BUDFOR Powder for Inhalation 200/6 Microgram

Country: Ireland

Language: English

Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)

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Active ingredient:

BUDESONIDE FORMOTEROL FUMATRATE DIHYDRATE

Available from:

AstraZeneca UK Limited

Dosage:

200/6 Microgram

Pharmaceutical form:

Powder for Inhalation

Authorization date:

2011-01-07

Summary of Product characteristics

                                
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Summary of Product Characteristics
1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Budfor 200micrograms/6micrograms/Inhalation, Inhalation powder
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each delivered dose (the dose that leaves the mouthpiece) contains: budesonide 160 micrograms/inhalation and
formoterol fumarate dihydrate 4.5 micrograms/inhalation.
Each
metered
dose
contains:
budesonide
200 micrograms
/
inhalation
and
formoterol
fumarate
dihydrate
6 micrograms
/
inhalation.
Excipient: Lactose monohydrate 730 micrograms per dose.
For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Inhalation powder
White powder
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 Therapeutic Indications
Asthma
Budfor is indicated in the regular treatment of asthma, where use of a combination (inhaled corticosteroid and long-
acting
2
-adrenoceptor agonist) is appropriate:
-
patients not adequately controlled with inhaled corticosteroids and “as needed” inhaled short
-acting
2
-adrenoceptor agonists.
or
-
patients already adequately controlled on both inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting
2
- adrenoceptor agonists.
COPD
Symptomatic treatment of patients with severe COPD (FEV
1
< 50% predicted normal) and a history of repeated
exacerbations, who have significant symptoms despite regular therapy with long
-acting bronchodilators.
4.2 Posology and method of administration
Route of administratio
                                
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