SPL Set ID: e7aca8d1-159e-4aac-b92d-3a69a8edceec
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Budesonide USP, the active ingredient of budesonide delayed-release capsules, is a synthetic corticosteroid. Budesonide is designated chemically as (RS)-11β, 16α, 17, 21- tetrahydroxypregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione cyclic 16,17-acetal with butyraldehyde. Budesonide is provided as a mixture of two epimers (22R and 22S). The molecular formula of budesonide is C 25 H 34 O 6 and its molecular weight is 430.5. Its structural formula is: Budesonide, USP is a white to off-white, odorless, crystalline powder that is practically insoluble in water and heptane, sparingly soluble in ethanol, and freely soluble in chloroform. Its partition coefficient between octanol and water at pH 5 is 1.6 x 10 3 ionic strength 0.01. Each capsule for oral administration contains 3 mg of micronized budesonide with the following inactive ingredients: acetyltributyl citrate, ethylcellulose aqueous dispersion, gelatin, iron oxide red, iron oxide yellow, methacrylic acid copolymer dispersion, polysorbate 80, simethicone emulsion, sodium lauryl sulfate, sugar spheres, talc, titanium dioxide and triethyl citrate. The capsule shell is printed with black pharmaceutical ink which contains following ingredients: iron oxide black, potassium hydroxide, propylene glycol and shellac. budesonide