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Budesonide wikipedia article audio budesonide sold under the brand name pulmicort among others is a medication of the corticosteroid type it is available as an inhaler pill nasal spray and rectal forms the inhaled form is used in the long-term management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease the nasal spray is used for allergic rhinitis and nasal
Polyps the pills in a delayed release form and rectal forms may be used for inflammatory bowel disease including crohn’s disease ulcerative colitis and microscopic colitis common side effects with the inhaled form include respiratory infections cough and headaches common side effects with the pills include feeling tired vomiting and joint pains serious side
Effects include an increased risk of infection loss of bone strength and cataracts long-term use of the pill form may cause adrenal insufficiency stopping the pills suddenly following long-term use may therefore be dangerous the inhaled form is generally safe in pregnancy budesonide is mainly acting as a glucocorticoid medical uses asthma budesonide was initially
Patented in 1973 commercial use as an asthma medication began in 1981 it is on the world health organization’s list of essential medicines the most effective and safe medicines needed in a health system some forms are available as a generic medication the wholesale price in the developing world for an inhaler containing 200 doses is about five us dollars to seven
Us dollars as of 2014 as of 2015 the cost for a typical month of the inhaler medication in the united states is 100 us dollars to 200 us dollars budesonide is nebulized for maintenance and prophylactic treatment of asthma including patients who require oral corticosteroids and those who may benefit from a systemic dose reduction formulations of delayed release
Budesonide are an effective treatment for mild to moderately active crohn’s disease involving the ileum and /or ascending colon a cochrane review found evidence for up to three months of maintenance of remission crohn’s disease budesonide assists in the induction of remission in people with active ulcerative colitis budesonide is highly effective and recommended
As the drug of choice in microscopic colitis for induction and maintenance of remission and for both the lymphocytic colitis and collagenous colitis forms inflammatory bowel disease nasal-spray budesonide is a treatment for allergic rhinitis budesonide may cause allergic rhinitis in addition the following symptoms should be reported immediately budesonide is
Contraindicated as a primary treatment of status asthmaticus or other acute episode of asthma where intensive measures are required it is also contraindicated for patients who have hypersensitivity to budesonide those taking tablets or capsules orally should avoid grapefruit juice in echinacea side effects also high fat meals delay absorption but do not impede
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Vision difficulty breathing or swelling of the face white patches in the throat mouth or nose irregular menstrual periods severe acne on rare occasions behavioral changes stereoisomerism society and culture brand names grapefruit juice may double bioavailability of oral budesonide echinacea diminishes bioavailability controls the rate of protein synthesis depresses
The migration of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and fibroblasts reverses capillary permeability and lysosomal stabilization at the cellular level to prevent or control inflammation has a potent glucocorticoid activity and weak mineralocorticoid activity
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