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Ursodeoxycholic Acid
3 alpha,7 beta-Dihydroxy-5 beta-cholan-24-oic Acid; Antigen Brand of Ursodeoxycholic Acid; Aventis Brand of Ursodeoxycholic Acid; Axcan Brand of Ursodeoxycholic Acid; CP Brand of Ursodeoxycholic Acid; Cholit-Ursan; Cholofalk; Delursan; Destolit
An epimer of chenodeoxycholic acid. It is a mammalian bile acid found first in the bear and is apparently either a precursor or a product of chenodeoxycholate. Its administration changes the composition of bile and may dissolve gallstones. It is used as a cholagogue and choleretic.