Symbicort 80/4.5 mcg

Forms and dosages

Symbicort is administered by oral inhalation. According to the prescribing information, dosing depends on the indication and severity, and ranges from one inhalation twice daily to higher maintenance doses, with additional inhalations as needed in single-inhaler maintenance and reliever therapy (MART). The mouth should be rinsed with water and spat out after each use to reduce the risk of oral candidiasis.

Indications

Symbicort is approved in adults and adolescents from age 12 (younger in some markets) for the regular treatment of asthma when combination therapy of a long-acting beta-2 agonist and an inhaled corticosteroid is appropriate, and in some markets for symptom relief in COPD. According to international guidelines, Symbicort is also used as part of single-inhaler maintenance and reliever therapy, in which the same inhaler is used for both controller and reliever doses.