Symbicort^® Turbohaler^®

(budesonide/formoterol fumarate dihydrate)

Symbicort® Turbohaler® comes in strengths 100/6, 200/6 and 400/12

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To find dosing information relevant to you, you need to follow these 3 simple steps:

Confirm the type of therapy you are on

Select the strength of your Symbicort Turbohaler

Refer to the dosing information for your age and therapy

Symbicort Turbohaler therapies

Remind yourself how your doctor has prescribed your inhaler: have they asked you to take it for maintenance therapy, reliever therapy or as MART (Maintenance and Reliever Therapy)?

View the cards below to find out more about your type of therapy.

Maintenance therapy (Turbohaler 100/6, 200/6, 400/12)

With this treatment plan you take your Symbicort Turbohaler every day to help prevent asthma symptoms.

Your doctor will also have given you a separate 'reliever' inhaler for symptoms when they happen.

Keep your reliever inhaler with you at all times and use it if you get asthma symptoms.

Maintenance and reliever therapy (MART) (Turbohaler 100/6, 200/6)

With this treatment plan you use your Symbicort Turbohaler as both a preventer and a reliever.

Take it every day to help prevent asthma symptoms (maintenance).
Also use it to relieve symptoms when they happen (reliever).

Always keep your Symbicort Turbohaler with you and use it as your reliever inhaler when you need it.

Reliever therapy (Turbohaler 200/6)

You may also hear reliever therapy called anti-inflammatory reliever (AIR) therapy.

With this treatment plan you take Symbicort Turbohaler as-needed when you have asthma symptoms.

It helps open your airways so you can breathe more easily.

You do not need a separate reliever inhaler.

Always keep your Symbicort Turbohaler with you and use it when needed.

Seek urgent medical advice if your inhaler doesn't relieve your asthma symptoms or if your asthma symptoms get worse even though you are taking your Symbicort as you have been prescribed.

Symbicort Turbohaler strengths

Now that you've reminded yourself of the type of therapy your doctor has prescribed you, select the strength of your inhaler below for dosing information (note: this will be the number shown on your Symbicort Turbohaler).

Always use your Symbicort Turbohaler as you have been told by your healthcare team. If you have a personal asthma action plan (PAAP), you should follow its instructions.

100/6

200/6

400/12

Symbicort Turbohaler 100/6

Remember to refer to the dosing information for your therapy

Maintenance therapy

Your child should take 1-2 puffs twice a day, in the morning and in the evening.

Your child should always keep their separate reliever inhaler with them to use when they need it.

Maintenance and reliever therapy (MART)

For the maintenance treatment, your child can take:

1 puff in the morning

or

1 puff in the evening

For the reliever treatment, if your child gets asthma symptoms, they should take 1 puff and wait a few minutes. If they do not feel better, they should take another puff. They should not take more than 4 puffs at a single time.

Your child should not normally need to take a total daily dose of more than 4 puffs. However, your child's doctor may allow them to take up to 8 puffs a day for a limited period.

Your child should not use more than 8 puffs in total in 24 hours.

If your child regularly needs to use 4 or more puffs a day, book an appointment to see their doctor or nurse as soon as possible. They may need to change their treatment.

If your child gets asthma symptoms during exercise, your child should use Symbicort Turbohaler as a reliever. However, your child should not use Symbicort Turbohaler just before exercise to stop asthma symptoms from happening.

Tell your child's doctor or asthma nurse if your child recently turned or will soon be turning 12 years old for assessment of their Symbicort dosing.

Remember to refer to the dosing information for your therapy

Maintenance therapy

Take 1-2 puffs twice a day, in the morning and in the evening.

If your symptoms are well controlled, your doctor may ask you to take your medicine once a day.

Adults 18 years and over only: your doctor may also increase this to 4 puffs twice a day.

Always keep your separate reliever inhaler with you to use when you need it.

Maintenance and reliever therapy (MART)

For the maintenance treatment you can take:

1 puff in the morning and 1 puff in the evening

or

2 puffs in the morning

or

2 puffs in the evening.

For the reliever treatment, take 1 puff if asthma symptoms start. Wait a few minutes. If you do not feel better, take 1 more puff.

Do not take more than 6 puffs at a single time.

A total of more than 8 puffs in a day is not normally needed.

Your doctor may allow up to 12 puffs a day for a short time.

Do not use more than 12 puffs in 24 hours.

If you regularly need 8 or more puffs a day, book an appointment. to see your doctor or nurse as soon as possible. They might need to change your treatment.

If you are doing exercise and you get asthma symptoms, use Symbicort Turbohaler as a reliever. However, do not use Symbicort Turbohaler just before exercise to stop asthma symptoms from happening.

Click here to watch a short video on using your Symbicort Turbohaler for MART therapy

Symbicort Turbohaler 200/6

Remember to refer to the dosing information for your therapy

Maintenance therapy

Always keep your separate reliever inhaler with you to use when you need it.

Maintenance and reliever therapy (MART)

For the maintenance treatment you can take:

1 puff in the morning and 1 puff in the evening

or

2 puffs in the morning

or

2 puffs in the evening.

For the reliever treatment, take 1 additional puff if symptoms start. Wait a few minutes. If you do not feel better, take 1 more puff.

Do not take more than 6 puffs at a single time.

A total of more than 8 puffs in a day is not normally needed.

Your doctor may allow up to 12 puffs a day for a short time.

Do not use more than 12 puffs in 24 hours.

If you regularly need 8 or more puffs a day, book an appointment. to see your doctor or nurse as soon as possible. They might need to change your treatment.

If you are doing exercise and you get asthma symptoms, use Symbicort Turbohaler as a reliever. However, do not use Symbicort Turbohaler just before exercise to stop asthma symptoms from happening.

Click here to watch a short video on using your Symbicort Turbohaler for MART therapy

Reliever therapy

Always keep your Symbicort Turbohaler with you, so you can use it to relieve asthma when you need it

Only take your inhaler to relieve your asthma symptoms when they happen. Your doctor may also ask you to take it at specific times to stop asthma symptoms from happening (for example, when exercising or when exposed to allergens).

If you get asthma symptoms, take 1 puff and wait a few minutes. If you do not feel better, take another puff. Do not take more than 6 puffs at a single time.

A total daily dose of more than 8 puffs is not normally needed.

However, your doctor may allow you to take up to 12 puffs a day for a limited period. If you regularly need to use 8 or more puffs a day, make an appointment to see your doctor or nurse. They may need to change your treatment.

Do not use more than 12 puffs in total in 24 hours.

Click here to watch a short video on using your Symbicort Turbohaler for Reliever therapy

Symbicort Turbohaler 400/12

Maintenance therapy

Take 1 puff twice a day, in the morning and in the evening.

If your symptoms are well controlled, your doctor may ask you to take your medicine once a day.

Adults 18 years and over only: your doctor may increase this to 2 puffs twice a day.

Always keep your separate reliever inhaler with you to use when you need it.

GB-75740 | August 2026

Reporting side effects

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in the Patient Information Leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme website: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard. By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of medicines.

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Symbicort^® Turbohaler^®

To find dosing information relevant to you, you need to follow these 3 simple steps:

Confirm the type of therapy you are on

Select the strength of your Symbicort Turbohaler

Refer to the dosing information for your age and therapy