Ursodeoxycholic Acid (UDCA) is used in the treatment of cholestatic liver disease, Gallstone disease. Ursodeoxycholic Acid helps in regulating cholesterol by reducing the rate at which the intestine absorbs cholesterol molecules while breaking up micelles containing cholesterol.
Molecular structure :
CAS Number:
128-13-2
Molecular formula:
C24H40O4
Application:
Hepato Billary drug
Advantage:
Helps in effective delay in occurrence of Cirrhosis.
Patients treated with UDCA live longer.
Patients treated with UDCA have lower chances of liver transplants.
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