Ireland· IE-PA-PPA23080/021/002
Symbicort Turbohaler 400 micrograms/12 micrograms/inhalation, inhalation powder
A formoterol and budesonide product containing budesonide dihydrate + formoterol fumarate dihydrate, registered in Ireland by Merit Pharmaceuticals Limited. The same ATC class is registered in 14 of our 19 countries.
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Where it is registered
Formoterol and budesonide is registered in 14 of 19 countries.
Countries holding a registration under ATC R03AK07 (formoterol and budesonide), each read from that country’s own register.
- This record: Ireland, from HPRA (Ireland)
- 9 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
Formoterol and budesonide · ATC R03AK07
14 / 19 countries
- Belgiumprice
- Canada
- Czechiaprice
- Denmark
- Finlandprice
- Icelandprice
- Ireland
- Italyprice
- Netherlands
- Norwayprice
- Polandprice
- Switzerlandprice
- United Kingdom
- United Statesprice
The record
At a glance
HPRA (Ireland)- Active substance
- Budesonide dihydrate + Formoterol fumarate dihydrate
- Manufacturer
- Merit Pharmaceuticals Limited
- Country
- Ireland (IE)
- ATC code
- R03AK07
- ATC class
- Formoterol and budesonide
- Defined daily dose
- 24 mcg, Inhal
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- HPRA (Ireland)
- Last checked
- September 28, 2026
Packs & prices · 1
- ie_pa_numberPPA23080/021/002
Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Same medicine, other countries
Formoterol and budesonide in 15 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- SwedenAirbufo Forspiro 160 mikrogram/4,5 mikrogram/inhalation Inhalationspulver, avdelad dosSandoz A/S
- CzechiaAIRBUFO FORSPIROSandoz s.r.o., Praha
- United KingdomDuoResp Spiromax 160micrograms/dose / 4.5micrograms/dose dry powder inhalerTeva UK Ltd
- FinlandAerocomp ForspiroSandoz A/S
- NetherlandsAirBuFo Forspiro 160/4,5 microgram/dosis, inhalatiepoeder, voorverdeeldSandoz B.V.
- SpainBiResp Spiromax 160 microgramos / 4,5 microgramos polvo para inhalacionTeva Pharma B.V.
- PolandAirbufo ForspiroSandoz GmbH
- United StatesBREYNAMylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 30 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Austria · Symbicort, Symbicort Forte Turbohaler
- Belgium · Airbufo Forspiro, Bufomix Easyhaler
- Bulgaria · Airbufo® Forspiro®, Буфомикс Изихалер
- Cyprus · Bufar Easyhaler, Pulmoton
- Czechia · Airbufo Forspiro, Budesonidefformoterol Cipla
- Germany · Airbufo Forspiro, Bufori Easyhaler
- Denmark · Budesonid/Formoterolfumaratdihydrat Cipla, Bufomix Easyhaler
- Estonia · Airbufo Forspiro, Bufomix Easyhaler
- Spain · Budesonida/Formoterol Cipla, Bufomix Easyhaler
- Finland · Bufomix Easyhaler, Symbicort
- France · Budesonide/Formoterol Forspiro Sandoz, Gibiter Easyhaler
- United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Duoresp Spiromax, Fobumix Easyhaler
- Greece · Pulmoresp, Pulmoton
- Croatia · Airbufo Forspiro, Symbicort
- Hungary · Bufomix Easyhaler, Pulmalio
- Iceland · Biresp Spiromax, Bufomix Easyhaler
- Italy · Budesonide E Formoterolo Cipla, Budesonide Formoterolo
- Liechtenstein · Biresp Spiromax, Duoresp Spiromax
- Lithuania · Bufomix Easyhaler, Symbicort
- Luxembourg · Bufomix Easyhaler, Symbicort
- Latvia · Airbufo Forspiro, Bufomix Easyhaler
- Malta · Airbufo Forspiro, Symbicort
- Netherlands · Airbufo Forspiro, Budesonide/Formoterolfumaraatdihydraat Cipla
- Norway · Airbufo Forspiro, Biresp Spiromax
- Poland · Airbufo Forspiro, Budesonide + Formoterol Cipla
- Portugal · Assieme Turbohaler, Assieme Turbohaler 320/9
- Romania · Airbufo Forspiro, Symbicort
- Sweden · Airbufo Forspiro, Budesonide/Formoterol Cipla
- Slovenia · Airbufo Forspiro, Bufomix Easyhaler
- Slovakia · Bufomix Easyhaler, Symbicort
Source: European Medicines Agency, Article 57 product data.
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For developers
The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/bdcfa80e-a649-4433-843d-d9a47941f13f GET /v1/drugs/bdcfa80e-a649-4433-843d-d9a47941f13f?format=fhir
Every response carries last_synced_at, so freshness is a field rather than a promise. Below is exactly what the ingestion wrote, before any presentation — the same JSON the API returns under payload.
{
"form": "Inhalation powder",
"routes": [
"Inhalation use"
],
"source": "hpra",
"atc_all": [
"R03AK07"
],
"strength": null,
"pa_number": "PPA23080/021/002",
"substances": [
"Budesonide dihydrate",
"Formoterol fumarate dihydrate"
],
"legal_basis": "Parallel importation notified in accordance with Article 76(3) of Directive 2001/83/EC",
"market_info": "Unknown",
"authorised_at": "25/08/2020",
"dispensing_status": "Product subject to prescription which may be renewed (B)",
"registration_status": "AU",
"supply_legal_status": "Supply through pharmacies only",
"interchangeable_code": null
}See everything about formoterol and budesonide.
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