Urso 300mg Tablet 1 Strip

✔️ Urso 300 is used to manage:

• Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC)
• Gallstones (not visible on X-rays in patients with a functioning gallbladder)
• Liver disease associated with cystic fibrosis in children aged 6 to 18 years

✔️ Interaction

Drug-Drug Interactions: Ursodeoxycholic Acid may interact with antibiotics (ciprofloxacin and dapsone), antihypertensive agents (nitrendipine), immunosuppressants (cyclosporine), hormones (oestrogen), and antacids (aluminium hydroxide, aluminium carbonate, magaldrate).

Drug-Food Interactions: No interactions found/established.

Drug-Disease Interactions: Inform your doctor if you have biliary obstruction and liver impairment, variceal bleeding (high blood pressure in portal veins), ascites (excess abdominal fluid), or liver encephalopathy.

✔️ Side Effects

• Abdominal discomfort
• Abdominal pain
• Diarrhoea
• Nausea
• Fever
• Cough
• Rash
• Dizziness
• Indigestion
• Black or tarry stools
• Frequent and painful urination
• Weakness

✔️ Interaction

• Do not take Ursodeoxycholic Acid if you are allergic to any of its contents or if you have inflammation of the gallbladder and bile ducts, narrowing or blockage of the bile ducts, biliary colic, calcified gallstones, improper constriction of the gallbladder, or a gastric or duodenal ulcer.
• Inform your doctor before taking Ursodeoxycholic Acid if you have variceal bleeding (high blood pressure in portal veins), ascites (excess abdominal fluid), liver encephalopathy, or liver disease.
• Consult your doctor before taking Ursodeoxycholic Acid with other medicines like antibiotics (ciprofloxacin) and antihypertensive agents (nitrendipine), immunosuppressants (cyclosporine), and oral contraceptives (oestrogen).
• Do not take Ursodeoxycholic Acid if you are pregnant or breastfeeding unless prescribed.
• Ursodeoxycholic Acid can be given to children above 6 years only if prescribed by the doctor.
• Avoid consuming alcohol along with Ursodeoxycholic Acid as it could lead to increased drowsiness and liver damage.
• It is always important to check the expiry date of the medicine. Discard the medicine if it reaches the expiry date.

✔️ Storage:

Keep out of reach of children. Store in a dry place, below 30°C temperature and protected from light.