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Indications

REMS

Unlabeled Use:

Contraind./Precautions

Contraindicated in:

Use Cautiously in:

Adv. Reactions/Side Effects

CNS: anxiety, depression, fatigue, headache, sleep disorder.

Derm: hair thinning, pruritus, rash.

GI: abdominal/biliary pain, constipation, diarrhea, flatulence, jaundice, liver enzymes, nausea, stomatitis, vomiting.

Neuro: arthralgias, myalgia.

Resp: cough, rhinitis.

Interactions

Drug-Drug:

Availability

(Generic available)

Route/Dosage

US Brand Names

Actigall, Urso 250, Urso Forte

Action

Therapeutic Effects:

Classifications

Therapeutic Classification:

Pharmacokinetics

Absorption: 90%.

Distribution: Only small quantities are found in the systemic circulation; sites of action include the liver, bile, and gut lumen.

Protein Binding: 70%.

Metabolism/Excretion: Undergoes extensive enterohepatic recycling; excreted in feces via bile.

Half-life: 100 hr.

Canadian Brand Names

Urso, Urso DS

Time/Action Profile

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Patient/Family Teaching

Pronunciation

ER-soe-dye-ole

Code

NDC Code*