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then ask your doctor about SYMBICORT.
CARE PROFESSIONAL BEFORE USING
n you need to use your fast-acting inhaler more often No advertisement can provide al the information SYMBICORT?
n your fast-acting inhaler does not work as well for you needed to determine if a drug is right for you or take Tel your health care professional about al of your health the place of careful discussions with your health care n you need to use four or more inhalations of your professional. Only your health care professional has fast-acting inhaler for 2 or more days in a row the training to weigh the risks and benefits of a n you use up your entire fast-acting inhaler canister within n your peak-flow meter results decrease. Your health care WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
professional will tell you the numbers that are right for you INFORMATION I SHOULD KNOW
n your asthma symptoms do not improve after using n have been on an oral steroid, like prednisone ABOUT SYMBICORT?
n have an immune system problem or have been exposed WHAT MEDICATIONS SHOULD I NOT
n In patients with asthma, long-acting beta -agonist (LABA) medicines, such as formoterol (one of the TAKE WHEN USING SYMBICORT?
medicines in SYMBICORT), may increase the chance While you are using SYMBICORT, do NOT use other n are pregnant or planning to become pregnant because it medicines that contain a long-acting beta -agonist (LABA) study, more patients who used another LABA medicine is not known if SYMBICORT may harm your unborn baby died from asthma problems, compared with patients who n are breast-feeding because it is not known if SYMBICORT did not use that LABA medicine. Talk with your health care passes into your milk and if it can harm your baby n Serevent® Diskus® (salmeterol xinafoate inhalation powder) professional about this risk and the benefits of treating Tell your health care professional about ALL the medicines n Advair Diskus® or Advair® HFA (fluticasone propionate you are taking, including all your prescription and nonpre- n Foradil® Aerolizer® (formoterol fumarate inhalation powder) scription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. n SYMBICORT does not relieve sudden symptoms, so you should always have a fast-acting inhaler (short-acting SYMBICORT and certain other medicines may interact beta -agonist medicine) with you. If you do not have with each other and can cause serious side effects. So WHAT ARE OTHER IMPORTANT SAFETY
this type of inhaler, talk with your health care professional be sure to keep track of ALL the medication you take. You CONSIDERATIONS WITH SYMBICORT?
might want to make a list and show it to your health care n Cardiovascular and central nervous system effects of professional, including your pharmacist, each time you get n Get emergency medical care if your breathing LABAs, such as chest pain, increased blood pressure, problems worsen quickly and your fast-acting any new medicine, just to ensure there are no potential drug fast or irregular heartbeat, tremor, or nervousness n Immune system effects and a higher chance for infections n Osteoporosis. People at risk for increased bone loss may have n Do not stop using SYMBICORT unless your health care HOW DO I USE SYMBICORT?
professional tells you to stop because your symptoms Do not use SYMBICORT unless your health care professional n Slowed growth in children. As a result, growth should be has carefully demonstrated how to do so. If you have any WHAT IS SYMBICORT?
questions concerning the use of SYMBICORT, ask your health n Eye problems, such as glaucoma and cataracts. Regular eye exams should be considered while using SYMBICORT SYMBICORT is an inhaled prescription medicine for long-term maintenance treatment, taken twice a day, every SYMBICORT should be taken twice every day as prescribed WHAT ARE OTHER POSSIBLE SIDE
day, to control asthma in patients 12 years and older. It wil not replace your fast-acting inhaler for relief of sudden SYMBICORT comes in two strengths. Your health care EFFECTS WITH SYMBICORT?
professional will prescribe the strength that is best for you.
n Budesonide (the same medicine found in PULMICORT n take two puffs of SYMBICORT in the morning and two puffs in the evening every day. If you miss a dose of powder]), an inhaled corticosteroid medicine, or ICS. ICS SYMBICORT, you should take your next dose at the same medicines help to decrease inflammation in the lungs. Inflammation in the lungs can lead to asthma symptoms.
Tell your health care professional about any side effect n do not take SYMBICORT more often or use more puffs that bothers you or that does not go away. These are not all n Formoterol (the same medicine found in Foradil® Aerolizer®) is a long-acting beta -agonist medicine, or the side effects with SYMBICORT. Ask your health care LABA. LABA medicines help the muscles in the airways of n rinse your mouth with water after each dose (two puffs) the lungs stay relaxed to prevent asthma symptoms, such as wheezing and shortness of breath. These symptoms n do not change or stop any of the medicines you use NOTE: This summary provides important information to control or treat your breathing problems. Your health can happen when the muscles in the airways tighten, about SYMBICORT. For more information, please ask care professional will adjust your medicines as needed which, in severe cases, can cause breathing to stop your doctor or health care professional about the full completely if not treated right away.
n always have a fast-acting inhaler with you. Use it if you Prescribing Information and discuss it with him or her.
have breathing problems between doses of SYMBICORT SYMBICORT and PULMICORT TURBUHALER are registered trademarks and PULMICORT WHO SHOULD NOT TAKE SYMBICORT?
FLEXHALER is a trademark of the AstraZeneca group of companies. ADVAIR DISKUS, ADVAIR HFA, SEREVENT DISKUS are registered trademarks of GlaxoSmithKline. FORADIL You should NOT take SYMBICORT if your health care AEROLIZER is a registered trademark of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
n your breathing problems worsen quickly and your fast- acting inhaler does not relieve your breathing problems 2007 AstraZeneca LP. All rights reserved.
Manufactured for: AstraZeneca LP, Wilmington, DE 19850 n decides that your asthma is wel control ed using another n you experience any symptoms of a serious al ergic reaction to SYMBICORT, such as a rash; hives; swelling n you only use a fast-acting inhaler less than twice a week of the face, mouth, tongue; and breathing problems Visit www.MySymbicort.com. Or, call 1-866-SYMBICORT

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