Active Ingredient: Budesonide
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:
For:
Rectal, 2 milligrams budesonide, once daily, over the duration of 6 to 8 weeks.
One actuation of 2 mg budesonide daily.
The attending physician determines the duration of use. An acute episode generally subsides after 6 to 8 weeks. The rectal foam should not be used after this period of time.
Budesonide rectal foam can be applied in the morning or evening.
The best results are obtained when the intestine is evacuated prior to administration of the rectal foam.
For:
Oral, 9 milligrams budesonide, once daily at morning, over the duration of up to 8 weeks.
Budesonide is indicated in adults for induction of remission in patients with mild to moderate active ulcerative colitis (UC) where 5-ASA treatment is not sufficient.
The recommended daily dose for induction of remission is 9 mg in the morning, for up to 8 weeks. When treatment is discontinued, it may be useful to gradually reduce the dose.
No special dose adjustment is recommended. However, experience of the use of budesonide in the elderly is limited.
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