MDI
Budesonide / Formoterol
Symbicort, DuoResp
Mechanism of Action
- Contain an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) to reduce airway inflammation, as well as a long acting beta 2 agonist (LABA) as a bronchodilator.
Clinical Use
- Indications
- Asthma resistant to inhaled corticosteroids
- COPD maintenance therapy
- Adverse Effects
- Headache
- Tremor
- Palpitations
- Oropharyngeal candidiasis
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