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Sue, is Breyna (generic for Symbicort) for asthma? Is it the same as albuterol and levalbuterol?

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pacathy | @pacathy | Aug 15 6:06am

Answering one of questions- Symbicort (has steroid) is not the same as albuterol (bronchodilator). Often both are used, though as Sue mentioned, the steroids are used with great caution with Mac or other infections.