User Reviews for Breyna inhalation

Beware of BREYNA brand Budesonide/Formoterol....it is not as good as the AstraZeneca generic of the same medication. Clearly a reason why it is so cheap! Issue#1 - Delivery canister does not allow full inhalation of medicine...almost as if it is clogged. You have to hold your lips loosely to the mouthpiece to draw in air properly. However, by doing this, the proper amount of the medication does NOT go into the lungs where it belongs. Issue#2 - Medicine itself does not seem to work well, (perhaps because of the delivery canister) but I find myself having to use my emergency inhaler much more often. Never had these problems with the AstraZeneca generic, which was just like Sybicort. I've tried pharmacies all over town, but it seems everyone is carrying BREYNA now instead of the AstraZeneca generic.Read More Read Less

I find this causes rash and eye twitching.

I was on Symbicort for years and it is so effective that I never had to use my rescue inhalator and stopped ordering them - unless I got sick with Flu Bronchitis of Covid. Even with my insurance the cost of Symbicort would put me into the "Donut Hole" every year. I resorted to ordering from out of the US, what a sin that we had to do that. Then I began taking 1/2 my dose...one inhalation in the AM and one inhalation in the PM. That keeps my asthma under control. I noticed that my insurance was now covering Breyna - but not the original generic version of Symbicort???? So, I decided to try it. After less than a month on Breyna, I am having tightness in my chest and wheezing and coughing. It may work for some but not for me. FDA really...what kind of testing did they do to approve this medication? I will ask my doctor to put me back on Symbicort and resort to buying 3 months from Canada...much cheaper, manufactured in New Zealand, not India or China (which I read is not recommended due to efficacy issues). How can they sell Breyna when at least 50% of the people that try it have breathing problems return once the Symbicort totally out of their system? Breathing is necessary for living - I do not smoke - this is something that I was born with and I feel the FDA and Big Pharma are not really interested in improving the quality of the lives of people with this and other pulmonary conditions. Read More Read Less

I am struggling with using Breyna I can hardly breathe . I use symbicort but insurance doesn't want to cover it or spiriva. How they make that call I'm not sure.

I have been taking Symbicort for asthma for many years and have found it very effective all day and all night long. As of 1/1/24 my insurance will no longer cover it. Instead they are substituting Breyna. I thought my asthma was getting worse, because I start having shortness of breath around 4 or 5pm every day. Then I did some research. Symbicort and Breyna are very different drugs. Breyna doesn't have Formoterol for long lasting effect. I am furious and I will ask my doctor to advocate for me. Read More Read Less

Not even close to Symbicort. My insurance said I have to use a Breyna now. I have to use my rescue inhaler every day which was not the case before. I get up in the mornings feeling congested and sound like I am sick. My oxygen saturation level is a lot lower with using this product

This medication has greatly improved my experience with asthma. My symptoms, including wheezing, shortness of breath, and coughing, are now well controlled. After trying numerous maintenance inhalers, Breyna appears to be the most effective for me. The only downside is the unpleasant aftertaste.

I was given this by I guess my Insurance company or pharmacy. I have been taking Symbicort for years. I didn't think it was a big deal since it was the same ingredients. But the last few months I have not been breathing as well. I was 2 prescriptions ahead so 2 months ago my pharmacy switched back to the Symbicort. I had 2 unopened Breyna to go. I decided to look on here to see what people thought of Breyna. We I'm having the same problems as others. Many times I felt like nothing came out of the inhaler. So I'm back to Symbicort. I like the inhalers. They are the same as my rescue inhaler. Can't deal with the type that Advair has.Read More Read Less

My pharmacy substituted Breyna for the other budesonide inhaler/ Symbicort generic and I’ve been using it for a week. My breathing is very bad, my chest is tight, and I can hardly perform my regular tasks. This latest generic is dangerous.

These Inhalers work sometimes and sometimes they don't. Sometimes you don't even get 1/2 a dose or little of a dose. Can't compare to other inhalers. Don't use this product

Breathing has been difficult.a lot of coughing.

My husband's Smybicort was changed to Breyna. He has a cough now and has to clear his throat often. Using rescue inhaler more. Just got a message from VA it is being recalled.

They given me this twice. First time had horrible problems. Went to dr. She said several people having problems with it. Few months later they give it to me again. Back to Dr. start different name brand but exact same dose. Feeling better that night. Much better in morning

My symptoms were very well controlled with Symbicort. Since my prescription was switched to Breyna I have been struggling with my breathing.

I have been using the old school Advair as a maintenance medication. My insurance dropped it then only covered the generic disc which worked just as well. Now my insurance dropped both and my doctor just prescribed me this. I have not even gone through half the device and have a sore throat. As someone said in another review I’m feeling like I’m not getting enough, and my asthma that I’ve had under control for years has worsened. I also am an active senior and got weak as soon as I started using it. Need to discover this.Read More Read Less

I was switched to the Breyna inhaler. Been using it for a month. The medicine is the same but the dispenser is junk. My breathing has been worse after using for a month. I haven't been getting the relief like I was on the previous inhaler. Go back to the drawing board guy's!

While on Symbicort or the first generic I never had to use my rescue inhaler. On Breyna, for three weeks, I have used my rescue inhaler twice. I cannot take a full deep breath. I have filed a complaint with my state level FDA. Please do the same if you are having respiratory problems with this drug.

Breyna irritates my chest and vocal cords. I cannot talk without coughing and constantly clearing my throat. I had been taking Budesonide / Formoterol (generic) from Astra Zeneca for a year. Now I can't get it and was told Breyna is the same. It may have the same active ingredients but the formula is not the same and it must have some inactive ingredient the irritates my throat and bronchial tubes. I am also having to use my rescue inhaler, which had not been necessary for many months until now. I have decided to pay more for the name brand, Symbicort. Breyna has made me worse. . Read More Read Less

Have had to use my emergency inhaler much more with Breyna. Had great control with Symbacort

I have used Symbcort and Budesonide and formoterol which is the Generic. The last time I went to p/u I was given Brenna by the Pharmacy saying it was the same thing. NOT even close. I have used this for 2 weeks. My breathing is worse. I have had to use my rescue inhaler several times. I have not used it in months till now. I have a cough that has gotten worse. I now have laryngitis. And my joint pain is worse. NO WAY is this the same. It should not be on the market.