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Description

One single dose unit contains 0.5 mg or 1.0 mg budesonide per 2 mL.
The active ingredient, budesonide, is a non-halogenated glucocorticoid structurally related to 16α hydroxyprednisolone. The chemical name is 16α, 17α - 22R, S-propylmethylenedioxy-pregna-1, 4-diene-11β, 21-diol-3, 20-dione; MW 430.5.
Budesonide is a white to off-white powder, freely soluble in chloroform, sparingly soluble in ethanol and practically insoluble in water and heptane. Budesonide melts with decomposition between 224°C and 231.5°C.
Excipients/Inactive Ingredients: Disodium edetate, sodium chloride, polysorbate 80 (E433), anhydrous citric acid (E330), sodium citrate (E331), water for injection and nitrogen.

budesonide

Manufacturer:

AstraZeneca