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 →

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

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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 Budesonide Oral Inhalation Measles Virus Vaccine, Live An inadequate immunological response to the vaccine Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Meningococcal Vaccine An inadequate immunological response to the vaccine Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Metformin Fortamet® An increased risk of hyperglycemia and potential loss of glycemic control Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Mumps Virus Vaccine, Live An inadequate immunological response to the vaccine Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Olodaterol Striverdi An increased risk of hypokalemia Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Pneumococcal Vaccine An inadequate immunological response to the vaccine Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Pneumococcal Vaccine, Diphtheria Conjugate An inadequate immunological response to the vaccine Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Pneumococcal Vaccine Polyvalent An inadequate immunological response to the vaccine Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Poliovirus Vaccine, Live An inadequate immunological response to the vaccine Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Rabies Vaccine Imovax An inadequate immunological response to the vaccine Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Rilzabrutinib Wayrilz Increased CYP3A substrate exposure and an increased risk of CYP3A substrate-related adverse reactions Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Rotavirus Vaccine, Live An inadequate immunological response to the vaccine Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Rubella Virus Vaccine, Live An inadequate immunological response to the vaccine Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Smallpox Monkeypox Vaccine An inadequate immunological response to the vaccine Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Testosterone Androderm Increased risk of edema Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Tetanus Toxoid An inadequate immunological response to the vaccine Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Typhoid Vaccine, Live Vivotif An inadequate immunological response to the vaccine Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Varicella Virus Vaccine, Live An inadequate immunological response to the vaccine Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Xanomeline Increased oral sensitive CYP3A4 substrate exposure and an increased risk on severity and frequency of sensitive CYP3A4 substrate-r... Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Yellow Fever Vaccine Stamaril An inadequate immunological response to the vaccine Details Budesonide Oral Inhalation Zoster Vaccine, Live An inadequate immunological response to the vaccine Details

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