Brand Name : Symbicort
Marketing Authorization Holder : AstraZeneca
℞ Prescription Required
Generic Name : Budesonide / Formoterol
Manufactured By : Authorized UK and Indian Generic
℞ Prescription Required
Symbicort in the US has a label dose of 80mcg/4.5mcg which is equivalent to 100mcg/6mcg in the UK and 160mcg/4.5mcg which is equivalent to 200mcg/6mcg in the UK.
The amount of medicine delivered is identical in the US and United Kingdom inhalers. The difference in the amount showing on the label is only because the measurement occurs at a different point in the actuation process. The medicines in the UK and USA deliver exactly the same amount of active medicine.