Symbicort

Symbicort is a medication used to improve and control shortness of breath in patients with asthma, consisting of Budesonide and Formoterol, which work in combination with a corticosteroid to decrease inflammation, helping to relax the lung muscle and facilitating breathing.

Symbicort is an inhalation medicine produced by the pharmaceutical laboratory AstraZeneca.

Symbicort indication

Symbicort is indicated for the treatment of asthma.

Symbicort price

The price of this medicine varies between 44 and 105 reais, with an average cost of 70 reais.

How to use Symbicort

This medicine, which is to be inhaled through the nose, can be used in adults and adolescents from 12 years of age, and it is usually recommended 1 inhalation about 1 or 2 times a day.

During worsening asthma the dose may be temporarily increased to a maximum of 2 inhalations, 2 times a day. Patients should be instructed to use Symbicort even when they have no symptoms to obtain the maximum benefit from the therapy.

Side effects of Symbicort

Side effects of Symbicort can be headache, tremor, candidiasis in the oropharynx, throat irritation, cough, hoarseness, tachycardia, muscle cramps, agitation, anxiety or nausea.