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Budesma

Budesma Description

budesonide

Manufacturer:

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals

Distributor:

Glenmark
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Description
Each actuation contains: Budesonide BP 200 mcg.
Budesonide aerosol for inhalation is a CFC-free metered dose inhaler preparation of Budesonide that delivers 200 mcg of the drug with every actuation.
Budesonide is a non-halogenated glucocorticoid structurally related to 16-alphahydroxyprednisolone. The drug is a 1:1 mixture of the 22R and 22S epimers. The 22R epimer is 2 to 3 times more potent than the 22S epimer and has a different pharmacokinetic profile.
Thus chemically, Budesonide is an epimeric mixture of the alpha- and beta-propyl forms of 16-alpha, 17-alpha-butylidenedioxy-11-beta, 21-dihydroxypregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione. Its molecular formula is C25H34O6 while its molecular weight is 430.5.