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Budesonide And Formoterol Fumarate Dihydrate
corticosteroid
Last updated: June 4, 2026
Budesonide And Formoterol Fumarate Dihydrate is a medication, a corticosteroid. According to the FDA-approved label, BUDESONIDE AND FORMOTEROL FUMARATE DIHYDRATE INHALATION AEROSOL is a combination product containing a corticosteroid and a long-acting beta 2 -adrenergic agonist indicated for: • Treatment of asthma in patients 6 years of age and older. FAERS contains 95,181 submissions naming this drug from 2004 through 2026; the top three reactions cited are dyspnoea, asthma, and cough.
Most-Reported Reactions
Counts of the reactions most often cited in FAERS submissions that named Budesonide And Formoterol Fumarate Dihydrate. Inclusion here does not establish causation - submitters describe what was observed, not what was confirmed. One submission can list several reactions, so the totals exceed the report count.
Submissions Per Quarter
Quarterly count of FAERS submissions that named Budesonide And Formoterol Fumarate Dihydrate. Ups and downs on this chart can track prescribing volume, news cycles, or shifts in how reports get filed, rather than the drug becoming safer or more dangerous.
From the FDA-Approved Label
Excerpts from the official FDA-approved prescribing information for Budesonide And Formoterol Fumarate Dihydrate. This is the authoritative source on indications, warnings, and known adverse reactions.
Indications
1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE BUDESONIDE AND FORMOTEROL FUMARATE DIHYDRATE INHALATION AEROSOL is a combination product containing a corticosteroid and a long-acting beta 2 -adrenergic agonist indicated for: • Treatment of asthma in patients 6 years of age and older. ( 1.1 ) • Maintenance treatment of airflow obstruction and reducing exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) including chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema. ( 1.2 ) Important limitations: • Not indicated for the relief of acute bronchospasm. ( 1.1 , 1.2 ) 1.1 Treatment of Asthma BUDESONIDE AND FORMOTEROL FUMARATE DIHYDRATE INHALATION AEROSOL is indicated for the treatment of asthma in patients 6 years of age and older. BUDESONIDE AND FORMOTEROL FUMARATE DIHYDRATE INHALATION AEROSOL should be used for patients not adequately controlled on a long-term asthma-control medication such as an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) or whose disease warrants initiation of treatment with both an inhaled corticosteroid and long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist (LABA). Important Limitations of Use: • BUDESONIDE AND FORMOTEROL FUMARATE DIHYDRATE INHALATION AEROSOL is NOT indicated for the relief of acute bronchospas...
Adverse Reactions (from label)
6 ADVERSE REACTIONS LABA use may result in the following: • Serious asthma-related events – hospitalizations, intubations, death [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1) ]. • Cardiovascular and central nervous system effects [see Warnings and Precautions (5.12) ]. Systemic and inhaled corticosteroid use may result in the following: • Candida albicans infection [see Warnings and Precautions (5.4) ] • Pneumonia or lower respiratory tract infections in patients with COPD [see Warnings and Precautions (5.5) ] • Immunosuppression [see Warnings and Precautions (5.6) ] • Hypercorticism and adrenal suppression [see Warnings and Precautions (5.8) ] • Growth effects in pediatric patients [see Warnings and Precautions (5.14) ] • Glaucoma and cataracts [see Warnings and Precautions (5.15) ] Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice. Most common adverse reactions (incidence > 3%) are: • Asthma: nasopharyngitis, headache, upper respiratory tract infection, pharyngolaryngeal pain, sin...
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