Symbicort Turbohaler

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Symbicort Turbohaler is an inhaler used to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The asthma inhaler contains two medications - budesonide and formoterol fumarate dihydrate. Budesonide is a corticosteroid that reduces inflammation in the lungs. Formoterol is a bronchodilator that relaxes muscles in the airways to improve breathing.

About Symbicort Turbohaler

Symbicort Turbohaler is a dry powder inhaler made by AstraZeneca. It comes in three strengths:

• 100mcg/6mcg per dose
• 200mcg/6mcg per dose
• 400mcg/12mcg per dose

The medication is delivered directly into the lungs through inhalation using the Symbicort Turbohalers device. This allows lower doses of medications to be used compared to tablets while still providing effective symptom relief.

The reliever inhaler itself is breath-activated and easy to use. When inhaling through the mouthpiece, the medication powder is released from capsule form inside the inhaler. The powder is then carried deep into the lungs.

Symbicort Turbohaler Summary

How does Symbicort Turbohaler work?

Symbicort contains two active ingredients - budesonide and formoterol fumarate dihydrate.

Budesonide is a corticosteroid that works by reducing inflammation in the lungs. Inflammation is a key component of asthma. It causes swelling in the airways which narrows them and makes breathing difficult. Budesonide helps relieve this inflammation, opens up the airways, and improves breathing.

Formoterol is a fast-acting bronchodilator. It works by relaxing the muscles around the airways to open them up. This provides rapid relief from symptoms like chest tightness, wheezing, and shortness of breath. Formoterol also helps clear mucus clogging the lungs.

Together, these two medications treat the underlying inflammation of asthma as well as provide fast relief from acute symptoms. The anti-inflammatory effects of Symbicort preventer inhaler help prevent future asthma attacks. While formoterol treats symptoms when they occur so breathing can return to normal.

In COPD patients, Symbicort medicine works the same way. The medications prevent asthma symptoms and open airways obstructed by the disease. Resulting in easier, less strained breathing and improved lung function.

Who can use Symbicort Turbohaler?

Symbicort Turbohaler is approved for use in adults and adolescents over the age of 12 with asthma or COPD. It should not be used in children under 12 years of age.

Symbicort is often prescribed for people whose symptoms are not adequately controlled with other asthma or COPD medications. Such as:

• Patients needing frequent short-acting bronchodilator use
• Those with moderate or severe persistent asthma
• Those with repeated asthma exacerbations requiring oral corticosteroids

Symbicort may also be prescribed as the first maintenance treatment for newly diagnosed asthma if the disease severity warrants.

For COPD patients, Symbicort is prescribed for those with severe lung function impairment and repeated exacerbations. It can be used alone or added on to other COPD medications like LAMAs or LAABAs.

How effective is Symbicort Turbohaler?

Many clinical studies have shown Symbicort Turbohaler to be highly effective at controlling asthma and COPD symptoms.

In asthma patients, Symbicort has been proven to:

• Reduce asthma exacerbations needing oral corticosteroids by 30-60%
• Cut the number of hospitalizations due to asthma by 50%
• Improve morning and evening peak expiratory flow rates
• Provide better symptom control day and night
• Allow quick symptom relief with the formoterol component

In COPD patients, benefits seen include:

• Better lung function measured by FEV1
• Reduced COPD exacerbations vs formoterol or budesonide alone
• Improvement in quality of life scores
• Less need for relief medication like short-acting bronchodilators

Many experts now recommend Symbicort as the first choice maintenance therapy for patients needing an ICS/LABA combination inhaler.

Symbicort Turbohaler ingredients

The active ingredients in Symbicort Turbohaler are:

• Budesonide: A corticosteroid used to reduce airway inflammation. Helps prevent swelling and mucus production.
• Formoterol fumarate dihydrate: A fast-acting bronchodilator that relaxes airway smooth muscle for up to 12 hours to rapidly open up obstructed airways.

Inactive ingredients include:

• Lactose monohydrate: The carrier substance that allows the medication powder to be effectively inhaled.
• Lactose contains milk proteins: Which means it can cause allergic reactions in those with milk/dairy allergies.

Alternatives to Symbicort

Some alternatives to Symbicort Turbohaler include:

Other ICS/LABA combination inhalers like:

• Fluticasone/Salmeterol (Seretide/Advair)
• Beclometasone/Formoterol (Fostair)
• Fluticasone furoate/Vilanterol (Relvar)

LAMAs like tiotropium or glycopyrronium used mainly for COPD Leukotriene receptor antagonists like montelukast for mild asthma Theophylline tablets can also be used for asthma and COPD

Your doctor may prescribe one of these alternative medications if:

• Symbicort is not controlling your symptoms well enough
• You experience persistent or troublesome side effects from Symbicort
• You require a medication not containing corticosteroids
• Symbicort is too expensive with your particular insurance plan

Patient Information Leaflet

Always read the patient information leaflet before starting your treatment. The patient information can be found here.