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What is Proventil HFA?

Proventil® HFA, a brand name of albuterol, relaxes the smooth muscle in the lung and dilates airways to improve breathing. It is used in the treatment of asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema. The inhaler enables the drug to reach deep into the lungs for maximum benefit.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Asthma 14 41
Other 8 20
General health 2 2
Seasonal allergies 2 0
Shortness of breath 1 1
weak muscles 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
2 2%
Moderate
11 13%
Mild
34 41%
None
36 43%

Most commonly reported side effects

JITTERY INCRESE IN HEART RATE
20 24%
Tachycardia
7 8%
Jitteriness
6 7%
Tremors
6 7%
JITTERY
4 5%
Bad taste in mouth
4 5%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Proventil HFA. See all 16 dosages ►

  0.1 as needed 110ml as needed 17g as needed 200 as needed 2 90mcg/inh as needed 2 as needed 90mcg/inh as needed 90ml as needed as needed ml as needed 2 other daily 90 mcg daily 180 mcg daily 270 mcg daily 360 mcg daily 720 mcg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Proventil HFA (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
2 67% Doctor's advice: 67%
Did not seem to work
1 33% Did not seem to work: 33%
Other
1 33% Other: 33%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking Proventil HFA

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Proventil HFA

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
0
7
2
8

Stopped Taking Proventil HFA

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
2
0
0
0
1

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
41 49%
Usually
27 33%
Sometimes
14 17%
Never
1 1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
4 5%
Somewhat
9 11%
A little
22 27%
Not at all
48 58%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
2 2%
$100-199
1 1%
$50-99
2 2%
$25-49
8 10%
< $25
41 49%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 23, 2009.