PULMICORT

This brand name is authorized in Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Germany, Ecuador, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, South Africa

Active ingredients

The drug PULMICORT contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Budesonide UNII Q3OKS62Q6X - BUDESONIDE

Budesonide is a glucocorticosteroid with a high local anti-inflammatory effect. At doses clinically equivalent to systemically acting glucocorticosteroids, budesonide gives significantly less HPA axis suppression and has a lower impact on inflammatory markers. Read about Budesonide

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title	Information Source	Document Type
PULMICORT TURBOHALER 100 Breath-actuated metered dose powder inhaler	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)	MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code	Group title	Classification
R01AD05	Budesonide	R Respiratory system → R01 Nasal preparations → R01A Decongestants and other nasal preparations for topical use → R01AD Corticosteroids
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R03BA02	Budesonide	R Respiratory system → R03 Drugs for obstructive airway diseases → R03B Other drugs for obstructive airway diseases, inhalants → R03BA Glucocorticoids
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country	Identification scheme	Identifier(s)
Country: AU	Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme	Identifier(s): 2065Q, 2066R, 2070Y, 2071B, 2072C
Country: BR	Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos	Identifier(s): 502303101170311, 502303102177311, 502303103173318, 502303104171319
Country: CA	Health Products and Food Branch	Identifier(s): 00851752, 00851760, 00852074, 01978918, 01978926, 02229099
Country: DE	Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte	Identifier(s): 00278480, 04814998, 07727484
Country: EC	Agencia Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria	Identifier(s): 5696-MEE-1120
Country: EE	Ravimiamet	Identifier(s): 1038316, 1057542, 1057553, 1114827
Country: ES	Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS	Identifier(s): 59254, 59255, 59297, 59298, 62046
Country: FI	Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus	Identifier(s): 121277, 403998, 482612, 482646, 501502, 501528
Country: FR	Base de données publique des médicaments	Identifier(s): 65036357, 65546488, 65773258, 66664532, 68441909
Country: GB	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency	Identifier(s): 139523, 139526, 139538, 143830, 143866, 143880, 143903, 162301, 162303, 162307, 162310, 162315, 181755, 31126, 31132, 32291, 36357, 36368
Country: HK	Department of Health Drug Office	Identifier(s): 33964, 33965, 34493, 36958, 36959
Country: IE	Health Products Regulatory Authority	Identifier(s): 40746, 40754, 40800, 40819, 40991, 43578
Country: JP	医薬品医療機器総合機構	Identifier(s): 2290701G1039, 2290701G2035, 2290701G3031, 2290701G4020, 2290701G5026
Country: MT	Medicines Authority	Identifier(s): MA046/01401, MA046/01402, MA046/01405, MA046/01407
Country: MX	Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios	Identifier(s): 001M99, 590M95
Country: NL	Z-Index G-Standaard	Identifier(s): 12506753, 13543954, 13578111, 13601601, 13642790, 13667246
Country: NL	Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK	Identifier(s): 34452, 35238, 35416, 66427, 66885
Country: NZ	Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority	Identifier(s): 3950, 3951, 3952
Country: PL	Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych	Identifier(s): 100056658, 100056664, 100089729, 100089735, 100089741, 100351245, 100351251, 100368270, 100461589
Country: RO	Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale	Identifier(s): W00680001
Country: SG	Health Sciences Authority	Identifier(s): 05042P, 05043P, 07461P, 07467P
Country: TN	Direction de la Pharmacie et du Médicament	Identifier(s): 5103053
Country: TR	İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu	Identifier(s): 8699786520011, 8699786520028, 8699786550025, 8699786550032, 8699786550049
Country: US	FDA, National Drug Code	Identifier(s): 0186-0916, 0186-0917, 0186-1988, 0186-1989, 0186-1990
Country: ZA	Health Products Regulatory Authority	Identifier(s): Y/21.5.1/171, Y/21.5.1/172, Z/21.5.1/266