Symbicort Turbuhaler - 120D

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Contents

Budesonide: 160 /µg – an inhaled corticosteroid

Formoterol fumarate dihydrate: 4.5 /µg – a long acting β agonist
 

Indications

• Asthma: Maintenance treatment and symptom relief for adults (≥18 /yrs), adolescents (12–17 /yrs), and children (6–11 /yrs), with options for “maintenance + reliever” therapy to reduce exacerbation risk.

• COPD: Symptomatic management for adults with FEV /< /70% and a history of exacerbations while on bronchodilators
  
   

Instructions

• Dosing Protocols:

  • Asthma (≥18 /yrs): 1–2 inhalations twice daily; dose may increase up to 4 inhalations twice daily. For “maintenance + reliever” use, up to 6 inhalations per episode or 12 inhalations/day temporarily.

  • Asthma (12–17 /yrs): Same 1–2 inhalations twice daily

  • Asthma children (6–11 /yrs): Use the 80/4.5 /µg strength; 2 inhalations twice daily

  • COPD (≥18 /yrs): 2 inhalations of 160/4.5 /µg twice daily

• Stepper-by-step Use:

  1. Unscrew and remove the cap.

  2. Hold upright and twist the red grip fully one way and back until you hear a click to load a dose (two full twists only for the initial priming, then one per dose) /

  3. Exhale away from the inhaler, seal lips around mouthpiece, inhale strongly and deeply, then hold your breath briefly.

  4. Replace cap and rinse mouth with water after use to prevent thrush /

  5. Clean weekly; wipe mouthpiece with a dry cloth—don’t wash it /.

  6. Dose counter starts at 120, turns red near 20 doses left; when it hits zero, discard and replace as powder delivery may falter /