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HFA Inhalers

Christine of Greenleaf, KS September 8, 2009

My husband and I can't get our CFC inhalers anymore. We both are on oxygen and have become more limited as to what we can do. These new inhalers dont work well and also run out earlier than they should. They also cost more.

I don't know why they took away the good inhalers that worked. Surely there are other things they could take away to cut down on pollution that wouldnt make people worse and limit our activity this much. This is a life and death thing for people like us.

STEVE of East Greenbush, NY September 8, 2009

As an asthma sufferer for many years I successfully used CFC asthma inhalers. A year ago my allergist cautioned me about HFC inhalers, that using one could cause me to register DWI if I was ever required to take a breatholizer test. The option of refusing a breatholizer test results in automatic suspension of a driver's license in my state. Living in a remote area it is necessary to use an automobile for transportation.

The danger of registering "high alcohol" as the result of HFC inhalers is one of the best kept secrets around. Fortunately I can cope with asthma without an inhaler, although sometimes I am incapacitated during an asthma episode. I woould rather take this risk than run the risk of being falsely charged with DWI because of the use of an HFC inhaler.

My activities and mobility are limited, due to government regulation against CFC powered inhalers. Because of the unavailability of CFC inhalers I work less, I earn less and pay less in income taxes, so the government regulation is self defeating from their position.

daniel of madison, CT August 30, 2009

HFA inhalers are only one third as effective as the replaced cfc inhalers. The decision to replace cfc.. was a bureaucratic blunder. The FDA should stick to medical matters and let the EPA do their thing. By the way, only a silly person would think the flurocarbons I previously inhaled was punching holes in the ozone layer. (God save us from government bureaucrats devoting themselves to saving us)

Inhalers are intended to be fast acting medications intended to enable COPD and asthma victims to breath.Hfa inhalers fail this objective miserably.Help.

Ken of Matawan, NJ August 26, 2009

Ever since the old asthma inhalers were banned last year, I've had problems with my asthma and the new inhalers. They are much more expensive, don't last nearly as long and I've received several defective inhalers through my RX mail order service. It seems to me that the elimination of the old inhalers was not completely thought through and many people like myself are struggling with asthma as a result. It's not fair.

I can die from asthma because the new inhalers don't work, don't last for the prescribed number of inhales and I cannot afford them. HELP ME!

M. of st. pete beach, FL August 21, 2009

i am confused how the ozone comes into play with this inhaler. the inhaler is just that. IN HALE. it is not an exhaler. we inhale the medicine. spraying my hair with hairspray makes sense. it sprays into the air. it plays a part with the ozone but inhaling a product? i am confused.

M. of st. pete beach, FL August 21, 2009

i have been researching about my asthma. my allergy is hot/cold air sensitive. i thought it was me that i was getting worse and now reading complaints i see that pro air is not helpful at all. so why am i taking it? i too have experienced the need to get my prescription filled earlier than as well. i seem to refill it every three weeks and i am constantly cleaning it. sometimes i feel as though i didn't even get alot in my container.

i think everyone who has a complaint about this product is 100% correct. i am getting to the point that the CDC isn't getting a full picture from the pharmacutical companies. that alone is a crime. the cdc should also have specialists in the pharmacutical areas. maybe no one in the CDC and pharmacuticals do not have asthma!

roberta of newburgh , NY August 19, 2009

The new inhalers don't work for me. After the CFC inhalers were banned I developed a severe respiratory infection. I nearly died and now I can barely shop for necessities or run the vacuum in the living room. This legislation could very well end my life decades sooner and it has disabled me completely.

stephanie of saunderstown, RI August 14, 2009

HFA inhalers did not help my asthma and created side effects like intermittent tinnitus. I am getting CFC inhalers from a country that can legally make them. Why can't these inhalers be made available for the people who can not tolerate HFA inhalers? This is what a humane society would do.

Beronica of Whittier, CA August 12, 2009

Pro Air Inhalers do not work. I have Kaiser and they said that it is the only generic product available. I suffer from asthma and when I need to use it doesn't work. When you pump the inhaler the medication goes backwards. After you start using the inhaler after a few times it does not work. Why are medical provides like Kaiser selling defective products? How do manufacturers and medical providers get away with this?

Maura of Boston, MA August 9, 2009

The new HFA inhalers are terrible! They just do not work! I need around 4 puffs from one of these to get the effect of one puff from my old albuterol inhaler. I am wheezing right now and have nothing left as this new inhaler "leaks." I cannot rely on my inhaler anymore and that frightens me. People will die in the midst of an athsma attack because of these sub par inhalers....just wait!! I expect to see a big class action suit in the future, count me in!