It works by relaxing the muscles surrounding the airways and allowing the airways to open
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Side Effects
Both medications work together to treat asthma and chronic obstructive
The most common drug related adverse reactions are pharmacologically predictable side
APPROVED USES
Daily fixed dose maintenance therapy (Symbicort Rapihaler 50/3, 100/3 and 200/6) For patients aged 12 years and over, Symbicort Rapihaler 50/3, 100/3 and 200/6 can be used as a daily fixed
Symbicort is a prescription medication used to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
contents of the pack and other information each inhaled dose (the dose leaving the mouthpiece) delivers 160 micrograms of budesonide and 4
Daily fixed dose maintenance therapy (Symbicort Rapihaler 50/3, 100/3 and 200/6) For patients aged 12 years and over, Symbicort Rapihaler 50/3, 100/3 and 200/6 can be used as a daily fixed
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This medication is used as two puffs twice a day, 12 hours apart, for long-term control of asthma and COPD
Symbicort should only be used in people with moderate-to-severe asthma that remains uncontrolled despite regular inhaled corticosteroids
160 micrograms (mcg) budesonide/4
This leaflet is not a substitute for the Patient Common side effects of Symbicort include: - palpitation (awareness of your heart beating) - trembling or shaking - Oral thrush (a fungal infection) in the mouth - mild sore throat 6
upper respiratory infection, such as the common cold
Side effects of steroid inhalers
Available at: Symbicort Maintenance And Reliever Therapy is a way of using Tell your doctor if any of these or other unusual effects bother you
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Adults (18 years and older) • 2 inhalations of SYMBICORT 200 TURBUHALER twice daily
Sore throat and horse voice
Using it with other medicines and herbal supplements
Symbicort is an inhaler that is used to treat the symptoms of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in adults aged 18 and older
A Symbicort ® inhaler can be used for asthma attacks either as Symbicort Reliever Therapy (Turbohaler 200/6) in mild asthma patients 12 years and older or if it has been prescribed as a Maintenance And Reliever Therapy (MART) treatment approach (Turbohaler 100/6 or 200/6 doses only)