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  • Therapeutic class: Corticosteroid (anti-inflammatory)
  • Pharmacologic class: Synthetic glucocorticoid; glucocorticoid receptor agonist
  • Mechanism (brief): Acts to suppress inflammatory gene expression and mediator production (e.g., via inhibition of phospholipase A2 and other inflammatory pathways). Mainly active topically with limited systemic exposure due to high first-pass metabolism
  • Formulations/routes (examples): Inhaled corticosteroid (asthma/COPD), nasal corticosteroid (allergic rhinitis), and oral/enteric formulations for inflammatory bowel disease (e.g., Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis)

    In short: budesonide is a synthetic glucocorticoid corticosteroid with potent local anti-inflammatory effects and relatively low systemic exposure.


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