Drug details

Urso (ursodiol)

type of Bile Acid Sequestrants

Urso (ursodiol) is a bile acid used to treat small gallstones in people who cannot have gallbladder surgery, and to prevent gallstones in overweight patients undergoing rapid weight loss. Urso is also used to treat primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). Urso is available in generic form.

The drug is often used to treat Cirrhosis , Gallstones .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea,
• upper stomach pain,
• loss of appetite,
• itching,
• dark urine,
• fever,
• chills,
• clay-colored stools,
• sore throat,
• mouth sores,
• tired feeling,
• yellowing of the skin or eyes,
• trouble swallowing
• skin sores, and
• sudden weakness or ill feeling,

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

• Actigall (ursodiol, usp capsules)
• Chenodal (chenodiol tablets)
• Reltone (ursodiol capsules)

The following supplements are related to Urso, and may be used together with the drug:

• Caffeine (s.)
• Coffee (s.)