CHOLUDEXAN
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| Form | Capsules |
|---|---|
| Active Substance | Ursodeoxycholic acid |
| Presentation | 20 capsules |
| Treatment Category | Gastrointestinal system |
About the Product
COMPOSITION
1 capsule contains:
ursodeoxycholic acid — 300 mg.
INDICATIONS FOR USE
·uncomplicated gallstone disease;
·non-alcoholic steatohepatitis;
·acute and chronic viral hepatitis;
·toxic liver damage;
·chronic active hepatitis;
·alcoholic liver disease;
·primary biliary cirrhosis;
·primary sclerosing cholangitis;
·cystic fibrosis;
·congenital intrahepatic biliary atresia;
· cholestasis during parenteral nutrition;
·biliary reflux gastritis and reflux esophagitis;
·biliary dyspeptic syndrome;
·biliary tract dyskinesia;
·prophylaxis:
- liver damage due to hormonal contraceptives or cytostatic therapy;
- formation of gallstones in obese patients during rapid weight loss.
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
- For acute and chronic liver diseases and gallstone dissolution:
- dose: 10–15 mg/kg body weight;
- treatment duration: from several months up to 2 years.
- For biliary reflux gastritis and reflux esophagitis:
- dose: 300 mg;
- treatment duration: 10–14 days.
DOSAGE FORM
Capsules No. 20
PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
Choludexan – hepatoprotector.
Pharmacological effects:
- cholelitholytic;
- choleretic;
- hepatoprotective;
- hypocholesterolemic;
- immunomodulatory.
Pharmacokinetics:
- absorbed in the intestine;
- Cmax = 5.5 mmol/L reached after 1 hour;
- metabolized in the liver into taurine and glycine conjugates, excreted in bile;
- plasma protein binding up to 99%;
- crosses the placental barrier;
- 50–70% excreted via intestines.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
·hypersensitivity to the drug;
·acute inflammatory diseases of the gallbladder and bile ducts;
· non-functioning gallbladder.
ADVERSE REACTIONS
·diarrhea;
· back pain.
DRUG INTERACTIONS
·ntacids containing aluminum ions and ion-exchange resins (e.g., cholestyramine) reduce the absorption of the drug.
· Lipid-lowering agents (especially clofibrate), estrogens, neomycin, and progestins may reduce the ability of the drug to dissolve cholesterol gallstones.
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
For successful dissolution of gallstones, they should:
- consist purely of cholesterol;
- be radiolucent (do not cast a shadow on X-ray);
- have a size of no more than 15–20 mm.