Ursodeoxycholic Acid

Drug Status in USA : Approved
Drug Status in Canada : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Dissolution of cholesterol-rich gallstones. Cirrhosis and other hepatic disorders.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Hypersensitivity. Calcified and pigment gallstones, radio opaque gallstones. Non functioning gall bladders, chronic liver and peptic ulcer disease. Inflammatory disease of colon and small intestine. Pregnancy.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Lactation.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Diarrhoea, pruritus, nausea, vomiting, gallstone calcification. 50% of successfully treated patients will develop further gallstones within 10 year.

Drug Category/Class

  • Cholagogues and Choleretics
  • Alimentary Tract and Metabolism
  • Bile and Liver Therapy
  • Bile Acid Preparations
  • Bile Therapy
  • BSEP
  • ABCB11 Inhibitors
  • CYP2E1 Inhibitors
  • CYP2E1 Inducers
  • CYP2E1 Inducers (strong)
  • Bile acid preparations
Prescribed The drug reduces cholesterol absorption and is used to dissolve (cholesterol) gallstones in patients who want an alternative to surgery.
Weight :392.572
Structure Ursodeoxycholic acid
Generic Drug Ursodeoxycholic acid prescribed The drug reduces cholesterol absorption and is used to dissolve (cholesterol) gallstones in patients who want an alternative to surgery.
Formula

C24H40O4

Ursodeoxycholic Acid has 70 Brands listed


Actibile (150 mg)Actibile (300 mg)
Analiv UD (300 mg)Biosoliv 300
Dulic (300 mg)Esthuchol (150 mg)
Esthuchol (300 mg)Estuchol (150 mg)
Estuchol (300 mg)Golbi (150 mg)
Golbi (300 mg)Golbi SR (450 mg)
Hepexa (150 mg)Hepexa (300 mg)
Intraliv UD (150 mg)Intraliv UD (300 mg)
Livokind (150 mg)Livokind (300 mg)
UDCA Udiliv (150 mg)Udcoliv (150 mg)
Udcoliv (300 mg)Udebile (150 mg)
Udebile F (300 mg)Udihep (150 mg)
Udihep (300 mg)Udihep Forte (150 mg)
Udihep Forte (300 mg)Udilite (300 mg)
Udiliv (150 mg)Udiliv (300 mg)
Udiliv (600 mg)Udiliv DT (75 mg)
Udkare (150 mg)Udkare (300 mg)
Udoxyl (150 mg)Udoxyl (300 mg)
Udxic (450 mg)Ulyses (150 mg)
Ulyses (300 mg)Urchil (150 mg)
Urchil Forte (300 mg)Urdiogem (300 mg)
UrijonUrosodil (250 mg)
URS (150 mg)URS (300 mg)
Urso (150 mg)Ursocol (150 mg)
Ursocol (300 mg)Ursocol SR (450 mg)
Ursocol SR (600 mg)Ursodil (250 mg)
Ursodil SR (500 mg)Ursodiol (150 mg)
Ursodox (150 mg)Ursodox (300 mg)
Ursodox SR (450 mg)Ursofalk GR (250 mg)
Ursoford (150 mg)Ursoford (300 mg)
UrsoftUrsogil (150 mg)
Ursohep (150 mg)Ursohep (300 mg)
Ursol (150 mg)Ursol (300 mg)
Ursolic (150 mg)Ursolic (300 mg)
Ursoliv (250 mg)Ursoriv (300 mg)

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