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What to know about Symbicort (budesonide and formoterol)

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD Key Takeaways Symbicort is an inhaler used for long-term control of asthma and COPD, but it is not a rescue inhaler.Before using Symbicort, tell your healthcare ...
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Digital Health Tool Propeller Cleared for Use With Symbicort Inhaler

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Propeller Health digital platform to connect with the Symbicort® Inhaler (budesonide, formoterol fumarate dihydrate; AstraZeneca), a ...
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FDA Approves Inhaler Monitoring Device for Symbicort

The SmartTouch for Symbicort is a monitoring device that is installed onto the patient's inhaler to track and improve medication adherence. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Adherium ...
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FDA Approves First Generic Of Symbicort To Treat Asthma, COPD

(RTTNews) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s generic of Symbicort (budesonide and formoterol fumarate dihydrate) inhalation aerosol. It is the first FDA- ...
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SYMBICORT® (budesonide/formoterol fumarate dihydrate) Study in African American Patients With Asthma Shows Improved Lung Functio

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091027/PH99766LOGO) SYMBICORT is a combination asthma medication that contains both an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS ...
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FDA gives approval for first generic of Symbicort inhaler for treatment of asthma, COPD

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said yesterday that it has given approval for the first generic of the Symbicort inhaler to treat asthma and COPD. Symbicort is a combination of budesonide and ...
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Propeller Health Receives FDA Clearance to Connect Patients Using the Symbicort® Inhaler to its Digital Health Platform

MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Propeller Health, a leading digital health company dedicated to the management of asthma and COPD, today announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food ...
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Adherium receives OTC clearance for AstraZeneca's Symbicort inhaler

Smart inhaler company Adherium announced last week that it has received 510(k) clearance for over-the-counter sales of its inhaler monitoring device for AstraZeneca’s Symbicort aerosol inhaler, called ...
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Long-Term Study Demonstrates Safety and Efficacy of SYMBICORT® in African American Patients with Asthma

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) today announced results from a long-term study comparing SYMBICORT ® (budesonide/ formoterol fumarate dihydrate) Inhalation Aerosol 160/4.5 mcg with ...
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Press Release: AstraZeneca Announces Symbicort Is Now Available In The U.S.

AstraZeneca Announces Symbicort Is Now Available In The U.S. U.S. Asthma Sufferers Now Have a New Choice of Combination Therapy to Help Achieve Asthma Control LONDON ...
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First Generic OK'd for Popular Asthma, COPD Inhaler

The first generic version of Symbicort -- a metered-dose inhaler that combines the corticosteroid budesonide with the long-acting bronchodilator formoterol -- has been approved for asthma and chronic ...
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Budesonide-Formoterol Combination Produces Effective Rapid Bronchodilation

February 28, 2007 (San Diego) — Combined therapy with the inhaled corticosteroid budesonide and the long-acting beta-agonist formoterol ( Symbicort) produces bronchodilation as rapidly as does ...