Drugs / budesonide/formoterol
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budesonide/formoterol

also known as Symbicort
Developed for
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Investigated by
GlaxoSmithKline

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 2 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Filed intermittent asthma 1 milestone
Filed EU (EMA) Symbicort Turbuhaler intermittent asthma 2019-05-20

“A regulatory submission to expand the indication for Symbicort Turbuhaler as an anti-inflammatory reliever in mild asthma has been accepted in Europe.” astrazeneca.com ↗

Rejected asthma 1 milestone
Rejected (CRL) US (FDA) SYMBICORT asthma 2009-04-06

“AstraZeneca today announced the company has received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for SYMBICORT” astrazeneca.com ↗

Trials 1

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PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 4 NCT03478683 Jun 2018 → Mar 2019 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease GlaxoSmithKline Completed No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 7

DateIssuerRelease
2021-03-08 Pfizer's Upjohn has merged with Mylan to form Viatris Inc. Regulatory Viatris Inc. and Kindeva Drug Delivery Announce FDA Tentative Approval of the First Abbreviated New Drug Application Generic Version of Symbicort® (budesonide/formoterol fumarate dihydrate) Inhalation Aerosol viatris.com ↗
today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted tentative approval of budesonide/formoterol fumarate dihydrate products, the first generic version of Symbicort ® based on an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA).
2019-05-20 AstraZeneca Results New data show Symbicort reduces attacks in mild asthma when used as an anti-inflammatory reliever astrazeneca.com ↗
There was no difference in the exacerbation rate between Symbicort Turbuhaler and twice-daily maintenance budesonide plus albuterol, despite a 52% reduction in the mean steroid dose with Symbicort Turbuhaler .
2018-05-17 AstraZeneca Results New England Journal of Medicine publishes two trials for Symbicort as an anti-inflammatory reliever therapy ‘as needed’ in mild asthma astrazeneca.com ↗
2016-09-06 GlaxoSmithKline Results GSK presents positive results from phase III FULFIL study of closed triple combination therapy FF/UMEC/VI versus Symbicort® Turbohaler® in COPD at ERS International Congress gsk.com ↗
In addition, the proportion of patients who responded with the minimum clinically important difference in SGRQ (-4 units) was 50% on closed triple and 41% on budesonide/formoterol (odds ratio 1.41; p<0.001).
2016-06-20 GlaxoSmithKline Results FULFIL study shows superiority of closed triple combination therapy FF/UMEC/VI versus Symbicort® Turbohaler® in improving lung function and health-related quality of life in COPD patients gsk.com ↗
2010-06-02 AstraZeneca Regulatory FDA updates US product labels for LABA-containing medications including AstraZeneca’s SYMBICORT astrazeneca.com ↗
The updated label for combination asthma medications, including SYMBICORT, provides guidance on how these products should be prescribed to treat asthma, including:
2009-03-02 AstraZeneca Regulatory FDA Approves Symbicort for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease astrazeneca.com ↗
AstraZeneca today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved SYMBICORT (budesonide/formoterol fumarate dihydrate) 160/4.5 mcg for the twice daily maintenance treatment of airflow obstruction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis and emphysema.

All press releases naming this drug 14 releases

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Evidence & citations 3 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 1 source stands behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as budesonide/formoterol ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT03478683 ↗
Known as Symbicort “Symbicort Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) (budesonide/formoterol 320/9 mcg)” NCT03478683 ↗
Route Inhaled “two inhalations of budesonide/formoterol via MDI” NCT03478683 ↗