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Drug: Budesonide/formoterol (Symbicort Turbuhaler — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Drug: Budesonide/formoterol (Symbicort Turbuhaler (Drug: Budesonide/formoterol (Symbicort Turbuhaler) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta-2 agonist combination (ICS/LABA). Area: Respiratory/Pulmonology.

marketed Inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta-2 agonist combination (ICS/LABA) Glucocorticoid receptor (budesonide); beta-2 adrenergic receptor (formoterol) Respiratory/Pulmonology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Drug: Budesonide/formoterol (Symbicort Turbuhaler (Drug: Budesonide/formoterol (Symbicort Turbuhaler) — AstraZeneca. Budesonide/formoterol combines a corticosteroid that reduces airway inflammation with a long-acting beta-2 agonist that relaxes airway smooth muscle.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Drug: Budesonide/formoterol (Symbicort Turbuhaler TARGET Drug: Budesonide/formoterol (Symbicort Turbuhaler AstraZeneca marketed Inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta-2 agonist combination (ICS/LABA) Glucocorticoid receptor (budesonide); beta-2 adrenergic receptor (formoterol)
Symbicort Turbuhaler 160/4.5 Symbicort Turbuhaler 160/4.5 AstraZeneca marketed Inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta-2 agonist combination (ICS/LABA) Glucocorticoid receptor (budesonide); beta-2 adrenergic receptor (formoterol)
SFC SFC GlaxoSmithKline marketed Inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta-2 agonist combination (ICS/LABA) Glucocorticoid receptor (fluticasone); Beta-2 adrenergic receptor (salmeterol)
Symbicort 160/4.5 pMDI Symbicort 160/4.5 pMDI Allergy and Asthma Center of El Paso marketed Inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta-2 agonist combination (ICS/LABA) Glucocorticoid receptor (budesonide); beta-2 adrenergic receptor (formoterol)
Fluticasone/Formoterol Fluticasone/Formoterol Mundipharma Korea Ltd marketed Inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta-2 agonist combination (ICS/LABA) Glucocorticoid receptor (fluticasone); beta-2 adrenergic receptor (formoterol)
fluticasone/salmeterol fluticasone/salmeterol Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust marketed Inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta-2 agonist combination (ICS/LABA) Glucocorticoid receptor (fluticasone); beta-2 adrenergic receptor (salmeterol)
Advair 250 Advair 250 Milton S. Hershey Medical Center marketed Inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta-2 agonist combination (ICS/LABA) Glucocorticoid receptor (fluticasone); beta-2 adrenergic receptor (salmeterol)

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

No regulatory actions in the last 90 days for this set.

Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

No PDUFA dates in the next 180 days for this set.

Patent timeline (forward window)

No upcoming patent expiries for this set.

Sponsor landscape (Inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta-2 agonist combination (ICS/LABA) class)

  1. Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. · 5 drugs in this class
  2. AstraZeneca · 5 drugs in this class
  3. Mundipharma Research Limited · 4 drugs in this class
  4. GlaxoSmithKline · 2 drugs in this class
  5. Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
  6. Mundipharma Korea Ltd · 1 drug in this class
  7. SkyePharma AG · 1 drug in this class
  8. Actavis Inc. · 1 drug in this class
  9. University Hospital, Antwerp · 1 drug in this class
  10. Allergy and Asthma Center of El Paso · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Drug: Budesonide/formoterol (Symbicort Turbuhaler — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/drug-budesonide-formoterol-symbicort-turbuhaler. Accessed 2026-05-18.

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