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Symbicort® (budesonide/formoterol) Turbohaler® 100/6 and 200/6 are indicated for adults and adolescents 12 years and older for regular treatment of asthma where the combined use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and long-acting β2 adrenoceptor agonist (LABA) is appropriate:2,3
- Patients not adequately controlled with ICS and as needed inhaled short-acting β2 adrenoceptor agonists (SABA); or -Patients already adequately controlled on both ICS and LABA.
Symbicort® Turbohaler® 100/6 is indicated for adult, adolescents and children aged 6 years and older. Symbicort® Turbohaler® 200/6 is indicated for adults and adolescents 12 years and older.
Symbicort® Turbohaler® 100/6 is not intended for the initial management of asthma. It is indicated in patients with asthma aged ≥6 years for regular maintenance treatment with a separate rapid-acting bronchodilator as rescue or as a Maintenance and Reliever Therapy (MART). 1
Symbicort® Turbohaler® 200/6 is indicated for patients ≥12 years as reliever therapy for mild asthma and is indicated for maintenance therapy or MART. 2
You are strongly advised to consult the respective SmPCs before prescribing for age related dosing, maximum dosage and method of administration for Symbicort Turbohaler 100/6 and 200/6. 2,3