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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Major

Budesonide Oral Inhalation Sodium Salicylate Increased risk of gastrointestinal ulcer or bleeding Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Somatrogon-Ghla Reduced serum cortisol exposure, an increased risk of central (secondary) hypoadrenalism and attenuated growth-promoting effects o... Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Sparfloxacin An increased risk of tendon rupture Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Sulindac Clinoril® Increased risk of gastrointestinal ulcer or bleeding Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Suzetrigine Journavx Reduced sensitive CYP3A substrate exposure and reduced efficacy of sensitive CYP3A substrate Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Tazemetostat Tazverik Reduced CYP3A substrate exposure and reduced efficacy of CYP3A substrate Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Telaprevir Increased budesonide exposure and significantly reduced serum cortisol concentrations Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Telithromycin Increased budesonide exposure and an increased risk of budesonide-related adverse effects Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Tenoxicam Increased risk of gastrointestinal ulcer or bleeding Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Tiaprofenic Acid Increased risk of gastrointestinal ulcer or bleeding Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Tolfenamic Acid Increased risk of gastrointestinal ulcer or bleeding Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Tolmetin Tolectin 600 Increased risk of gastrointestinal ulcer or bleeding Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Tosufloxacin An increased risk of tendon rupture Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Trofinetide Daybue Increased CYP3A substrate exposure and an increased risk of CYP3A substrate-related toxicities Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Troleandomycin Increased budesonide exposure Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Tucatinib Tukysa Increased budesonide exposure Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Upadacitinib Rinvoq Increased risk of gastrointestinal perforations Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Valdecoxib Increased risk of gastrointestinal ulcer or bleeding Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Verapamil Calan Increased budesonide exposure Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Vonoprazan Voquezna Increased budesonide exposure Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Voriconazole Vfend Increased budesonide exposure, an increased risk of Cushing's syndrome and an increased risk of adrenal dysfunction Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Voxelotor Oxbryta Increased budesonide exposure Details

Moderate

Budesonide Oral Inhalation Adenovirus Vaccine Type 4, Live An inadequate immunological response to the vaccine Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Adenovirus Vaccine Type 7, Live An inadequate immunological response to the vaccine Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Artemether Reduced CYP3A4 substrate exposure and reduced efficacy of CYP3A4 substrate Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Auranofin Ridaura Increased risk of auranofin-related adverse effects Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Bacillus Of Calmette And Guerin Vaccine, Live An inadequate immunological response to the vaccine Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Cholera Vaccine, Live An inadequate immunological response to the vaccine Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Crizotinib Xalkori Increased budesonide exposure Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine, Live An inadequate immunological response to the vaccine Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Ebola Zaire Vaccine, Live An inadequate immunological response to the vaccine Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Gallium Ga 68 Dotatate Increased risk of false negative imaging Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Haemophilus B Vaccine An inadequate immunological response to the vaccine Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Hepatitis A Vaccine, Inactivated An inadequate immunological response to the vaccine Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Indapamide An increased risk of hypokalemia Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Influenza Virus Vaccine An inadequate immunological response to the vaccine Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Insulin Afrezza Reduced blood glucose lowering effect of insulin Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Insulin Lispro, Recombinant Admelog May decrease blood glucose lowering effect of insulin lispro Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Kratom Increased CYP3A substrate exposure Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Mavacamten Camzyos Reduced CYP3A4 substrate exposure and reduced efficacy of CYP3A4 substrate Details

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