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Article: Study Analyzed Long-Term SYMBICORT(R) Use in Children With Persistent Asthma.
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- March 17, 2008
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SYMBICORT Was Well Tolerated in 26-Week Study
WILMINGTON, Del., March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A new study analyzed long-term use of the maintenance combination asthma therapy, SYMBICORT(R) (budesonide/formoterol fumarate dihydrate), in treating persistent asthma in children 6 to 11 years old. The study examined the safety of SYMBICORT in children for 26 weeks and also included efficacy measures. For children previously treated with inhaled corticosteroid, either alone or in combination, the study showed that long-term treatment with SYMBICORT resulted in significantly greater improvements in lung function and reduced healthcare resource utilization, compared ...