ModerateAntiplatelet agents (low dose) / NSAIDs (analgesic dose)×Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS)
Updated · Methodology
Mechanism
Additive ulcerogenic effect with oral budesonide (used in inflammatory bowel disease). Inhaled forms have minimal systemic effect.
Symptoms
Epigastric pain, nausea, heartburn. With prolonged therapy: peptic ulcer and GI bleeding risk (black stools, vomiting blood or coffee-ground material). Older patients and prior peptic ulcer disease: higher risk.
Management
Inhaled budesonide for asthma or COPD requires no special measures. For oral therapy (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis): PPI cover with pantoprazole, cardioprotective aspirin no more than 100 mg/day.
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Sources
- FDA: Pulmicort (budesonide) prescribing information (2010)– ; DailyMed setid ae1105cd-69fc-4c15-937f-c535304341c2