What Could Be Substituted for Entocort?

Entocort is the brand name for Budesonide oral. It is commonly used to treat Crohn's Disease. This condition attacks the digestive lining resulting in pain, fever, weight loss and diarrhea.

Side Effects

• Entocort is taken by mouth once daily to control the symptoms of Crohn's Disease.

  Entocort provides relief from the symptoms of Crohn's, yet can have several uncomfortable side effects. Common side effects include headache, fatigue, dizziness, back pain and vomiting. Severity of these side effects varies with each patient. Entocort can be replaced with another coricosteroid if side effects are too severe.

Corticosteroid

• Entocort is a type of steroid classified as a corticosteroid. It works to relieve the symptoms of Crohn's by decreasing the inflammation of the digestive tract. Manufactured corticosteroids work to augment glucocorticoids produced in the adrenal cortex that are the body's natural anti-inflammatory.

Deltasone

• The most common side effect of Deltasone is headaches.

  Deltasone is the brand name for prednisone oral. Like Entocort it is a corticosteroid used to treat inflammation in patients with Crohn's or arthritis. Deltasone may be used effectively as a substitute for Entocort. Side effects of Deltasone include headache, heartburn, acne and insomnia.