Budesonide drugs have a coating, and in the case of UC, this protects the medication until it reaches the colon. That way, the steroid helps treat inflammation limited to the anus and rectum.

Budesonide orodispersible tablets show effectiveness in treating patients with eosinophilic oesophagitis after switching from off-label swallowed topical corticosteroids, a study shows.

Further, patients who received albuterol-budesonide had a mean total dose of 23.2 mg systemic glucocorticoids per year, whereas those who received albuterol alone had a higher mean total dose at ...

SAN FRANCISCO — A fixed-dose of albuterol-budesonide used as needed reduced risks for severe exacerbations for patients with mild uncontrolled asthma, according to data presented at the American ...

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Albuterol/budesonide significantly reduced the risk of severe asthma exacerbations when compared with albuterol alone in patients with mild asthma, according to findings from the BATURA trial.

Among the 20,388 matched pairs, the hazard of a moderate or severe exacerbation was 9% higher for budesonide-glycopyrrolate-formoterol users (hazard ratio 1.09).

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