Budesonide

Known as: Pregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione,16,17-(butylidenebis(oxy))-11,21-dihydroxy-, (11beta,16alpha)-, (11beta,16alpha)-16,17-(Butylidenebis(oxy))-11,21-dihydroxypregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione, (RS)-11beta,16alpha,17,21,-Tetrahydroxypregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione cyclic 16,17-acetal w/ Butyraldehyde 
A drug used in the treatment of asthma and rhinitis. It is also being studied in the treatment of cancer. Budesonide belongs to the family of drugs… (More)
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Long-term budesonide maintenance treatment is partially effective for patients with eosinophilic esophagitis.
BACKGROUND & AIMS Topical corticosteroids are effective in inducing clinical and histologic remission in patients with… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase II study comparing the tolerability and efficacy of ipilimumab administered with or without prophylactic budesonide in patients with unresectable…
PURPOSE Diarrhea (with or without colitis) is an immune-related adverse event (irAE) associated with ipilimumab. A randomized… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Budesonide/formoterol combination therapy as both maintenance and reliever medication in asthma.
Asthma control is improved by combining inhaled corticosteroids with long-acting beta2-agonists. However, fluctuating asthma… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Early intervention with budesonide in mild persistent asthma: a randomised, double-blind trial
BACKGROUND Although inhaled glucocorticosteroids are recommended for persistent asthma, their long-term effect on recent onset… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Production and Characterization of a Budesonide Nanosuspension for Pulmonary Administration
Purpose. This study describes the production of a budesonide nanosuspension by high-pressure homogenization for pulmonary… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Low dose inhaled budesonide and formoterol in mild persistent asthma: the OPTIMA randomized trial.
The optimal treatment for mild asthma is uncertain. We assessed the effects of adding a long-acting inhaled beta-agonist… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Long-term treatment with inhaled budesonide in persons with mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who continue smoking. European Respiratory Society Study on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary…
BACKGROUND Although patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) should stop smoking, some do not. In a double… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Effect of inhaled formoterol and budesonide on exacerbations of asthma. Formoterol and Corticosteroids Establishing Therapy (FACET) International Study Group.
BACKGROUND The role of long-acting, inhaled beta2-agonists in treating asthma is uncertain. In a double-blind study, we evaluated… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Effects of reducing or discontinuing inhaled budesonide in patients with mild asthma.
BACKGROUND In a previous study, we found that two years of treatment with an inhaled corticosteroid, budesonide, was more… (More)
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Comparison of a beta 2-agonist, terbutaline, with an inhaled corticosteroid, budesonide, in newly detected asthma.
BACKGROUND The presence of airway inflammation even in mild asthma points to the potential value of antiinflammatory therapy. We… (More)
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