Ursodeoxycholic acid
miscellaneous digestive medicine
Nothing to addWhat this medicine is for
Ursodeoxycholic acid is a medicine in the “miscellaneous digestive medicine” category. This medicine falls within the “Digestive and stomach” area. Its indication is specific and set by the prescription.
Specifically, for Ursodeoxycholic acid: Bile acid that dissolves certain gallstones and treats cholestasis. How to use it is decided case by case with the professional who prescribes it.
Under which brands it is found
Ursodeoxycholic acid is used in about 4 presentations listed in France. It comes under various commercial names and as generics.
- Acide Ursodesoxycholique Arrow
- Acide Ursodesoxycholique Biogaran
- Acide Ursodesoxycholique Teva
- Acide Ursodesoxycholique Viatris
Original brand-name products and generics deliver the same active substance; the choice between them is made with your doctor or pharmacist.
Do you need a supplement? No.
We put forward no supplement for Ursodeoxycholic acid: that would be forcing a need that does not exist. The great majority of medicines call for no particular supplementation, and acknowledging this is part of the way we work. We design a supplement only where the data support it, across five specific classes.
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