{"id":6258,"date":"2022-08-29T18:36:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T22:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aafa.org\/?post_type=asthma_medicine&#038;p=6258"},"modified":"2025-12-19T16:51:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T21:51:28","slug":"budesonide-formoterol-symbicort","status":"publish","type":"asthma_medicine","link":"https:\/\/aafa.org\/asthma-medicine\/budesonide-formoterol-symbicort\/","title":{"rendered":"Budesonide\/Formoterol &#8211; Symbicort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Main Content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2%||2%||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Page Title&#8221; module_class=&#8221;tert-content q&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#008c99&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;39px&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; background_position=&#8221;center_left&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_code admin_label=&#8221;Breadcrumbs&#8221; module_class=&#8221;bcrumb2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;font-size:16px;||color: #008c99;&#8221; global_module=&#8221;1658&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Regular Content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#505050&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drug Name<\/strong>: Budesonide\/Formoterol<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brand Name:<\/strong> Symbicort\u00ae<\/p>\n<p><strong>Medicine Use:<\/strong> Long-term control, Quick Relief, or Both<\/p>\n<p><strong>Type of Medicine<\/strong>: Combination inhaled medicine<\/p>\n<p><strong>Form<\/strong>: Metered dose inhaler<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prescribing Info<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysymbicort.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.mysymbicort.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Possible Side Effects:<\/strong><br \/>Throat irritation<br \/>Headache<br \/>Upper respiratory tract infection<br \/>Throat pain<br \/>Sinusitis<br \/>Flu<br \/>Back pain<br \/>Nasal congestion<br \/>Stomach discomfort<br \/>Vomiting<br \/>Thrush<\/p>\n<p>You may experience other side effects if you have COPD. For more information, please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/den8dhaj6zs0e.cloudfront.net\/50fd68b9-106b-4550-b5d0-12b045f8b184\/a4b62ab8-1314-4583-91b4-294ec239f790\/a4b62ab8-1314-4583-91b4-294ec239f790_viewable_rendition__v.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SYMBICORT prescribing information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes\/Resources:<br \/><\/strong><strong>Single Maintenance and Reliever Therapy (SMART) Combination Medicines: Quick-Relief and Controller Medicine Combined: <\/strong>A combination inhaler that contains both formoterol and budesonide may be used as both a quick-relief and a controller medicine. This may be prescribed to be taken daily to prevent symptoms, as needed for sudden symptoms, or both. Note: As of January 2022, this is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use as a quick-relief medicine. However, the National Institutes of Health does recommend the use of formoterol-budesonide in a stepwise approach for asthma management (<a href=\"https:\/\/community.aafa.org\/blog\/asthma-diagnosis-management-and-treatment-in-the-u-s-is-changing-what-the-new-guidelines-say\">2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines<\/a>).<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysymbicort.com\/asthma.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">About Symbicort<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Price Cap\/Copay Assistance Callout &#8211; AstraZeneca&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#505050&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on|||#008c99|&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#008c99&#8243; link_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#008c99&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;39px&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#008c99&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F5EDDF&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;4%|4%|4%|4%|true|true&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_module=&#8221;21494&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Copay Assistance Programs<\/h3>\n<p><strong>If you have commercial insurance, government insurance, or no insurance:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AstraZeneca US Patient Support offers various savings for several of their medicines. They offer copay savings cards and patient assistance programs depending on what type of insurance you have.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azpatientsupport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AZPatientSupport<\/strong><\/a> or call <strong>800-236-9933<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f5eddf; padding: 10px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">AstraZeneca has capped the cost of their inhalers to $35 if you have commercial or private insurance. <a href=\"https:\/\/community.aafa.org\/blog\/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-35-price-cap-on-asthma-inhalers\"><strong>Learn more about the price cap.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code admin_label=&#8221;Print&#8221; module_id=&#8221;print&#8221; module_class=&#8221;clearfix&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_module=&#8221;5156&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/aafa.org\/asthma-medicine\/budesonide-formoterol-symbicort\/print\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Print post\"><svg class=\"WP-PrintIcon wp-print-icon\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 20\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6 2h8v4H6z\" \/><path d=\"M3 7h14v7h-3v-3H6v3H3z\" \/><path d=\"M6 12h8v6H6z\" \/><\/svg> Print post<\/a> [\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; 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