Ursodiol Capsules, USP Rx only Prescribing Information SPECIAL NOTE Gallbladder stone dissolution with ursodiol treatment requires months of therapy. Complete dissolution does not occur in all patients and recurrence of stones within 5 years has been observed in up to 50% of patients who do dissolve their stones on bile acid therapy. Patients should be carefully selected for therapy with ursodiol, and alternative therapies should be considered.

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Ursodiol Capsules, USP Rx only Prescribing Information SPECIAL NOTE Gallbladder stone dissolution with ursodiol treatment requires months of therapy. Complete dissolution does not occur in all patients and recurrence of stones within 5 years has been observed in up to 50% of patients who do dissolve their stones on bile acid therapy. Patients should be carefully selected for therapy with ursodiol, and alternative therapies should be considered.

Medication label

Why this: Advisory · dailymed-prescription

Ursodiol capsules are indicated for patients with radiolucent, noncalcified gallbladder stones < 20 mm in greatest diameter in whom elective cholecystectomy would be undertaken except for the presence of increased surgical risk due to systemic disease, advanced age, idiosyncratic reaction to general anesthesia, or for those patients who refuse surgery. Safety of use of ursodiol capsules beyond 24 months is not established. Ursodiol capsules are indicated for the prevention of gallstone formation in obese patients experiencing rapid weight loss.

generic_name: ursodiol
product_names: Ursodiol
ndc: 59651-421, 59651-421-01
group: drugs
license: us-gov-pd
attribution: Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine
reviewed: 2026-09-18
language: en