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Below are Proair HFA (Albuterol) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 2 ratings/reviews, Proair HFA has an overall score of 9. The effectiveness score is 9 and the side effect score is 10. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | | Proair HFA review by 59 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | |   |
| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Asthma flares |
| Dosage & duration: | | 2 puffs every four hours (dosage frequency: as needed) for the period of 4 times daily for 5 days |
| Other conditions: | | Depression, Adult ADD, low thyroid |
| Other drugs taken: | | levothyroxin, fluoxetine, bupropion, trazodone | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | I was able to breathe more freely after I took this medication and my peak flow meter readings were significantly higher. |
| Side effects: | | I did not notice any side effects. However, unless I positioned the inhaler very carefully, some of the medication ended up in my mouth rather than being inhaled. |
| Comments: | | I was also using a Q-Var inhaler twice a day during the flare (I normally use it once a day.) My treatment regimen when I have a flare is Q-var at 2 puffs twice a day, and the ProAir inhaler 2 puffs every four hours. |
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| | Proair HFA review by 61 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | asthma |
| Dosage & duration: | | as needed (dosage frequency: seasonally with allergies) for the period of still taking it as needed |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | The albuterol relieved the constriction, irritation and wheezing I experienced. It worked both as a preventive and as a curative measure for those symptoms. I have occasionally experienced exercise induced asthma (actually after I stop exercising) and taking the albuterol in advance helped alleviate that. |
| Side effects: | | I have experienced no side effects.
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| Comments: | | I use the albuterol as needed because of allergies (seasonal, dust, exercise) and can go for long times without using it. |
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