BUDESONIDE AND FORMOTEROL FUMARATE DIHYDRATE vs DEXAMETHASONE

* Age- 16 * Sex- M * Height- 5' 10" * Weight- 118 lbs * Duration of complaint- About a week and a half * Current medications (if any)- Currently I am on CEFZIL and a puffer with Budesonide and formoterol fumarate dihydrate for Bronchitis ​ So for about a week and a half, I have had bron

Current health conditions are just moderate Asthma Family history is 1 parent with heart disease (she’s below 50), 2/4 grandparents with heart disease 3/4 with hypertension. One parent has asthma and a sibling has a blood clotting issue. Medication: Montuklast 10mg daily, 4 puffs of Symbicort (Budes

This is for my father. Age: 47 Height: ~1.75m Weight: ~58kg Race: no idea Duration of complaint: 3 years, but it comes and goes. Location: Dry cough (respiratory system?); Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina Gender: Male Existing medical issues: allergies to polen Medication (everything i

I am 50M, 5'9", 200lbs, USA, I don't smoke or drink and have no other relevant health issues aside from... I've been asthmatic my entire life. The difference in treatment now compared to 50 years ago is nothing short of life altering. The change that albuterol inhalers made was profound and the diff

**Current meds prescribed by pulmonologist:** Fluticasone - 1 spray in each nostril twice daily Prednisone - 20mg - 1 daily - Finished a couple weeks ago Promethazine - 10 ml every 6 hours - Finished a couple weeks ago Budesonide & Formoterol Fumarate Dihydrate - 2 puffs twice daily Claratin-D -

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