Are Budesonide and Formoterol Types of Generic Symbicort?
No — budesonide and formoterol are the active ingredients in Symbicort (and other medications), but are not generic versions of it. What can be confusing is that, oftentimes, the active ingredient of any drug is referred to as the “generic name.” The generic name is different from a generic version of a medicine. In order for there to be a generic version of a medicine, the original medicine must have gone off-patent and another company besides the original manufacturer must make the product.
