Drug details

Uceris (budesonide rectal foam)

type of Corticosteroids, Rectal

Uceris (budesonide) rectal foam is a glucocorticosteroid indicated for the induction of remission in patients with active mild to moderate distal ulcerative colitis extending up to 40 cm from the anal verge.

The drug is often used to treat Ulcerative colitis .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• hives,
• difficulty breathing,
• swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
• nausea,
• vomiting,
• fever,
• lightheadedness,
• chills,
• body aches,
• tiredness,
• flu symptoms,
• slow wound healing,
• increased body hair,
• muscle weakness,
• mood changes,
• menstrual changes, and
• sexual changes
• acne,
• thinning skin,
• skin discoloration,
• weight gain in your face and shoulders,
• swelling in your ankles,

The following drugs are related to Uceris, either as a replacement or used together:

• Lotronex (alosetron hydrochloride)
• Alosetron Hydrochloride Tablets (alosetron hydrochloride)
• Asacol (mesalamine delayed-release tablets)
• Asacol HD (mesalamine delayed-release tablets, oral)
• Azasan (azathioprine)
• Imuran (azathioprine)
• Azulfidine EN-Tabs (sulfasalazine delayed release tablets)
• Colazal (balsalazide)
• BenzaClin (clindamycin and benzoyl peroxide)
• Uceris (budesonide rectal foam)
• Colocort (hydrocortisone rectal suspension)
• Cortef (hydrocortisone tablet)
• Cortenema (hydrocortisone)
• Sandimmune (cyclosporine)
• Inflectra (infliximab-dyyb intravenous injection)
• Renflexis (infliximab-abda injection)
• Lialda (mesalamine)
• Pentasa (mesalamine)
• Rowasa (mesalamine rectal suspension enema)
• Millipred (prednisolone tablets)