DESONIDE

Post-LOE

Hikma

ANDATOPICALOINTMENT

Approved

Mar 2017

Lifecycle

Post-LOE

Competitive Pressure

30/100

Clinical Trials

Data completeness

4/8 — Partial

DESONIDE by Hikma is clinical pharmacology like other topical corticosteroids, desonide has anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, and vasoconstrictive properties. First approved in 2017.

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Mechanism of Action

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Like other topical corticosteroids, desonide has anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, and vasoconstrictive properties. The mechanism of the anti-inflammatory activity of the topical steroids, in general, is unclear. However corticosteroids are thought to act by the induction of…

Indications

Indication data is being enriched from DailyMed and FDA labeling. Check back soon for approved therapeutic uses.

Clinical Trials (20)

NCT05976802Phase 4Not Yet Recruiting

Dose Ranging Study to Evaluate the Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics of Budesonide Rectal Foam in Pediatric Patients Aged 5 to 17 Years With Active, Mild to Moderate Distal Ulcerative Colitis

Started Jun 2027

100 enrolled

Ulcerative Colitis

NCT07787117N/ANot Yet Recruiting

QUARTZ: Comparative Effectiveness of Switching From Albuterol to Albuterol/Budesonide Versus Adding Low-dose ICS or LTRA to Albuterol

Started Aug 2026

2,669 enrolled

Asthma

NCT07433569Phase 1Completed

A Study to Investigate How Budesonide and Formoterol Move Through the Body (Pharmacokinetics) When Delivered With Different Devices in Participants Aged 4 to Less Than 12 Years Old With Asthma

Started Mar 2026

16 enrolled

Asthma

NCT07073950Phase 4Recruiting

A Study to Investigate the Effect of Budesonide/Glycopyrronium/Formoterol Fumarate Metered Dose Inhaler (BGF MDI) Compared With Placebo MDI on Heart and Lung Function in Participants With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Hyperinflation

Started Nov 2025

56 enrolled

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseHyperinflation

NCT06712563N/AActive Not Recruiting

Pooled Analysis of Single-arm Studies of Budesonide/Glycopyrronium/Formoterol (BGF) in Routine Care Setting

Started Apr 2025

2,000 enrolled

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

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Data Sources

Drug label: DailyMed / FDA
Clinical trials: ClinicalTrials.gov
Patent data: FDA Orange Book
Spending data: CMS Medicare

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