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Am suffering from asthma. please advice medicine. currently, am using symbicort (budesonide and formoterol). thank you sir.

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Dr. Richard Williams answered

Specializes in Pharmacy

Type of asthma?: Your are currently taking a product that combines a steroid and long acting "beta agonist" and called a "controller". Are you also taking a "rescue" inhaler like albuterol? Have you tried to eliminate the likely "triggers" in your home, car, workplace? This is important. Talk over the "triggers" issue with your physician.

Answered 11/3/2018

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