Comparing Qvar RediHaler vs Symbicort
Qvar RediHaler Remove Qvar RediHaler from your drug comparison | Symbicort Remove Symbicort from your drug comparison |
---|
Qvar RediHaler beclomethasone Remove Qvar RediHaler from your drug comparison | Symbicort budesonide / formoterol Remove Symbicort from your drug comparison | ||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prescribed for Asthma - Maintenance. Qvar RediHaler may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
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 |
|
|||||||||||||||
Prescription only |
Prescription only |
||||||||||||||||
Ratings & ReviewsRecent helpful reviews |
|||||||||||||||||
2.3
For Asthma, Maintenance: Qvar has worked for me great HOWEVER these new redihalers are terrible. They all stop working when there is plenty of medicine remaining. I discovered this just like everyone else on here, by not being able to breathe well and thinking something more is wrong with me only to discover that no medicine is being dispensed even though the counter displays 96 dispenses left. |
6.8
For Asthma, Maintenance: Comforting to read that others have muscle cramps when using Symbicort. I particularly am now getting cramp in my calf when stretching in bed and good to know this is probably the reason. I also get bleeding soooo easily on my arms now with any minor knock. Minor side effects I think though to be able to breath again and no use of Ventolin since starting on Symbicort 200. For Asthma, Maintenance: Generally, I have done quite well on this medicine when used in combination therapy. Lately, however I have developed a raspy voice and increased asthma symptoms. This may be unrelated to Symbicort and I will be seeing a physician shortly to address. |
||||||||||||||||
Drug Class |
|||||||||||||||||
Side Effects |
|||||||||||||||||
See the full Qvar RediHaler side effects document. |
See the full Symbicort side effects document. |
||||||||||||||||
Pricing and Coupons* Prices are without insurance |
|||||||||||||||||
View all Qvar RediHaler prices |
View all Symbicort prices and generic prices |
||||||||||||||||
Generic Availability |
|||||||||||||||||
No |
|||||||||||||||||
Dosage Form(s) Available |
|||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Brand Names |
|||||||||||||||||
Other beclomethasone brands include: Qvar |
N/A |
||||||||||||||||
Half LifeThe half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. |
|||||||||||||||||
15 hours |
7.9 hours |
||||||||||||||||
CSA Schedule**View glossary of 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. |
||||||||||||||||
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. |
||||||||||||||||
FDA Alerts |
|||||||||||||||||
N/A |
|||||||||||||||||
Drug Interactions |
|||||||||||||||||
A total of 49 drugs are known to interact with Qvar RediHaler:
|
A total of 654 drugs are known to interact with Symbicort:
|
||||||||||||||||
Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions |
|||||||||||||||||
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Disease Interactions |
|||||||||||||||||
First Approval Date |
|||||||||||||||||
August 03, 2017 |
July 21, 2006 |
||||||||||||||||
WADA ClassView World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. |
|||||||||||||||||
N/A |
|||||||||||||||||
More Information |
|||||||||||||||||
Consumer Resources |
|||||||||||||||||
Professional Resources |
|||||||||||||||||
N/A |
|||||||||||||||||
Related Treatment Guide |
|||||||||||||||||
** 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.
Further information
Always consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances.
For Asthma, Maintenance: I am on my 2nd Qvar and it quit working also. I did exactly what I did with the 1st one per company to clean it ( had to send it back by my pharmacist) so I started reading online and I too have taken it apart and used By pressing down on silver part inside like a regular inhaler. The redihaler is too expensive and med needed. Company should figure out better way to dispense the Medicine!!!