Entocort

Entocort is a prescription medication used to treat certain inflammatory diseases such as Crohn's disease. Entocort belongs to a group of drugs called corticosteroids which help to decrease inflammation to relieve symptoms.

Entocort comes in a capsule form and is usually taken once daily in the morning with or without food.

Common side effects of Entocort include headache, nausea, and stomach pain.

Pulmonary Disease [1] Asthma [2] Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [3]

Reviewed by:

Beth Bolt, RPh [4]

Citation:

"Entocort EC", DailyMed: Current Medication Information; U.S. National Library of Medicine [5] “Budesonide Oral,” Medline Plus: Current Medication Information; U.S. National Library of Medicine. [6]

http://www.rxwiki.com/entocort [7]

Budesonide [8]

Rx Company Link:

Astrazeneca [9]

RxNorm ATC Ref:

Corticosteroids acting locally [10]

Contributor:

Teresa Brucker, Pharm.D [11] Beth Bolt, RPh [4] Eric Ho, Pharm.D [12] Anyssa Garza, PharmD [13] Walker Winn [14]

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Entocort treats Crohn's disease. Do not stop taking this medication suddenly as it may be harmful. Your doctor will taper you off this medication when it is time to stop taking it.

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Entocort [15]