Ursobact
Ursobact Products are primarily used for
Primary biliary cirrhosis, Gallbladder stones
About Ursobact Products
Uses of Ursobact Products
Ursodeoxycholic Acid is used in the treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis and gallbladder stones.
Ursobact Products side effects
Common
Side Effects of Ursobact are Abdominal pain, Diarrhea, Hair loss, Itching, Nausea, Rash, Headache, Back pain, Abdominal discomfort, Allergy, Chest pain, Fatigue, Dyspepsia, Flatulence, Vomiting, Joint pain, Joint inflammation, Muscle pain, Insomnia (difficulty in sleeping), Bronchitis (inflammation of the airways), Cough, Sinus inflammation, Upper respiratory tract infection, Urinary tract infection.
How Ursobact Products work
Ursodeoxycholic Acid is a hepatoprotective medication. It works by reducing the amount of cholesterol in the blood and helps dissolve gallbladder stones that are composed mainly of cholesterol. It also improves liver enzymes, protects liver cells from injury caused due to toxic bile acids, and improves liver function.
Patient Concerns about Ursobact Products
Frequently asked questions about Ursobact Products
Frequently asked questions about Ursodeoxycholic Acid
Q. When should I take Ursobact 125mg Oral Suspension?
The suitable timing of taking this medicine might differ depending upon your condition. Your doctor might instruct you to take 2 to 3 doses per day and suggest to take the last dose at bedtime. Ursobact 125mg Oral Suspension should be taken with water milk and can be taken with food or after food. When prescribed for dissolving gallstones, it is usually suggested to be taken once daily at night. Ideally, it should be taken at a gap of 6 hours, for example at 8 am, 2 pm and 8 pm.
Q. Is Ursobact 125mg Oral Suspension safe?
Ursobact 125mg Oral Suspension is usually considered to be a safe and effective medicine. However, this medicine may have some common side effects, such as diarrhea. If diarrhea occurs, your doctor may reduce the dose and if it persists, your treatment may be discontinued. Additionally, using this medicine as a long-term therapy may also affect your liver enzyme levels. To keep a check on this, your doctor will keep monitoring your liver enzyme levels regularly. Despite these minor side effects, this medicine is supposed to be a good alternative to surgery in some patients with gallstones.
Q. How does Ursobact 125mg Oral Suspension help the liver?
Ursobact 125mg Oral Suspension acts on the liver and gets concentrated in the bile secreted from the liver. This, as a result, suppresses the synthesis and secretion of cholesterol by the liver, thereby decreasing the cholesterol levels in bile. This medicine also acts by stopping the intestines from absorbing the bile salts and cholesterol. So, the reduced cholesterol saturation in the bile from the liver leads to the gradual dissolving of cholesterol from gallstones, leading to a decrease in size and their eventual dissolution. It also reduces elevated liver enzyme levels by increasing the bile flow through the liver, hence protecting the liver cells.
Q. Does Ursobact 125mg Oral Suspension cause weight gain?
Yes, there is a chance of weight gain with Ursobact 125mg Oral Suspension, but it is not common. The use of Ursobact 125mg Oral Suspension can cause weight gain when prescribed in patients with liver disease associated with chronic stasis of bile in small bile ducts of the liver. In such condition, bile cannot flow from the liver to the small intestine. Again, the chance of weight gain varies from person to person depending upon the disease, so consult your doctor if you experience weight gain.
Q. What should I avoid while taking Ursobact 125mg Oral Suspension?
While taking Ursobact 125mg Oral Suspension, avoid taking an antacid preparation without consulting your doctor, as they decrease the effectiveness of Ursobact 125mg Oral Suspension. You should also avoid medicines like cholestyramine or colestipol as they affect the effectiveness of Ursobact 125mg Oral Suspension. So, ask your doctor about the time gap that should be maintained between Ursobact 125mg Oral Suspension and these medicines. Also, avoid taking oral contraceptives, estrogenic hormones and blood cholesterol-lowering agents such as clofibrate as they may increase the chances of developing gallstones and act opposite to the Ursobact 125mg Oral Suspension.
Products for Ursobact
Ursobact 125mg Oral Suspension
bottle of 100 ml Oral Suspension
MRP
₹299
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Ursobact 300mg Tablet SR
strip of 10 tablet sr
MRP
₹499
Not Available