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

United Kingdom

AQUACORT

Germany

AXELOVERT

Cyprus

BENACORT

United Kingdom

BERCUM

Tunisia

BESONIN

Hong Kong

BIOSONIDE

Cyprus Hong Kong

BUDAMAX

Australia

BUDAPP

Germany

BUDECORT AQUA

Brazil

BUDELIN

United Kingdom

BUDENA

Hong Kong Spain Tunisia

BUDENASE AQ

Hong Kong

BUDENOFALK

Australia Cyprus Hong Kong Ireland Lithuania

BUDEZ CR

Lithuania

BUDIAIR

Austria Germany Lithuania Singapore Tunisia

BUDO-SAN

Austria

BUSONID

Brazil

CORAMENT

Brazil

CORTIMENT

Austria Canada Cyprus France Hong Kong

CORTINASE

Tunisia

DUASMA HFA

Hong Kong

ENTOCORD

Spain

ENTOCORT

Austria Brazil Canada France Hong Kong

ENTOCORT EC

United States

EOLIDE EASY FLOW

Tunisia

ESONIDE

Hong Kong Singapore

FRENOLYN

Cyprus Singapore

GIONA EASYHALER

Lithuania Singapore

INALAJET

Brazil

INALIDE

Brazil

INTESTIFALK

Spain

JORVEZA

Austria Canada Ireland Lithuania Netherlands

MIFLONIDE

Austria Brazil Cyprus Germany Spain

MIFLONIL

France

MIKICORT

France

NOEX

Brazil

NOVOPULM

Spain

NOVOPULMON

France Germany

ORTIKOS

United States

PULMICORT

Australia Austria Brazil Canada Cyprus

RHINOCORT

Canada France Germany Hong Kong Lithuania

RHINOMIST

Hong Kong

RIBUJET

Spain

UCERIS

United States

Budesonide is also found within below combination drugs:

AIRBUFO , ALENIA , BIRESP SPIROMAX , BREZTRI , BUFAR EASYHALER , BUFOLER , BUFOMIX EASYHALER , BUFORI EASYHALER , BUSALAIR , COMBIFOR , DUORESP , ENTOCORT ENEMA , FOBUMIX , FORASEQ , GIBITER , PULMELIA , PULMOTON , RILAST , RILTRAVA AEROSPHERE , 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