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Symbicort Turbohaler is an inhaler. It contains two different medicines: Budesonide and Formoterol Fumarate Dihydrate. Budesonide belongs to a group of medicines called corticosteroids. It works by reducing and preventing swelling and inflammation in your lungs. Formoterol fumarate dihydrate belongs to a group of medicines called long-acting beta2 adrenoceptor agonists or bronchodilators. It works by relaxing the muscles in your airways. This helps you to breathe more easily. Your doctor has prescribed this medicine to treat asthma. It is not suitable for people with severe asthma. It can be prescribed for asthma in two different ways. some people are prescribed two asthma inhalers: Symbicort Turbohaler and a separate reliever inhaler. They use Symbicort Turbohaler every day. This helps to prevent asthma symptoms from happening. They use their reliever inhaler when they get asthma symptoms, to make it easier to breathe again. Some people are prescribed Symbicort Turbohaler as their only asthma inhaler. They use Symbicort Turbohaler every day. This helps to prevent asthma symptoms from happening. They also use Symbicort Turbohaler when they need extra doses for relief of asthma symptoms, to make it easier to breathe again. They do not need a separate inhaler for this. Symbicortside effects You should consult the full list of side effects for Symbicorton the patient information leaflet provided with your treatment. Details of this can also be found <a href="http://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/medicine/11050" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">here</a> (opens in a new window).

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