Symbicort
Symbicort is a asthma respiratory medication containing Budesonide + Formoterol, available as 160/4.5mcg inhalers.
- Category
- Asthma Respiratory
- Active ingredient
- Budesonide · Formoterol
- Route
- Inhalation use
- Form
- Inhalation powder
- Strengths
- 160/4.5mcg
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
Prescription rules on Symbicort vary by country.
Details
- Conditions
- Asthma · Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Alternative Name
- Budesonide Formoterol Inhaler, Budesonide Formoterol Rotacaps Inhaler
- Therapeutic Class
- Inhaled Corticosteroid / Long-acting Beta2 Agonist
- Pharmacological Class
- Corticosteroid, Beta2-adrenergic Agonist
- Minor Side Effects
- headache, palpitations
- Moderate Side Effects
- oral candidiasis, throat irritation
- Dosage Forms
- Inhalation powder
- Administration Route
- Inhalation use
- Prescription Status
- Available without prescription
- Originator
- AstraZeneca
- Onset Time
- 1–3 minutes
- Duration
- 12 hours
- Storage Instructions
- Store at room temperature below 30°C.
- Drug Interactions
- beta blockers, ketoconazole
- Age Restrictions
- Children and adults, as prescribed.
What you will receive
Symbicort is the originator brand name, made by AstraZeneca. We use it here to identify the medicine only; we are not affiliated with AstraZeneca and do not ship the original Symbicort.
- You receive a generic equivalent: the same active ingredient (Budesonide / Formoterol) at the same dose, mostly recognised Indian branded generics from vetted manufacturers.
- The exact brand supplied depends on what is in stock at the dispatching warehouse.
- A regulated generic matches the original ingredient for ingredient by legal standard.