Drug Name:Ursodeoxycholic Acid
Drug Class:Bile Acid
Mechanism of Action:
  • Reduces cholesterol absorption and synthesis
  • Increases bile flow
  • Protects liver cells from toxic bile acids
Use:
  • Treatment of primary biliary cholangitis
  • Dissolution of gallstones
  • Prevention of gallstone formation
  • Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Side Effects:
  • Diarrhea
  • Nausea
  • Abdominal pain
  • Headache
  • Back pain
Contraindications:
  • Hypersensitivity to ursodeoxycholic acid
  • Biliary obstruction
  • Acute cholecystitis
Specialty:
  • Gastroenterology
  • Hepatology