Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD Key Takeaways Symbicort is an inhaler used for long-term control of asthma and COPD, but it is not a rescue inhaler.Before using Symbicort, tell your healthcare ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the first generic Symbicort drug used to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which are two common pulmonary health ...

LONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc lost a key European patent on its two-in-one asthma drug Symbicort on Thursday but the drugmaker said it did not expect the move to have an immediate impact ...

LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc shares fell more than 3 percent on Friday after the European Patent Office revoked a key patent on its key asthma drug Symbicort. The move puts at risk ...