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Symbicort is a type of âmaintenanceâ therapy for COPD. This means that it should be used every day to help manage and reduce the symptoms that a COPD patient has all or most of the time. The medicine is not used for treating COPD flare-ups or sudden symptoms.
Originally used for the treatment of asthma, Symbicort was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in February 2009 for the treatment of stable COPD. Symbicort contains formoterol, a long-acting bronchodilator, and budesonide, a corticosteroid. More Â».