Bronchitis or other ailment. I am a young grandmother who enjoys running around with my grand babies but I can't most times for fear of an attack since I cannot rely on my inhaler. I can't leave my life in the hands of the money hungry EPA. The thought that this product works is ludicrous.

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DarcyWashington, DC

Reviewed Jan. 27, 2009

I have been managing my asthma sucsessfully for years with CFC Albuterol inhalers. I had tried pro-air and other HFA inhalers in the past and found that they simply did not work as well. They are not a substitute for CFC inhalers. More so-- I cannot believe that the government allowed a stop date for CFC inhalers with no generic alternatives on the market. With my insurance I used to pay $10 for my generic CFC-albuterol. Yesterday I had to pay $35 for the brand name HFA inhaler. A 300% mark up is simply unacceptable for any product or drug-- especially a fast acting, life-saving inhaler. Why are millions of Americans being forced to pay 3x more for an inferior product?

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FredericaBingham, ME

Reviewed Jan. 24, 2009

HFA INHALER-

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DonnaHartsville, SC

Reviewed Jan. 24, 2009

I was using albuteral inhalers quite frequently, due to having COPD and chronic Bronchitis. When it was changed to the Pro Air, I was majorly disappointed due to the fact that the PROAIR does not seem to act as fast or do as good as the actual albuteral. Also, a very good friend just died and the autopsy report stated that she had a massive heart attack due to the inhaler. so be careful with it.. I am afraid now to even use mine.

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CarlaConyers, GA

Reviewed Jan. 24, 2009

The congress banned a substance that worked, The albuterol hfa inhaler doesn't work as well. I'm scared I may die of an asthma attack. I had one albuterol cfa and immediately asthma symptoms went away. Why are they playing politics with our lives.

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MaryApex, NC

Reviewed Jan. 21, 2009

HFA inhalers do not work. Hello. Is anyone listening. My daughter who is a terrible asthmatic had to go back to the nebulizer after the HFA inhaler did not work. I know about cleaning and priming. This new expensive environmentally friendly inhaler risk the lives of countless people. I feel helpless. Did the FDA test these? How?

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PatriciaJones, OK

Reviewed Jan. 17, 2009

I have been prescribed an albutrol inhaler to control a respiratory condition and for years have been using either Warrick or Armstrong inhalers. Now, without consent on my part I suddenly get a substitution with the ProAir inhaler at nearly double the cost. The Pharmacist tells me that the other inhalers are no longer available...this is of major concern as the substitution is substandard to the original...

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MarianYork, PA

Reviewed Jan. 17, 2009

I went to the local pharmacy in the spring of 2008 to fill my daughter's prescription for her cfc albuterol. I was told the CFC inhalers were being phased out as of 12/31/2008 and she needed to "transition" to a new HFA inhaler. I was given a Pro-Air HFA inhaler to give to her. Since my daughter has many medication allergies, I did some research and found that the Pro-Air has ethanol in it. I asked my daughter's allergist for a sample of the Ventolin HFA as I had read there is no ethanol in that product and if she needed a rescue inhaler, perhaps that is the one she should be on. Her allergist gave us a sample.

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TrudyWest Dundee, IL

Reviewed Jan. 16, 2009

I am a servere asthmatic and am on disability. I have been using albuterol inhalers for YEARS now that have worked effectively. Now I am being told they are no longer available due to the FDA's or the environmental group's decision to stop mking them.

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DollyPoncha Springs, CO

Reviewed Jan. 16, 2009

I have been a almost problem free asthmatic for alot of years. I know my symptoms, how to control them, what makes them come on.... Taking away our rescue inhalers as we know it is a nightmare....what used to be 2 puffs occasionally is 10 in a row couple of times in a row. It makes my wheezing worse! Eventually, i take a nebulizer...Now, what is interesting is that i am a nurse manager at a hospital and hearing the same darned comments from our respiratory patients!

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BrookeBlairsville, PA

Reviewed Jan. 14, 2009

The ban on albuterol inhalers is awful... i had managable asthma before a few months ago... and now... i was in the hospital twice... please.... please work with everyone to have them reconsider... i don't think my little asthma inhaler harms the environment...

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KristiBenzonia, MI

Reviewed Jan. 12, 2009

HFA ProAir Inhaler- 3 times the price, 1/2 the size and works 1/4 amount compared to Albuterol. They take away Albuterol because it is bad for the ozone/environment...well, its going into OUR lungs- so how much is it hurting anything? What about all the people that NEED it? Albuterol WORKS and saves lives!! We want it back!

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DawnOmaha, NE

Reviewed Jan. 12, 2009

The Warrick Albuterol Inhalers were switched to the ProAir inhalers to prevent CFC's in the air at the beginning of 2009.. I am still trying to figure out how puffing it into my lungs puts it in the air.

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KathyAcme, PA

Reviewed Jan. 12, 2009

I am in agreement with everyone here. This is crazy. The new inhalers barely work. I find that the medicine does not get into my lungs. I have to use it way more. Thanks goodness I had a small stockpile of older inhalers but now am down to only half of one and beginning to worry. With the old inhalers one puff and you were good to go. My doctor knows this and my pharmacist. My doctor told me to look around, even in Canada and Mexico. He told me my only other option at this point was a nebulizer. Talk about inconvenient. My pharmacist was really angry about this(blames the government) and said 3 people had come in that week and left without an inhaler because the only ones he has are the newer ones. EVERYONE is in agreement. They don't work!!!!! I would like to tell the manufacturers of this medicine to take a straw and breath through it for 15 minutes (if they can do it that long) and then have them tell me it is OK. When you can't breath it is terrifying. All that person has to do is remove the straw. We on the other hand need our old inhalers. It is terrifying to reach for something that does not open the airway.I wrote Al Gore last night. Not sure if he really cares but figured it was worth a try.I believe in being environmentally responsible but not at the risk of a million people dying.

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RodKahului, HI

Reviewed Jan. 11, 2009

january 2009 when i started using ProAir as the substitute for my old armstrong albuterol inhaler. the same time, i started to feel different (nausea & chest pains). not blaming my new inhaler, i went on leave (from my work) & consulted my doctor on what i feel. he did an EKG, made a comprehensive blood test & a chest x-ray that all yielded negative results. he told me to rest. after 3 days of rest, still, there was no improvement on my condition.

the following day, i mis-placed my ProAir inhaler & can't find it. i have no choice but to use my old armstrong inhaler because it's not yet time for a refill. my chest pains & nausea were gone after 1 wholeday of NOT using the proair. what will i do when my armstrong inhaler ran out of actuation. i'm just wondering if the FDA personnels who approved the transition of CFC to HFA drived albuterol inhalers are asthmatics too.

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JosetteCenterville, UT

Reviewed Jan. 9, 2009

Ventolin HFA- This is junk. I need this to excercise. I used it and it helps a little but not like my old Warrick inhaler, which is much better. I can't belive this has been put on the market. We need to do something to get the others back on the market, I deserve options of what meds work best for me as long as it is not harmful to users. Plus it cost $35 with my insurance. If we are going to go green lets not start with life saving medication.

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PatForest City, NC

Reviewed Jan. 9, 2009

I was prescribed this pro air and I have not used it yet because I could not afford it. I have many illness and need other medication. I hate the fact that they changed my inhaler. I almost died 12 year with asthma a long standing patient. something has to be done about the cost. Many will die from asthma just because someone thought more of a tree or bird then human beings. I am not happy about this change. I am mad!!!!! But on the other hand if died at last I'll go to heaven and be with God forever and I will have no need of any spary anymore. Advice patients get saved cause you may die from asthma because of all the tree huggers.

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PatShorterville, AL

Reviewed Jan. 9, 2009

I am in the same boat as everyone else that posted on this site and I'm scared, the HFA inhalers do not work. I emailed the FDA to complain and they sent me the following response email. Possibly if all of us would fill out the form they might do something to help us. We need to take further action where it counts. Write to the FDA and also your State & Congressional representatives. EMAIL FROM FDA:

Thank you for writing the Division of Drug Information, in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. 1. We first ask that you submit a MedWatch report. It is a voluntary system of reporting to FDA any adverse effects and/or product problems. You may submit your voluntary report via the following methods. A. You may complete the voluntary form 3500 online. You can find a link to the Internet voluntary reporting form by going to the MedWatch homepage (http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/index.html), click on How to Report, then Reporting by Health Professionals or Reporting by Consumers. B. Download a copy of the form and either fax it to us at 1-800-FDA-0178 or mail it back using the postage-paid addressed form. Voluntary reports are essential for ensuring the continued safety of FDA-regulated products. Reports submitted to MedWatch are added to a post marketing safety database and reviewed by the FDA's post marketing safety staff. One or two well-documented case reports may provide an early signal of unexpected safety issues and lead to additional evaluation. This may result in FDA regulatory actions that improve the safety of the products used in patient care each day. We carefully evaluate and analyze all reports that were available to us and make recommendations for possible actions if the science based risk evaluation warrants the actions. If the report contributed to the action, the labeling change and/or public advisory will reflect the action. 2. The national transition from CFC propelled to HFA propelled albuterol inhalers is due to an international environmental treaty called the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Therefore, we also encourage you to notify your Congressional Representatives. Best regards, kw Division of Drug Information Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

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KerryLake Charles, LA

Reviewed Jan. 8, 2009

This inhaler is horrible. It doesn't work well, it clogs up and the medicine doesn't work. I went from using my old inhaler once or twice a day to constantly and getting no relief. Please help to get this recalled and get a good inhaler back on the market. The government took the good inhalers off the market and put this horrible one that doesn't work.

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LouieMt. Pleasant, SC

Reviewed Jan. 7, 2009

The new inhalers suck. Period. I am ready to file a class action lawsuit against the jackasses who took this off the market.

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JessicaBaltimore, MD

Reviewed Jan. 7, 2009

I do not think the proair inhaler work as well as the old inhaler. It do not give me quick release and I find that I have to use it more often during the day. There are also many patients at my job that have the same complaint and I think the problem should be fix.

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DoloresBellflower, CA

Reviewed Jan. 7, 2009

albuterol banned. using an hfa. guess i will now die soon! inaffective!

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LauraSacramento, CA

Reviewed Jan. 6, 2009

ProAir HFA albuteral inhalers don't work! I told my Dr. and he thinks its all in my mind. The 200 metered inhalations is a joke. I've only got about 70 from one and 46 to be exact on the other because I marked each time I took it. It felt half empty when I picked it up. Now the Dr. won't give me any more because it suppose to last at least 2 1/2 months. It also doesn't last very long to relieve symtoms. I have never in 30 years had so much problems with an inhaler. I'm nursing my Armstrong CPC one that I got 8 months ago which is almost gone. Something needs to be done about this. People need to breath. In the long run this is going to cost the government, hospitals, consumers alot more than giving us a produce that works like the old one's did. That is if we don't die first. What's wrong with FDA? Pharmaceuticals have to much power.

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CristinaNew York, NY

Reviewed Jan. 6, 2009

I was switched to HFA inhalers(proventil, ventolin), and I am not getting any relief from my asthma. They don't work at all. They just make me sicker, nervous and I know I will ended up in the ER with an asthma attack.

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SusieWellington, FL

Reviewed Jan. 6, 2009

I'm late to find out that the old Albuterol USP is discontinued. I have been lucky for a bit with my asthma and have not needed it for a while. My luck ended last month and now I am in need of an inhaler daily. I was given Proventil HFA at my doctor and it is total crap. My mom gave me one of her inhalers, ProAir HFA and it is just as bad. I use these new HFA and have no relief at all. One puff of the old USP and I could breathe fine, 5 puffs of the HFA and I am still wheezing and struggling for breath.

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JimWashington, DC

Reviewed Jan. 5, 2009

I was switched over to an HFA based inhaler without my consent or knowledge. I took the medication and almost ended up in the ER. I had an old CFC inhaler that saved me - thank God. If I didn't have it, I don't know what would have happened.

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ShanitaBaltimore, MD

Reviewed Jan. 5, 2009

Since taking the ProAir HFA inhalers, I have been requiring far more medication to relieve asthma attacks. All too often, instead of relief, the attack worsens and I experience a full-blown asthma episode that requires treatment with the nebulizer. I am missing work almost regularly, and have become more limited in my activity. I cannot trust this inhaler to work in an emergency. I find myself taking more over the counter drugs (Benadryl) to supplement this worthless inhaler.

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BrendaDes Moines, IA

Reviewed Jan. 4, 2009

Proventil HFA Albuterol Inhalers - The new inhalers do not deliver the 200 doses of albuterol which they claim to deliver, and this is fraud. We need to come up with a class action lawsuit. People with asthma are being put at real risk because the drug companies want to sell Advair and want to get away from generic albuterol because it doesn't make them enough of a profit.

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RonaldWest Mifflin, PA

Reviewed Jan. 4, 2009

Horrible results from inhaler and at twice the price. This is devastating to my family of 4 asthmatics. It is downright evil. Medicine and pharmaceutical companies do not have anybody’s best interest at heart!!! We are going broke on just the co-payment.

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CarrieChino Hills, CA

Reviewed Jan. 4, 2009

These new inhalers do not work. If they are worried about the ozone they could start in any number of places but instead they go after what brings great relief to asthmatics. I have had to go to a breathing machine to get my treatments because the HFA inhalers do not work well or last for any length of time. The cost went from $10.00 per inhaler to 35.00. I do not have insurance and this is a lot considering this is not my only medication. Advair charges 150.00 for 15 days worth of a steroid inhaler. Not only do they hit us at our lungs they aim at our pocketbooks too.

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MarciaDunnellon, FL

Reviewed Jan. 3, 2009

ProAir HFA inhaler was used to try to manage my asthma on January 1, 2009. Since I could not get nor did I have any of the older inhalers left I had to rely solely on this one to try and thwart an all-out, full blown episode. It didn't happen. I am lucky that it happened at home where I had access to my nebulizer.

Because I had a nebulizer at home, a doctor on the phone who prescribed Prednisone, and an Azmacort inhaler. I finally came out the other side of this. I used the ProAir in good faith and it did not deliver. With all of the other poisons in the world and land stripping and so on, why not chase those people down and stop them instead of taking a product off the market that asthmatics could depend on. AlbuteralCPC we need back. Maybe the new administration can do something about this. I sure do hope so.

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GerryQuincy, MA

Reviewed Jan. 3, 2009

Have COPD and used Albuterol for most of my life. Works. Now it has been done away with the ProAir HFA that does not work. Makes me sick and I had to go back on Prednisone because I could not breathe. I hope Albuterol will be put back on the market to help people like me who need it to breathe. Also ProAir HFA is much more expensive and I cannot afford it. live on Social Security and my insurance does not cover it. No generic -please find one.

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TimSpringfield, VA

Reviewed Jan. 2, 2009

Pharmacy switch Albuterol Oral Inhalation device from CFC driven to HFA driven. Three problems I can see: 1.The price was raised as a new formulation (minor rip off). 2. The new devices go flat, after thirty days. They were all dead with little use (Major hazard). 3. The new propellant is not as effective (Poor Medicine).

In my case I need this very seldom but when I did I had a flat inhaler. Never had this problem with the CFC version over past twenty years. Bough a second and third inhaler with same result. The CFC version left over still works! I know some people are dying over this. As for me I purchased a nebulizer and have given up on these convenient items. I feel like I have been transported back to 1969. There is a crime here.

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LaurieGrain Valley, MO

Reviewed Jan. 1, 2009

Pro-Air HFA inhalers are not doing the job they are intended for: Asthma. Helping people to breathe! Warrick/Armstrong inhalers were working fine. This is a money scam and the EPA be damned! This is A CRIME - and if I never live for my last breath over this alternative - there will indeed be others in line for the lawsuit! What a travesty it truly is when the EPA or whoever is behind it (where is the AMA in all this -seriously??) is more concerned with lining their pockets than with people having the ability to breathe during a possibly fatal asthma attack. I don't care what they say - it is less product than the original and less effective and yet more money??? What I NEED to put into my lungs to breathe - is affecting some unknown ozone layer at some unknown date?? Really? It also clogs!! Just what you need in a rescue inhaler! C'mon people - wake up! !

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CarrieLas Vegas, NV

Reviewed Dec. 30, 2008

THEY SWITCHED MY INHALER I WOULD ONLY HAVE TO USE MAYBE TWO TO 3 TIMES A WEEK, NOW I AM NEEDING TO USE IT SEEMS EVERY 4 HOURS OR LESS , IT GIVES ME A HEADACHE MOUTH SORE AND NOT TO MENTION THE COST OF THIS NEW HFA INHALER, I AM CONCERNED I WILL NOT BE AROUND LONG ENOUGH TO SEE MY GRAND CHILDREN GROW UP AND OH BY THE WAY I WAS PERFECTLY HEALTHY BEFORE USIING THIS NEW IN HALER, I GET NO SLEEP DUE TO THIS I AM ONLY 38 AND I FEEL THESE PAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE AGED 10 YEARS, MY DAUGHTER HAS SEEN A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERNCES AS WELL...HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN....WE NEED SOME JUSTICE HERE NOT TO MENTION THERE IS ETHANOL IN EVERY USE WHICH ALL OF US USE TO START OUR ENGINES...

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RayXxxxx, TX

Reviewed Dec. 30, 2008

Doctors and others, like government officials who decided to approve/replace Albuterol CFC inhalers with the HFA type are either professionally incompetent and will have to be fired and their licenses taken away from them, or, they knowingly decided to go along with the pharmaceutical companies. If so, they are worse than thieves and more in line with violent criminals. They need to be tried and discredited, preferably in front of a panel of asthma sufferers.

I, also, hope that there is an entity out there who will keep track of the number of people that may have already died because of not being able to get CFC inhalers. I have, recently, run out of CFC inhalers, and now am having to take many more puffs from the HFA types, without much relief, and have to rely on taking Prednisone. If the names of persons responsible for pushing HFA inhalers on us were available, we could directly write or email them. As a long-time asthma sufferer, it was immediately clear to me that the HFA inhaler was ineffective in relieving my asthma. How could people who tested this drug, if they, in fact, tested it, consider it to be effective? Doctors and others, like government officials who decided to appro

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PatriciaWest Chester, PA

Reviewed Dec. 29, 2008

My albuterol inhaler from just recently changed to a ProAir HFA Inhaler. I picked it up from the pharmacy thinking it was the same as before but it is not. My pharmacist stated that the old trusty albuterol inhaler is no longer being manufactured because of environmental safety reasons and that ProAir HFA is replacing it. She said it should work the same as the original one. I have had bronchitis and a terrible cold and needed to use my inhaler fairly frequently. This new one did not work and I ended up going to the local outpatient emergency care center with difficulty breathing. They had me use a neubulizer for several minutes which helped and also gave me a stong antibiotic. I didn't know who to contact or what to do so that's why I'm filing this complaint. This medication is made by Teva Pharceuticals based out of Canada. I will try to contact them directly and file a complaint as well. In the meantime, I am extremely upset about this drug change and feel I will always end up in the emergency room with any asthma signs or symptons. This is absolutely ridiculous as I had my asthma pretty much under control with the old albuterol inhaler. If you have any further suggestions, please let me know. Thank you so much.

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JimChandler, AZ

Reviewed Dec. 29, 2008

Give me a break, the Albuterol Transition is a joke and does nothing to help with my attacks. I had to use an old almost empty Albuterol I had laying around.

This is just another way for the FDA to screw the American people and help the drug companies make more money.

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KerriJamul, CA

Reviewed Dec. 28, 2008

Like all other asthmatic's that use a fast acting inhaler I was forced to switch to the new CFC free inhaler. I have found that since the switch I have had more and more issues breathing, I never had this much trouble. I used to only have to use my inhaler once or twice a day not it seems like I can't put it down. It doesn't work!!!!! I am afraid to work out because I am not sure that I could stop an attack with this inhaler. Did they test this out at all??? On real people with asthma?? Everone that I know who uses it says the same thing, My brother and his wife are going into Mexico to get the old inhaler, because they work!!! I am all for saving the enviorment but I would like to live through it. Boy did the FDA mess up on this one. Is there a solution?

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DennisCentreville, MI

Reviewed Dec. 28, 2008

I cannot believe that becasue someone has declared that the old style inhalers were bad for air qulaity that we are now being forced to use this HFA inhaler. I cannot breath with that inhaler. There is very little inprovement with my breathing when I use the product. With the oc albuterol inhaler I received almost immediate improvement with my breathing, but with the HFA it seems it like it takes a lot longer and is not as effective and does not last as long. Also, the insurance companys do not recognize it and we have to pay full price for that inhaler. I cannot believe when it comes to the health of the public that the FDA or EPA would allow something like this to happen. I am glad from reading this site that I am not the only person experiencing the same results from this inhaler. I truly believe that a law suit or something needs to be done to correct this misjustice. After all it is about the health of people. When you can't breath it is a scary feeling.

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CherylMission Viejo, CA

Reviewed Dec. 27, 2008

I have the same things to say as the others about the Pro Air inhaler. It doesn't work. I'm really scared. With the Albuterol I know that within a few minutes I will be be breathing normally. The Pro Air just doesn't work. How many people have to go to the ER or even die until the FDA does something about this? Who do we have to talk to in order to get the Albuterol inhalers we need and how long will it take? Please answer back.

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EricGreenville, NY

Reviewed Dec. 26, 2008

This company has marketed and succesfully hoodwinked the FDA into considering it's ProAir HFA product an equivalent substitue for Abuterol Sulfate pumps using CFC's. They are either not carrying an equal amount of the drug in the actual product or it is not being atomized properly, but this product does not provide equivalent relief.

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TomFredonia, NY

Reviewed Dec. 24, 2008

I was swithched from Albuterol to HFA inhalers ( for asthma )

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RogerLoma, MT

Reviewed Dec. 23, 2008

This new ProAir HFA has been forced on people only for drug companies to make more money. With this new HFA I have been using my inhailer twice as often as the old one with CFC's. And it also seems to cause pain in the chest. I don't think the tree huggers and the Government have the right to take away a good product for a more costly peace of crap product. What can we do? We need to fight this. Brandywisky12@yahoo.com

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HeatherJane Lew, WV

Reviewed Dec. 21, 2008

I JUST WANT TO VOICE MY OPINION IN SAYING THAT THIS NEW PROAIR INHALER SUCKS. IT DOESN'T WORK LIKE IT SHOULD IT IS REALLY EXPENSIVE TO SOMEONE WHO HAS NO HEALTH INSURANCE LIKE MYSELF. IT TASTES TERRIBLE IT REMINDS ME OF THOSE HUGE INHALERS YOU COULD GET OVER THE COUNTER YEARS AGO. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ASTHMA MOST OF MY LIFE I HAVE TO HAVE AN INHALER THAT WORKS IT IS EXTEMELY SCARY TO NOT BEABLE TO BREATHE I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PRODUCT THERE ARE MANY OF US. SOMEONE NEEDS TO LISTEN AND COME UP WITH A BETTER SOLUTION THAN THIS JOKE FOR AN INHALER.

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JenniferShawnee, OK

Reviewed Dec. 17, 2008

I went to pick up my albuterol inhaler. When I got home I noticed that I had recieved a proair inhaler instead. This was on a saturday night and my pharmacy is closed on sunday so I had to use this other inhaler. I used the inhaler for approx 1 week then on the following saturday night my inhaler would not work. I began to panic and could not breathe. I had to drive to another town in the sleet to get an inhaler from my mother. The next day I ended up in the E.R. I could not speak and was weezing heavily. The next day I notified my pharmacy that the inhaler they gave me did not work and I tried to explain the situation.

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DanaCarrollton, TX

Reviewed Dec. 16, 2008

I have been using the Pro-Air HFA for a little over a year now. Luckily, I only have minor allergy induced asthma attacks most often triggered by being around cats. I say lucky, because this new product is worthless in treating my asthma. If I had to rely on this on a regular basis, I would probably be dead. Unlike the old CFC dispenser which gave me almost instant relief after one puff, this requires a bare minimum of 5 puffs. It is very hard to even get the medication into my lungs as one has to draw a very deep breath to help it along--practically impossible to do when one is having an asthma attack. It now takes me three to four days to fully get over an allergy induced attack, and I find that I usually do better if I avoid using the Pro-Air inhaler. I finally decided to investigate if I was the only person noticing this difference. After some research, I am glad to see that I am not. I used to experience a shaking adrenaline rush with the CFC dispenser. I wasn't overly fond of that, but suffered it because the benefit of breathing was worth the shaking. With the new inhaler, I feel nothing. No shaking, but no relief either. If we asthmatics cannot have a decent inhaler due to government restrictions, at least prevent companies from lying about how much better the new product is. Tell us the truth--that our lives are worth less than the environment.

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FrankOak Bluffs, MA

Reviewed Dec. 12, 2008

why would anyone change a drug that works well? my abuterol did the trick for me. the new hfa dose is worse than useless. if i have an attack i need the punch that the old scrip provided. i certainly hope that all astmatics band together to get this changed back. we dont need any treehugging people with alot of time on their hands to change our lives for the worst and think they are saving the world for a few cfcs.

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AdrienneTacoma, WA

Reviewed Dec. 12, 2008

Pro air inhalers are NOT a substitute for the albuterol we've all been using for years. This recall on generic inexpensive albuterol for supposed ozone depleting cfc's ( do I have that right) is a bs money grab. The first month I was on Pro air I had to go back on prednisone and use a higher mg count steroid inhalor. I complained to my doctor who actually laughed at me saying the pro air was far superior. Thankfully I found a pharmacy that still stocks regular albuterol and will

until they are all pulled permanaently.

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RuthAlpharetta, GA

Reviewed Dec. 12, 2008

TO ALL ASTHMATICS: We need to ask Oprah Winfrey for time on her show about this switch from Albuterol CFC to this mess called ProAir HFA. The Asthma doctors are giving it out to patients like candy and do not care about their patients at all. I feel at a loss without my Albuterol CFC that I have taken for years. This mess they are forcing people to take states that it is deadly and will cause all kinds of problems for asthmatics. Same as Foradil and Advair. Advair almost took me out. It is suppose to last for 12 hours....after 4 or 5 hours, I was gasping for breath and had to use my rescue nebulizer. The Asthma & Pulmonology doctors in American could give a darn about Asthma patients. We need to take to the streets and march against this those of us who can. There are a lot of children in our family with asthma as well, my sister has it too, but the medical community does not care about asthmatics at all and mainly because they are as dumb as can be on how to treat this disease. We SHOULD FILE A CLASS ACTION SUIT TO GET ALBUTEROL CFC BACK DEMAND BETTER CARE FOR ASTHMATICS IN THESE UNITED STATES. GOD TAKES CARE OF THE OZONE LAYER.....MAN WOULD BE BETTER OFF HE OBEYED GOD AND KEPT GOD'S COMMANDMENTS.....GOD DID NOT TELL US TO KEEP THE OZONE LAYER. HE IS IN CONTROL OF THAT NOT MAN. MAN WAS INSTRUCTED BY GOD TO TAKE CARE OF HUMAN BEINGS......PERIOD!!!!!DUH......LETS TAKE PHONE NUMBERS AND EMAILS AND ORGANIZE TO RISE UP AGAINST THESE GETTING RICH COMPANIES MAKING MONEY OFF THE BACKS OF ASTHMATICS ALL OVER THIS COUNTRY.

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KristyBartlesville, OK

Reviewed Dec. 12, 2008

This product does not work a bit. I've had allergy induced asthma for 18 years and I'm allergic to everything so I use my inhaler quite a bit. Recently I ran out of my albuterol and had to go to the emergency room when I had an attack because I did not at that time have the funds to buy a new one right away. The E.R. that night had given me an albuterol inhaler and a new script for them. I had never heard of the albuterol being discontinued, considering the E.R. had just given me one that night. Then when I went to my pharmacy they told me that all they had now where the Pro-Air ones and they told me that they heard complaints about it and that it is $22 more than the albuterol and to call around to see if anyone else had any of them avalible. No one did so I was stuck with the Pro-Air.

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TriciaSan Dimas, CA

Reviewed Dec. 12, 2008

These new HHA inhalers do not work.

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DebbiePosen, IL

Reviewed Dec. 12, 2008

I would like to know who to complain to about changing the asthma ventolin inhalers to the HFA ones. First of all there is no generic equivalent for these inhalers and now my insurance will not cover them when I used to pay a $15 co-pay. There are limited coupons from the drug companies for just 3-4 a year which is ridiculous. The drug companies are making a killing on patients. The inhalers are now $39 a piece and more and this is horrible to have to pay the full price, who thought of this idea with no generic equivalent. Does anyone care about patients, I have insurance and pay alot for it to really have no coverage especially when it coes to medications,at least it covered generics but the government took care of that when they banned the old inhalers, is anyone going to do anything about this. I would like to know who else to complain to. Does anyone read the web site where patients are furious about this. Who is looking out for the patient. There are alot of people with asthma, does anyone care.

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PaulPilot Mountain, NC

Reviewed Dec. 11, 2008

I have been asthmatic for 22 years and I am 42 years old. I have always prefered the Warrick CFC Inhalers due to their quick response time and lack of aftertaste. I have purchased many inhalers, without insurance coverage, over and above what I needed so that I could enjoy a little more time before being forced to use this HFA product forced on me now. I knew it did not work due to the fact that it was substituted for Warrick when my pharmacy ran out.

I am now out of my Warrick and sucking this HFA waste into my lungs in hopes of relief. Well, as before, I find that the ProAir HFA cannot be more than 50% as effective as my Warrick was and I paid twice as much. There is no way that all of the inhalers in the world can do as much damage to the environment as the limos riding all of our officials making these decisions around to their castles. This is one time I wish bad on people, simply because they wish bad on my family-through me. If half of these people making this decision had asthma, this would have never made it through stage 1 testing. It is my opinion that more than half of all class-action law suits are frivolous and costly to the consumers. Well, this is not a hot coffee in a hot coffee cup law suit. This HFA product WILL cost lives and cause major additional discomfort to thousands and I wish a law firm would help us all out. I really hope this occurs prior to a head count on deaths due to this decision. Unfortunately, sometimes that's what it takes.

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GinaWalton, NY

Reviewed Dec. 9, 2008

I too have been forced to change inhalers and find that the new pro air is ineffective. I have been forced to return to using my nebulizer at a considerable cost. I am on disability and my armstrong inhalers were 100% covered.

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