Entocort EC Dosage
Generic name: budesonide (oral)
Brand names: Entocort EC, Ortikos, Uceris
Drug class: Glucocorticoids
Recommended Adult Dosing
Dosage forms: DR CAP: 3 mg
Crohn dz, mild-moderate
- [treatment]
- Dose: 9 mg PO qam for up to 8wk; Info: for active dz in ileum or ascending colon; may repeat course for recurrences; may open cap, but do not crush/chew contents
- [remission maintenance]
- Dose: 6 mg PO qam for up to 3mo; Info: for dz in ileum or ascending colon; taper dose gradually to D/C; tx duration >3mo rarely more effective; may open cap, but do not crush/chew contents
Renal dosing
- renal impairment: no adjustment
- HD/PD: not defined
Hepatic dosing
- Child-Pugh Class B: consider decr. dose to 3 mg qam; Child-Pugh Class C: avoid use
Recommended Peds Dosing
- Dosage forms: DR CAP: 3 mg
Crohn dz, mild-moderate
- [treatment, 8 yo and older, >25 kg]
- Dose: 9 mg PO qam for up to 8wk, then 6 mg PO qam x2wk; Info: for active dz in ileum or ascending colon; may open cap, but do not crush/chew contents
Renal dosing
- [not defined]
- renal impairment: consider adult renal dosing for guidance
- HD/PD: consider adult renal dosing for guidance
Hepatic dosing
- Child-Pugh Class B: consider decr. dose to 3 mg qam; Child-Pugh Class C: avoid use
SRC: NLM .