Budesonide Oral Inhalation

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Also sold as: Pulmicort Pulmicort® Pulmicort® Flexhaler Pulmicort® Respules
About Budesonide Oral Inhalation

Budesonide is used to prevent difficulty breathing, chest tightness, wheezing, and coughing caused by asthma. Budesonide powder for oral inhalation (Pulmicort Flexhaler) is used in adults and children 6 years of age and older. Budesonide suspension (liquid) for oral inhalation (Pulmicort Respules) is used in children 1… Read the full Budesonide Oral Inhalation drug information page →

Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS
Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated Aug 10, 2026 · Editorial policy · Data sources

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Budesonide Oral Inhalation Dexibuprofen Increased risk of gastrointestinal ulcer or bleeding Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Dexketoprofen Increased risk of gastrointestinal ulcer or bleeding Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Diclofenac Aleve Arthritis Pain Increased risk of gastrointestinal ulcer or bleeding Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Diflunisal Dolobid Increased risk of gastrointestinal ulcer or bleeding Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Diltiazem Cardizem Increased budesonide exposure Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Dipyrone Increased risk of gastrointestinal ulcer or bleeding Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Dronedarone Multaq Increased budesonide exposure Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Droxicam Increased risk of gastrointestinal ulcer or bleeding Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Duvelisib Copiktra Increased exposure of sensitive CYP3A4 substrates and risk of toxicity Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Encorafenib Braftovi Reduced CYP3A4 substrate exposure and reduced efficacy of CYP3A4 substrate Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Enoxacin An increased risk of tendon rupture Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Erythromycin Erythrocin Stearate Increased CYP3A4 substrate exposure and an increased risk of CYP3A4-substrate-related adverse effects Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Ethinyl Estradiol Increased corticosteroid exposure Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Etodolac Lodine Increased risk of gastrointestinal ulcer or bleeding Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Etofenamate Increased risk of gastrointestinal ulcer or bleeding Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Etoricoxib Increased risk of gastrointestinal ulcer or bleeding Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Fedratinib Inrebic Increased CYP3A4 substrate exposure Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Felbinac Increased risk of gastrointestinal ulcer or bleeding Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Fenoprofen Fenopron Increased risk of gastrointestinal ulcer or bleeding Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Fepradinol Increased risk of gastrointestinal ulcer or bleeding Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Feprazone Increased risk of gastrointestinal ulcer or bleeding Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Fexinidazole An increased CYP3A4 substrate exposure Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Fleroxacin An increased risk of tendon rupture Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Floctafenine Increased risk of gastrointestinal ulcer or bleeding Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Fluconazole Diflucan Increased sensitive CYP3A4 substrates exposure Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Flufenamic Acid Increased risk of gastrointestinal ulcer or bleeding Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Flumequine An increased risk of tendon rupture Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Flurbiprofen Ansaid Increased risk of gastrointestinal ulcer or bleeding Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Fluvoxamine Increased budesonide exposure Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Fosamprenavir Lexiva Increased budesonide exposure Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Fosaprepitant Emend Injection Increased budesonide exposure Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Fosnetupitant Increased exposure of CYP3A4 substrate Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Fosphenytoin Cerebyx Reduced corticosteroid exposure Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Gatifloxacin Zymaxid An increased risk of tendon rupture Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Gemifloxacin Factive An increased risk of tendon rupture Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Ibuprofen Addaprin Increased risk of gastrointestinal ulcer or bleeding Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Idelalisib Zydelig Increased exposure of CYP3A substrate Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Imatinib Gleevec Increased budesonide exposure Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Indinavir Increased budesonide exposure and an increased risk of budesonide-related adverse effects Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Indomethacin Indocin Increased risk of gastrointestinal ulcer or bleeding Details

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