Pros & Cons
Symbicort Pros and Cons
- Using Symbicort daily works well to control COPD symptoms (chronic bronchitis or emphysema) and reduce the frequency and severity of asthma attacks.
- Symbicort offers convenience because it contains two medications in one inhaler.
- This medication can be used long-term and causes fewer side effects than some other asthma and COPD medications.
- You need to rinse your mouth after every use of Symbicort to prevent oral thrush.
- Symbicort is not useful during an acute asthma attack. It is only used for maintenance treatment of COPD and asthma.
- Since it contains two medications, Symbicort can cause more side effects like headaches and upper respiratory tract infections.
- People with COPD need to take a higher dose of Symbicort 160/4.5.
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