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ursodeoxycholic acid

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ursodeoxycholic acid
[ur′sōdē·ok′sikol′ik]
a secondary bile salt. It is used in vivo to dissolve cholesterol gallstones. See also chenodeoxycholic acid.
ursodeoxycholic acid
a natural bile acid; a degradation product of chenodeoxycholic acid, used therapeutically in the treatment of cholestatic liver disease.
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Combined use of ursodeoxycholic acid and Inchinko-to in jaundice patients with primary biliary cirrhosis.
Pharmacokinetic studies of a Chinese triple herbal drug formula by Lv, H.; Sun, H.; Sun, W.; Liu, L.; Wang, P.; Wang, X.; Cao, H. / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology
Medicines called chenodeoxycholic acids (CDCA) or ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA, ursodiol) may be given to dissolve the stones.
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Sometimes, stones can be dissolved using a medication that includes ursodeoxycholic acid.
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