Symbicort 400/12

[Tracy1960]

I have been on Symbicort 400/12 taking 2 puffs twice daily for 4 years and wondered if I should be issued with a steroid card. Thank you. 🙂

[MikeWhite]

I have a Steroid Card for this Tracy

[Tallman55]

I have also been on it for about 4 years and don't have one. Dr said I didn't need one.

[Meme50 in reply to Tallman55]

I don’t have one but been on this med for many years. I thought it was needed only if on oral med constantly….but not sure.

[Tiggertheterrier]

I have one for my Relvar 184/22. Pharmacist told me I needed one for it, GP hadn't mentioned it.

[Thomas45]

I use Duoresp Spiromax 320/9 inhaler and was issued with a steroid emergency card about 15 months ago by my medical practice. It says that " this patient is physically dependent on daily steroids therapy as a critical medicine. It must be never be omitted or discontinued ..."There was research published around a couple of years ago which showed that inhaled steroids can lead to adrenal insufficiency, according to the letter to me which accompanied the card.

[noodles23]

yes - you should from the pharmacy

[peege]

I believe you should. I still have the one I was issued with Seretide 250 years ago.

[Kurty2]

What are these for I've never heard of them?

[Poshcards]

i have one for my Fostair 200/6, 4 puffs a day

[Whitefern123]

My asthma nurse told me, I needed to carry a steroid card where you take over 1000 per day (sounds like you're onn1600 per day) and was told I had to carry for 2 years after stopping the high does. I was on 1200 at the time so she wrote it out in my annual review although they change all my meds a few months later.