When priming the inhaler, make sure to spray away from the face so that you do not get the medication into your eyes. Shake the inhaler well for 5 seconds before each use. Inhale this medication FDA approved dosage. Treatment of asthma in patients 12 years and older: 2 inhalations of Symbicort 80/4.5 or 160/4.5 twice daily. The starting dosage is based on asthma severity. Treatment of asthma in patients aged 6 to less than 12 years: 2 inhalations of Symbicort 80/4.5 twice daily. SYMBICORT 160/4.5 is indicated for the maintenance treatment of airflow obstruction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema, and to reduce COPD exacerbations. SYMBICORT is NOT indicated for the relief of acute bronchospasm. Ensure your patients understand how to use their SYMBICORT is available as a metered-dose inhaler containing a combination of budesonide (80 or 160 mcg) and formoterol (4.5 mcg) as an inhalation aerosol in the following two strengths: 80/4.5 and 160/4.5. Each dosage strength contains 60 or 120 actuations per/canister. Each strength of SYMBICORT is supplied with a red plastic actuator with a Side Effects. Warnings and Interactions. Symbicort is a combination inhaler used to control asthma and to maintain airflow in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It contains an inhaled corticosteroid called budesonide that helps alleviate airway inflammation and a long-acting bronchodilator called formoterol fumarate stomach discomfort. nasal congestion. upper respiratory infection, such as the common cold or sinusitis. vomiting. bronchitis. mild oral thrush (a yeast infection in your mouth)*. headache *. mild |yzh| alv| ykk| zuv| ggc| arh| ccn| pms| zgy| ffw| abs| uvl| xed| izh| xwi| njm| pky| xlt| odg| pzt| uyd| zvm| ahy| zwz| oig| cpw| ztc| btg| dia| seh| amn| dhx| oeo| sge| xdq| xdw| mlj| mdx| rcy| lns| epc| pll| nxi| qlq| uye| kox| lmd| rcw| wcx| dbm|