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Ursoft Tablet
Prescription Required
Overview
Introduction
Ursoft Tablet is a medicine used to dissolve certain types of gallstones, to prevent them from forming and to treat a type of liver disease called primary biliary cirrhosis. It is a bile acid which helps break down cholesterol which has formed into stones in your gallbladder.
Ursoft Tablet should be taken after a meal with a glass of milk or water. The dose will depend on what you are being treated for and your body weight. It is best swallowed whole. This medicine needs to be taken regularly to get the most benefit and you may have to take it for several months or longer, so try to get into a routine. Keep using it as prescribed even if your symptoms disappear. Even if the gallstones completely dissolve, the treatment should still be continued for several weeks or months.
The most common side effects are diarrhea, stomach upset or pain, nausea, dizziness, back pain or hair loss. Not everyone gets side effects. If you are worried about them, or they do not go away, let your doctor know. If you have problems with diarrhea your doctor may reduce the dose or stop the treatment.
Before taking this medicine, you should tell your doctor if you have an inflammation of the gallbladder or bile ducts, you get frequent cramp-like pain in your upper abdomen, you have been coughing up blood or you have gained weight rapidly. Using this medicine can reduce or increase the effect of some other medicines so tell your doctor, all other medicines you are taking. Women who use this medicine for dissolving gallstones should stop using the birth control pill because the hormones in it can increase the production of gallstones. During treatment you may need ultrasound scans, or frequent blood tests to check your liver function.
Ursoft Tablet should be taken after a meal with a glass of milk or water. The dose will depend on what you are being treated for and your body weight. It is best swallowed whole. This medicine needs to be taken regularly to get the most benefit and you may have to take it for several months or longer, so try to get into a routine. Keep using it as prescribed even if your symptoms disappear. Even if the gallstones completely dissolve, the treatment should still be continued for several weeks or months.
The most common side effects are diarrhea, stomach upset or pain, nausea, dizziness, back pain or hair loss. Not everyone gets side effects. If you are worried about them, or they do not go away, let your doctor know. If you have problems with diarrhea your doctor may reduce the dose or stop the treatment.
Before taking this medicine, you should tell your doctor if you have an inflammation of the gallbladder or bile ducts, you get frequent cramp-like pain in your upper abdomen, you have been coughing up blood or you have gained weight rapidly. Using this medicine can reduce or increase the effect of some other medicines so tell your doctor, all other medicines you are taking. Women who use this medicine for dissolving gallstones should stop using the birth control pill because the hormones in it can increase the production of gallstones. During treatment you may need ultrasound scans, or frequent blood tests to check your liver function.
Uses of Ursoft Tablet
Side effects of Ursoft Tablet
Common
- Abdominal pain
- Diarrhea
- Hair loss
- Itching
- Nausea
- Rash
How to use Ursoft Tablet
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Ursoft Tablet is to be taken with food.
How Ursoft Tablet works
Ursoft Tablet is a hepatoprotective medication. It works by reducing the amount of cholesterol in the blood and helps dissolve gallbladder stones that are composed mainly of cholesterol. It also improves liver enzymes, protects liver cells from injury caused due to toxic bile acids, and improves liver function.
Safety Advice
Alcohol
UNSAFE
Ursoft Tablet may cause excessive drowsiness with alcohol.
Pregnancy
SAFE IF PRESCRIBED
Ursoft Tablet is generally considered safe to use during pregnancy. Animal studies have shown low or no adverse effects to the developing baby; however, there are limited human studies.
Breastfeeding
SAFE IF PRESCRIBED
Ursoft Tablet is probably safe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug does not represent any significant risk to the baby.
Driving
SAFE
Ursoft Tablet does not usually affect your ability to drive.
Kidney
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
There is limited information available on the use of Ursoft Tablet in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor.
Liver
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
There is limited information available on the use of Ursoft Tablet in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.
What if you forget to take Ursoft Tablet?
If you miss a dose of Ursoft Tablet, skip it and continue with your normal schedule. Do not double the dose.
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Quick Tips
- Ursoft Tablet should be taken after a meal with a glass of milk or water.
- Eat a healthy diet, exercise regularly, and avoid alcohol intake.
- Diarrhea may occur as a side effect. Drink plenty of fluids and inform your doctor if diarrhea persists or if you find blood in your stools.
- Your doctor may monitor your liver function and bilirubin levels every month for three months after the start of therapy, and every six months thereafter.
- Do not stop taking the medication without talking to your doctor.
Interaction with Drugs
Taking Ursoft with any of the following medicines can modify the effect of either of them and cause some undesirable side effects
Brand(s): Imudrops, Neoral, Aurosporine
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Patients taking Ursoft Tablet
Once A Day
67%
Twice A Day
33%
FAQs
Q. When should I take Ursoft?
The suitable timing of taking this medicine might differ depending upon your condition. Your doctor might instruct you to take 2 to 3 doses per day and suggest to take the last dose at bedtime. Ursoft should be taken with water milk and can be taken with food or after food. When prescribed for dissolving gallstones, it is usually suggested to be taken once daily at night. Ideally, it should be taken at a gap of 6 hours, for example at 8 am, 2 pm and 8 pm.
Q. Is Ursoft safe?
Ursoft is usually considered to be a safe and effective medicine. However, this medicine may have some common side effects, such as diarrhea. If diarrhea occurs, your doctor may reduce the dose and if it persists, your treatment may be discontinued. Additionally, using this medicine as a long term therapy may also affect your liver enzyme levels. To keep a check on this, your doctor will keep monitoring your liver enzyme levels regularly. Despite these minor side effects, this medicine is supposed to be a good alternative to surgery in some patients with gallstones.
Q. How does Ursoft help the liver?
Ursoft acts on the liver and gets concentrated in the bile secreted from the liver. This, as a result, suppresses the synthesis and secretion of cholesterol by the liver, thereby decreasing the cholesterol levels in bile. This medicine also acts by stopping the intestines from absorbing the bile salts and cholesterol. So, the reduced cholesterol saturation in the bile from the liver leads to gradual dissolving of cholesterol from gallstones, leading to a decrease in size and their eventual dissolution. It also reduces elevated liver enzyme levels by increasing the bile flow through the liver, hence protecting the liver cells.
Q. Does Ursoft cause weight gain?
Yes, there is a chance of weight gain with Ursoft, but it is not common. The use of Ursoft can cause weight gain when prescribed in patients with liver disease associated with chronic stasis of bile in small bile ducts of liver, i.e. when bile cannot flow from the liver to the small intestine. Again, the chance of weight gain varies from person to person depending upon the disease, so consult your doctor if you experience weight gain.
Q. What should I avoid while taking Ursoft?
While taking Ursoft, avoid taking an antacid preparation without consulting your doctor, as they decrease the effectiveness of Ursoft. You should also avoid medicines like cholestyramine or colestipol as they affect the effectiveness of Ursoft. So, ask your doctor about the time gap that should be maintained between Ursoft and these medicines. Also, avoid taking oral contraceptives, estrogenic hormones and blood cholesterol-lowering agents such as clofibrate as they may increase the chances of developing gallstones and act opposite to the Ursoft.
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