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Formoterol is a long-acting bronchodilator paired with an inhaled steroid for daily asthma and COPD control, sold here as combination inhalers and dry-powder capsules from 100/6mcg to 400/6mcg.
Budesonide, Formoterol
100/6/160/4.5/200/6/400/6mcg
Budesonide Formoterol Inhaler combines a corticosteroid and a long-acting bronchodilator for asthma and COPD maintenance, in 100/6, 160/4.5, 200/6 and 400/6mcg strengths.
Budesonide, Formoterol
100/6/200/6/400/6mcg
Budesonide Formoterol Rotacaps are dry-powder capsules for daily asthma and COPD maintenance, pairing an inhaled steroid with a long-acting bronchodilator in 100/6mcg, 200/6mcg and 400/6mcg strengths.
Budesonide, Formoterol
160/4.5mcg
Symbicort Powder is a generic budesonide and formoterol dry powder inhaler for asthma and COPD, sold here as 160/4.5mcg inhalers in packs of 1, 3 or 6.
Someone with asthma who only uses a bronchodilator can feel fine for a day and still have airways that stay swollen underneath. Here every product combines formoterol with budesonide so both problems are treated at once. Formoterol (some packs say formoterol fumarate dihydrate) relaxes the muscle ring around the airways for roughly 12 hours. Budesonide is an inhaled steroid that reduces the inflammation, in asthma and in COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, long-term lung damage that leaves you breathless). The routine is morning and evening, every day. An attack that comes on suddenly is a job for a fast-acting reliever.
Which device suits you is largely a matter of what feels easy in your hand. Budesonide Formoterol Inhaler is a pressurised canister: a quick shake, a full breath out, then a slow breath in through the mouthpiece while you press the top. Budesonide Formoterol Rotacaps are capsules made for a dry-powder device — they are not swallowed; each one is loaded, pierced inside the inhaler and breathed in as powder. Symbicort Powder is a dry-powder inhaler sold in a single strength, 160/4.5mcg. The numbers on a pack give budesonide first and formoterol second: the inhaler spans 100/6mcg, 160/4.5mcg, 200/6mcg and 400/6mcg, while the rotacaps run to 100/6mcg, 200/6mcg and 400/6mcg. A bigger first number means more steroid in each puff or capsule. Rinse the mouth and spit the water out after a dose; that cuts the chance of a hoarse voice and of the white patches an inhaled steroid can leave in the mouth. Capsules stay in the blister strip until you are ready to load one. All three sit in the asthma and respiratory range.
Headache, shaky hands, a pounding or faster heartbeat, a sore throat, a hoarse voice and a dry mouth are the ones people report most, and many find they ease with time. Muscle cramp and restlessness are reported too. Some effects are urgent: a rash or hives with swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat; breathing that tightens rather than eases just after a dose; and a racing or irregular heartbeat or chest pain that will not settle.
Beta-blockers, taken for blood pressure or a heart condition, push the other way and can weaken formoterol's effect on the airways. Some antidepressants and diuretics (water tablets) also change how the body handles it.
Formoterol can be ordered online with delivery to Hong Kong. The range here is Budesonide Formoterol Inhaler (budesonide with formoterol, 100/6/160/4.5/200/6/400/6mcg), Budesonide Formoterol Rotacaps (budesonide with formoterol, 100/6/200/6/400/6mcg) and Symbicort Powder (budesonide with formoterol, 160/4.5mcg). Tracked courier delivery to Hong Kong takes 5 to 9 business days and comes with online tracking.
Each of the three formoterol products has its own price per pack, shown on its page in HKD or your selected currency; larger packs usually cost less per unit.
PockDose does not ask you to upload a prescription when you order formoterol. See the ordering FAQ for details.
Symbicort is a brand name of budesonide and formoterol, which are also sold as Foracort. Here, budesonide and formoterol can be bought online as generic Symbicort Powder and budesonide formoterol inhaler. These are generics, not the original brand.
The two numbers are the two ingredients in each puff, budesonide first and formoterol second: 160mcg of steroid with 4.5mcg of the bronchodilator. Other strengths on offer are 100/6mcg, 200/6mcg and 400/6mcg, where only the steroid figure changes.
No. Both contain the same two ingredients, so taking them together doubles the steroid and the bronchodilator in each dose. Choose one formoterol product and keep to the twice-daily schedule with it.
No — the rotacaps are dry-powder capsules, not tablets. Each one goes into the inhaler device, is pierced, and the powder inside is breathed in through the mouthpiece.
About 12 hours, which is why a morning dose and an evening dose are used. It also starts working within a few minutes, but the long stretch of cover is what separates it from a reliever such as salbutamol, kept for flare-ups.
No. Salbutamol is a short-acting reliever taken when symptoms come on, while formoterol is a long-acting ingredient used every day as maintenance treatment alongside an inhaled steroid.