NPPA Revises Ceiling Price of FDC Budesonide Plus Formoterol Inhalation
New Delhi: Through a recent notice, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Pharmaceuticals has fixed and revised the ceiling price of the fixed-dose combination (FDC) the pulmonary drug Budesonide 400mcg plus Formoterol 6 mcg Inhalation (Dry powder inhalers) under the drugs (price control) order, 2013.
The ceiling price of the fixed-dose combination (FDC) of the pulmonary drug Budesonide +Formoterol has been revised from Rs 6.62 to Rs 6.95.
Budesonide is in a class of medications called corticosteroids. Budesonide (Uceris) is used to treat ulcerative colitis (a condition which causes swelling and sores in the lining of the colon [large intestine] and rectum).
Formoterol is in a class of medications called long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs). It works by relaxing and opening air passages in the lungs, making it easier to breathe.
Budesonide and formoterol combination is used to help control asthma symptoms and improve lung function. It is used when a patient's asthma has not been controlled sufficiently with other asthma medicines, or when a patient's condition is so severe that more than one medicine is needed every day
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