Comparing Budesonide vs Symbicort
Budesonide | Symbicort (budesonide / formoterol) |
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Budesonide | Symbicort (budesonide / formoterol) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Crohn's Disease, Autoimmune Hepatitis, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Asthma, Asthma - Maintenance, Crohn's Disease - Active, Crohn's Disease - Maintenance... View more |
Prescription only
Symbicort is a combination inhaler that contains budesonide (a corticosteroid) and formoterol (a long-acting bronchodilator). Symbicort should only be used in people with moderate-to-severe asthma... View more |
Related suggestions Asthma, Maintenance
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More about Budesonide | More about Symbicort (budesonide / formoterol) | ||||||||||||||||
Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||||||||||
Budesonide has an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from a total of 185 ratings on Drugs.com. 54% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 19% reported a negative effect. |
Symbicort has an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from a total of 227 ratings on Drugs.com. 54% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 26% reported a negative effect. |
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Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Budesonide side effects |
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Generic Availability | |||||||||||||||||
Lower cost generic |
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Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||||||||||
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Dosage Forms | |||||||||||||||||
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Brand Names | |||||||||||||||||
Entocort EC, Eohilia, Pulmicort Flexhaler, Pulmicort Respules, Tarpeyo, Uceris | Other budesonide / formoterol brands include: Breyna | ||||||||||||||||
Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
2.8 hours |
7.9 hours |
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CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Pregnancy Category | |||||||||||||||||
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
A total of 571 drugs are known to interact with Budesonide:
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A total of 856 drugs are known to interact with Symbicort:
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First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
October 02, 2001 |
July 21, 2006 |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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