My friend has been given a prescription for symbicort and her doctor has not given her a reason why yet. The heart stress test results are not in. She is just getting over bronchitis. Her chest xray and other test results are not available to him yet. Why did he give this to her?
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. Symbicort is having albuterol and fluticasone. Albuterol is long acting beta 2 agonists (LAB). It is bronchodilators. Fluticasone is inhaled corticosteroid. Both are good bronchodilators and having anti-inflammatory action. Bronchitis is inflammation of bronchi. It causes bronchoconstriction.  This causes cough, breathlessness and wheezing. So treatment of bronchitis needs anti-inflammatory Chat Doctor.  Symbicort is having both these properties, so will be beneficial in bronchitis. This is the reason why your friend has been prescribed Symbicort.