Date:
November 2, 2020
Issue #:
1610
Summary:
An oral extended-release formulation of the corticosteroid
budesonide (Ortikos – Ferring) is now available
for once-daily treatment of mild to moderate active
Crohn’s disease of the ileum and/or ascending colon in
patients ≥8 years old and for maintenance of remission
for up to 3 months in adults. Ortikos is the second oral
formulation of budesonide to be approved for this
indication; Entocort EC, an ileal-release formulation,
was the first. A third oral formulation of budesonide
(Uceris) is approved for induction of remission in
patients with mild to moderate active ulcerative colitis.
budesonide (Ortikos – Ferring) is now available
for once-daily treatment of mild to moderate active
Crohn’s disease of the ileum and/or ascending colon in
patients ≥8 years old and for maintenance of remission
for up to 3 months in adults. Ortikos is the second oral
formulation of budesonide to be approved for this
indication; Entocort EC, an ileal-release formulation,
was the first. A third oral formulation of budesonide
(Uceris) is approved for induction of remission in
patients with mild to moderate active ulcerative colitis.
