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Ursodiol capsules, USP are a bile acid available as 300 mg capsules suitable for oral administration. Ursodiol USP (ursodeoxycholic acid), a naturally occurring bile acid found in small quantities in normal human bile and in the biles of certain other mammals. It is a bitter-tasting, white or almost white crystalline powder practically insoluble in water; freely soluble in ethanol (96 percent), slightly soluble in acetone, practically insoluble in methylene chloride. The chemical name for ursodiol is 3α,7β-dihydroxy-5β-cholan-24-oic acid (C 24 H 40 O 4 ). Ursodiol USP has a molecular weight of 392.58. Its structure is shown below: Inactive Ingredients: Colloidal silicon dioxide, corn starch and magnesium stearate. The hard gelatin capsule shells contain gelatin, iron oxide red and titanium dioxide. The capsules are imprinted with black ink containing black iron oxide, potassium hydroxide and shellac. chemical structer