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How does Symbicort treat airway obstruction?

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  1. Stacy Wiegman
     
    Stacy Wiegman answered:

    The steroid in Symbicort (budesonide/ formoterol) reduces airway inflammation in the lungs. The beta-agonist formoterol relaxes the muscles that surround the airways. Both drugs act together to expand the airways, allowing more air to reach the lungs.

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