Budesonide

• Mechanism of Action
• An inhaled corticosteroid that suppresses the body’s normal inflammatory response through reduced monocyte recruitment, suppression of arachidonic acid metabolites - prostaglandin, leukotriene, platelet-activating factor and reduced production of interleukins, TNF-α, GM-CSF

Clinical Use

• • Indication
  • Maintenance therapy for asthma
• • Adverse Effects
  • Headaches
  • Hoarseness
  • Cough
  • Oral candidiasis