Budesonide

Active ingredient description

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.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

A07EA06

Budesonide

A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A07 Antidiarrheals, intestinal antiinflammatory/antiinfective agents → A07E Intestinal antiinflammatory agents → A07EA Corticosteroids acting locally

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D07AC09

Budesonide

D Dermatologicals → D07 Corticosteroids, dermatological preparations → D07A Corticosteroids, plain → D07AC Corticosteroids, potent (group III)

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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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Medicines

Budesonide is the active ingredient of these drugs:

ACORSPRAY

France

AERONIDE

Tunisia

AIRCORT

Italy United Kingdom

AQUACORT

Germany

AXELOVERT

Cyprus

BENACORT

United Kingdom

BENODIL

Poland

BERCUM

Tunisia

BESONIN

Hong Kong

BIOSONIDE

Cyprus Hong Kong

BODINET

Italy

BODIX

Italy

BUDAMAX

Australia

BUDAPP

Germany

BUDECORT AQUA

Brazil

BUDEFLAM

South Africa

BUDELIN

Poland United Kingdom

BUDENA

Hong Kong Spain Tunisia

BUDENASE AQ

Hong Kong

BUDENOCORT

New Zealand

BUDENOFALK

Australia Cyprus Estonia Finland Hong Kong

BUDERHIN

Poland

BUDESMA

Ecuador

BUDETIDE

Ecuador

BUDEXAN

Italy

BUDEZ CR

Lithuania

BUDIAIR

Austria Estonia Germany Lithuania Poland

BUDINEB

Italy

BUDIXON NEB

Poland

BUDO-SAN

Austria

BUSONID

Brazil

BUTACORT

New Zealand

CORAMENT

Brazil

CORTIMENT

Austria Canada Cyprus Ecuador Estonia

CORTINASE

Tunisia

DUASMA HFA

Hong Kong

ELTAIRNEB

Italy

ENTOCORD

South Africa Spain

ENTOCORT

Austria Brazil Canada Estonia Finland

ENTOCORT EC

United States

EOLIDE EASY FLOW

Tunisia

ESONIDE

Hong Kong Singapore

FRENOLYN

Cyprus Singapore

GIONA EASYHALER

Estonia Lithuania Singapore

INALAJET

Brazil

INALIDE

Brazil

INFLABON

Ecuador

INFLAMMIDE

South Africa

INFLANAZE

South Africa

INTESTIFALK

Spain

JORVEZA

Austria Canada Estonia Finland Ireland

MIFLONIDE

Austria Brazil Cyprus Ecuador Estonia

MIFLONIL

France

MIKICORT

France

NARITA

Ecuador

NEBBUD

Poland

NEUMOCORT

Ecuador

NOEX

Brazil

NOVOPULM

Spain

NOVOPULMON

Finland France Germany

ORTIKOS

United States

PULMAX

South Africa

PULMAXAN

Italy

PULMICORT

Australia Austria Brazil Canada Cyprus

RHINOCORT

Canada Estonia France Germany Hong Kong

RHINOMIST

Hong Kong

RIBUJET

Spain

RIBUSPIR

Poland

STEROCLEAR

New Zealand

TAFEN

Poland

UCERIS

United States

Budesonide is also found within below combination drugs:

AIRBUFO , ALENIA , BIRESP SPIROMAX , BREZTRI , BUFAR EASYHALER , BUFOLER , BUFOMIX EASYHALER , BUFORI EASYHALER , BUSALAIR , BUSTEROL , COMBIFOR , DUASTMIN , DUORESP , ENTOCORT ENEMA , FOBUMIX , FORASEQ , GIBITER , NEUMOCORT PLUS , NOTOS COMBI , PULMELIA , PULMOTON , RILAST , RILTRAVA AEROSPHERE , SYMBICORD , SYMBICORT , TRIXEO AEROSPHERE , VANNAIR , VYLAER SPIROMAX

Product monographs

Medicine agencies around the world have authorized marketing of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

PULMICORT TURBOHALER 100 Breath-actuated metered dose powder inhaler