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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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SYMBICORT® (budesonide/formoterol fumarate dihydrate) Long-Term Study Shows Similar Safety Profile When Compared to

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) today announced the publication of data demonstrating that SYMBICORT Inhalation Aerosol 320/9 µg twice daily had a safety profile similar to ...
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FDA Updates U.S. Product Labels for LABA-Containing Medications Including AstraZeneca's SYMBICORT

Therefore, when treating patients with asthma, SYMBICORT should only be used for patients not adequately controlled on a long-term asthma control medication, such as an inhaled corticosteroid or whose ...
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US FDA Updates SYMBICORT Label with LABA Safety Class Revisions and Removes Boxed WARNING for Serious Asthma-Related Outcomes

In 2011, to further evaluate the safety of LABAs when used in combination with ICS for the treatment of asthma, the FDA required the manufacturers of LABAs to conduct similar randomized, double-blind, ...
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AZ Symbicort reduces rate of asthma attacks

The results showed a a 51% reduction in the rate of annual asthma exacerbations compared to albuterol. AstraZeneca’s Novel START trial for its Symbicort Turbuhaler ...
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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- ...
Healthline

All About Symbicort’s Dosage

If you have a certain kind of breathing condition, your doctor might suggest Symbicort as a treatment option. It’s a prescription drug used to treat the following: chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
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Symbicort vs. Advair: How Are They Different?

Symbicort and Advair are similar brand-name prescription medications that treat asthma and COPD. They contain slightly different active ingredients. Symbicort and Advair are two drugs that treat ...
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FDA Approvals: Symbicort and Synvisc-One

To earn CME related to this news article, click here. March 5, 2009 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved budesonide plus formoterol fumarate dihydrate inhalation aerosol for the ...
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What to Know About Symbicort (Budesonide and Formoterol)

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 ...
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AstraZeneca announces SYMBICORT is now available in the US

Wilmington, Del. – June 25, 2007 -- AstraZeneca announced today that SYMBICORT® (budesonide/formoterol fumarate dihydrate) pressurized metered dose inhaler (pMDI ...