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SYMBICORT is for asthma that is not well controlled on a long-term asthma medicine, or when disease severity warrants

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SYMBICORT helps me breathe better all day, starting within 15 minutes.* It won’t replace a rescue inhaler

for sudden symptoms. Unlike most other asthma medicines, SYMBICORT combines two medicines to

help control inflammation and constriction.

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IM PORTANT INFORM ATION ABOUT SYM BICORT

Important Safety Information About SYMBICORT for Asthma

SYMBICORT contains formoterol, a long-acting beta2-adrenergic

agonist (LABA). LABA medicines such as formoterol increase the risk of

death from asthma problems. It is not known whether budesonide, the

other medicine in SYMBICORT, reduces the risk of death from asthma

problems seen with formoterol.

SYMBICORT should be used only if your healthcare provider decides

that your asthma is not well controlled with a long-term asthma control

medicine, such as an inhaled corticosteroid, or that your asthma is severe

enough to begin treatment with SYMBICORT.

If you are taking SYMBICORT, see your healthcare provider if your asthma does

not improve or gets worse. It is important that your healthcare provider assess

your asthma control on a regular basis. Your doctor will decide if it is possible

for you to stop taking SYMBICORT and start taking a long-term asthma control

medicine without loss of asthma control.

SYMBICORT does not replace rescue inhalers for sudden asthma symptoms.

Be sure to tell your healthcare provider about all your health conditions,

including heart conditions or high blood pressure, and all medicines you may

be taking. Some patients taking SYMBICORT may experience increased blood

pressure, heart rate, or change in heart rhythm.

Do not use SYMBICORT more often than prescribed. While taking SYMBICORT,

never use another medicine containing a LABA for any reason. Ask your

healthcare provider or pharmacist if any of your other medicines are LABA

medicines, as using too much LABA may cause chest pain, increase in blood

pressure, fast and irregular heartbeat, headache, tremor, and nervousness.

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Patients taking SYMBICORT

• may experience serious allergic reactions including rash, hives, swelling

of the face, mouth and tongue, and breathing problems.

• may have a higher chance of infection. Tell your healthcare provider

immediately if you think you are exposed to infections such as chicken

pox or measles, or if you have any signs of infection.

• may experience an increase in wheezing right after taking SYMBICORT,

eye problems including glaucoma and cataracts, decreases in bone mineral

density, swelling of blood vessels, decrease in blood potassium and increase

in blood sugar levels.

If you are switching to SYMBICORT from an oral corticosteroid, follow your

healthcare provider’s instructions to avoid serious health risks when you stop

using oral corticosteroids.

Children and adolescents who take LABA medicines may have an increased

risk of being hospitalized for asthma problems.

Common side effects include nose and throat irritation, headache, upper

respiratory tract infection, sore throat, sinusitis, stomach discomfort, flu, back

pain, nasal congestion, vomiting, and thrush in the mouth and throat.

Approved Uses for SYMBICORT for Asthma

SYMBICORT is used to control and prevent symptoms of asthma in adults and

children ages 12 and older. SYMBICORT is not for patients who have sudden

asthma symptoms.

Please see Important Product Information on adjacent page and discuss

with your doctor.

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