FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
PROAIR HFA
MDR report key: 6128630
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Received November 25, 2016
Report
- Report Number
- MW5066332
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- November 25, 2016
- Date of Event
- November 18, 2016
- Report Date
- November 25, 2016
- Manufacturer
- TEVA RESPIRATORY, LLC
- Product Code
- CAF
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- AL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PATIENT
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
REPORTER STATES THAT THE INHALER PRESCRIBED FOR HIS ASTHMA PROAIR HFA DOES NOT RELIEVE HIS ASTHMA ATTACKS (REPORTER IS PRESCRIBED TWO PUFFS PER ATTACK). HE SAYS IT INSTEAD MAKES HIS ATTACKS WORSE. HE SAYS THIS SEEMS TO BE THE NORM WITH THIS PARTICULAR INHALER AS SO MANY OTHERS HAVE GIVEN THE SAME COMPLAINT VIA THE INTERNET. HE IS REQUESTING THAT FDA GET THIS PARTICULAR PRODUCT OFF THE MARKET BECAUSE ACCORDING TO HIM, THERE ARE MANY OTHER INHALERS THAT WORK VERY EFFECTIVELY AND PROAIR HFA IS NOT ONE OF THEM. HE SAYS ALLOWING THIS PRODUCT ON THE MARKET WILL END UP KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 777874 | PROAIR HFA | INHALER, NEBULIZER | CAF | TEVA RESPIRATORY, LLC |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 73 YR |