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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Asthma 27 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 8 0
Asthma 5 1 Efficacy_major
Seasonal allergy 3 0
Shortness of breath (dyspnea) 2 0
General health 2 0

See all 46 patients currently taking Proventil HFA

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 2
Mild
 2
None
 3

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Proventil HFA

Shakiness 2

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Proventil HFA. See all 17 dosages ►

  90ml as needed 2 90mcg/inh as needed CFCfree90mcg/inh as needed as needed ml as needed 90mcg/inh as needed 2 other daily 90 mcg daily 180 mcg daily 360 mcg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 15 Number of Patients: 15 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Proventil HFA (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 33%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 33%
Other 2   Other: 33%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 17%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 17%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Proventil HFA

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Proventil HFA

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

Stopped Taking Proventil HFA

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Proventil HFA

Always
 3 43%
Usually
 2 29%
Sometimes
 1 14%
Never
 1 14%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Proventil HFA

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 29%
A little
 2 29%
Not at all
 3 43%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Proventil HFA

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 2 40%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 3 60%

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Report created on February 10, 2012.