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Q: Whats the difference between symbicort= budesonide/formoterol and oxis formoterol?
I know that symbicort has formoterol in it as well as budesonide, but why us there also a formoterol oxis inhaler as welll, which ine would be more effective? and what does each of these drugs do differently

A: There is evidence that COPD rather than asthma patients may benefit from Oxis alone, getting little from the inhaled steroid. It also allows the flexibility of adding further doses and intermediate doses of Oxis, which can also be used as a reliever to the fixed Symbicort dose.

Q: Is the asthma medication “Symbicort” (budesonide/formoterol) a preventative or a reliever?
I could swear a doctor told me before that Symbicort was a preventative and that Ventolin (Salbutamol) was the reliever but today my doctor told me that in fact Symbicort is both?! And that in fact people don’t really even need Ventolin and if I am short of breath or feel a tightness on my chest or whatever the one to take is Symbicort and not really Ventolin? This goes against everything I had been told previously (as far as I remember) Is he correct?

Currently I take Ventolin (salbutamol), Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol) and Singulair (montelukast) I had up until a few years ago mild asthma (got adult onset asthma in 2001) then it developed into what I guess you’d call more pronounced asthma. It’s not very bad or anything but I do need to take the asthma medication daily (will take Ventolin 3 or 4 times a day upto 4 puffs each time, symbicort usually only once or twice a day 2 to 4 puffs each time and one singulair tablet) Thanks.
If Symbicort is a reliever AND a preventative then why does someone need Ventolin? Hmmmm…..

A: It’s a preventive.

Q: Why a have to paid my medication , now that I have plan D, before was free now it will cost me $ 60.00@ month?
I used Formoterol/budesonide nebulizations, was cover by part B.
my plan D is with Humana.

A: As far as I know, Plan B is supposed to continue to pay for the medicines they were already paying for. Plan D doesn’t pay a whole lot on nebulizer medications, but if you still have the Plan B (which is what covers durable medical equipment, some medical supplies, diabetes testing supplies, and certain nebulizer medications), then they should continue to pay as they have been. The addition of Plan D shouldn’t make a difference on that. If your provider is charging you more, they may have billed it through the wrong plan. You might question it. I know where I work, it is a lot easier to bill through Plan D (especially Humana) than Plan B, so I really could easily see how it could happen. I could be wrong, of course, as I’ve been off work for quite a while with my sick daughter, so maybe they changed something….. Good luck to you.

Q: Asthma/Bronchitis?
I am currently taking 1000mg of Clarythromycin and was given Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol) as an inhaler. Have to take the antibiotic for a week. Will this be good enough to cure my asthma/bronchitis? I am really worried ….

A: The Biaxin is for the bronchitis. Its an antibiotic, It should clear it up.

As for the asthma you can’t cure it, only manage it. That is what the Symbicort is for. You have to take it twice a day 12 hours apart to prevent symptoms of asthma. It is NOT a rescue inhaler, PLEASE do not use it as such. Ask your doc about Albuterol for fast acting relief.

Good luck and have a nice day!

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