When used as needed, the combination of budesonide-formoterol was found to be superior to albuterol for the prevention of asthma exacerbations in patients with mild asthma. When used as needed, the ...

August 22, 2008 — A budesonide/formoterol (Symbicort, AstraZeneca) pressurized metered-dose inhaler (pMDI) showed safety and better asthma control versus budesonide alone, according to the results of ...

Credit: AstraZeneca. Airsupra combines albuterol, a short-acting beta2-agonist, and budesonide, an inhaled corticosteroid. Airsupra ® (albuterol/budesonide) is now available for the as-needed ...

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of budesonide inhalation suspension relative to other common asthma therapies in a high-risk population, a study was conducted to compare the risk of having a ...

DALLAS — Single combination inhaler treatment with budesonide-formoterol on an as-needed basis, compared with albuterol, more than halved the risk for severe asthma attacks in patients with mild ...

Two drugs are better than one when it comes to stopping asthma attacks in progress, a new clinical trial has found. The study, of more than 3,100 asthma patients, found that a two-drug "rescue" ...

Some people with asthma need to use multiple inhaled medicines to keep their symptoms under control. Some inhaled medicines can be used on a regular basis to manage symptoms. Other inhaled medicines, ...

Daily inhaled glucocorticoids are recommended for young children at risk for asthma exacerbations, as indicated by a positive value on the modified asthma predictive index (API) and an exacerbation in ...