Survey of Urso (Ursodiol) – a generic drug for patients with gallstone disease and primary biliary cirrhosis offered at rxshop

The form of production, active and inactive ingredients, general information and drug’s indications

Urso (Ursodiol) is produced in the form of film-coated tablets for oral use. The active ingredient of the drug is ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA). Naturally this component can be found in minor amounts in the bile of a healthy person, more significant quantities occur in the bile of some species of bears. Physically it is a white powder with bitter taste, composed of fully dissolving in ethanol and glacial acetic acid particles. The content of the pill dissolves partially in chloroform, hardly dissolves in ether and almost doesn’t dissolve in water. The active ingredient has the chemical formula C₂₄ H₄₀ O₄.

Among the inactive ingredients are: microcrystalline cellulose, povidone, sodium starch glycolate, magnesium stearate, ethylcellulose, dibutyl sebacate, carnauba wax, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, PEG 3350, PEG 8000, cetyl alcohol, sodium lauryl sulfate and hydrogen peroxide.

Urso (Ursodiol) is generally used for patients suffering from gallstone disease and primary biliary cirrhosis. This is a proved medication for good care and curing these illnesses. You can always buy it on our website. The drug could have fully substituted the surgery in case of small gallstones, but for the fact there may be recurrent formation of gallstones in the gall bladder after quitting using the medicine.

The drug may also be used in the treatment of other illnesses.

Precautions before use, side effects, interaction with other drugs

General instructions for the patients who are going to take or are using Urso (Ursodiol) are the following:
— Perform all prescribed procedures and follow your doctor’s advice;
— Undergo regular ultrasound examination of the gallbladder;
— When curing small gallstones, do not interrupt the medical course;
— Take the prescribed dose for the prescribed period, strictly as it was told by your doctor;
— Do not forget to refill the drug on time. Urso (Ursodiol) is always available at our online shop;
— Immediately call emergency if you overdosed;
— Stop taking the drug and call emergency if you prove to be allergic to its components.

There may be some other precautions, which aren’t mentioned here. You can find some pieces of advice described in more details below.

If you suffer from variceal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy, ascites or urgently need to transplant the liver, Urso (Ursodiol) is not recommended for use.

The medicine can cause allergic reaction, always consult your doctor before using the drug. Tell your pharmacist if you are allergic to any of the components of Urso (Ursodiol) or to any of the bile acids in general.

Some medical states do not allow the usage of this medication. In case you suffer from gallbladder/bile duct diseases, such as cholecystitis, cholangitis, biliary obstruction, gallstone pancreatitis, biliary-gastrointestinal fistula, thoroughly consider the benefits and possible risks of taking the drug. Do not make any decisions without your doctor’s consent.

Immediately call emergency if you feel one of the next side effect from the drug: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat. Such reaction of your organism may show that you are allergic to ursodeoxycholic acid or one of inactive ingredients of the medicine. In this case one should stop using Urso (Ursodiol) at once and search for medical treatment immediately. The allergic reaction can progress and cause severe health problems, call immediately the emergency.

Besides allergic reactions of your organism, Generic Urso (Ursodiol) can have less serious side effects. If you observe fever, chills, body aches, flu symptoms, stomach pain, nausea, diarrhea, constipation, dizziness, tired feeling, back pain, runny or stuffy nose, cold symptoms or headache, take care to ask your doctor if you can go on using this medicine.

The reactant of the drug or its inactive ingredients may interact with other medications. Some medicines, like antacids, slow down the speed of drug absorption in the body. Never forget to tell your doctor what medications (including vitamins, herbal and food additives, etc.) you are using at the moment or are going to use together with Urso (Ursodiol). Taking some other drugs simultaneously can require correction of your prescribed dose or complete quitting using the medicine. Attention should be paid to simultaneous intake of the following drugs: cholestyramine (Questran), colestipol (Colestid), estrogens (birth control pills or their hormone analogues), or antacids that contain aluminum, such as Rolaids, Mylanta, or Maalox.

Urso (Ursodiol) dosage, using by pregnant, children and overdose

The required dose is determined by the physician only. It depends on your particular medical condition. Strictly follow the schedule, period and dosage, prescribed by the doctor. Avoid doubling the dose after having missed the intake time.

Pregnancy Category B. The drug has been clinically tested on animals and proved not to have harmful influence on the fertility or fetus. There is no reliable information on tests with pregnant women. The study of the drug’s effect on reproduction within animals cannot be fully implemented to humans, thus, using by pregnant women requires special consideration.

It is unknown if the medicine is excreted into mother’s milk. The risk of harm through breast milk to a baby is not studied, therefore, ursodeoxycholic acid should be prescribed to breast feeding mothers only if it is certainly needed.

There is no information about pediatric implementation of the drug.

There have not been registered any cases of overdose by Urso (Ursodiol). The higher is the dose of the drug, the lower is its saturation in the body. Still, if you overdosed, call the emergency immediately and have medical treatment. Diarrhea may be one of the symptoms of overdosing.

Drug Storage

The drug requires general storage conditions: keep at room temperature, heat, light and moisture protected.