Ursodeoxycholic acid
medicine which is used in dissolving gallstones and treating primary biliary cirrhosis.
Ursodeoxycholic Acid works : by reducing the amount of cholesterol in the gallbladder
Gallstones occur when cholesterol, calcium deposits and bile pigments build up forming stones in the gall bladder or bile ducts (the tubes that lead from the gall bladder into the intestine). These stones can block the bile duct causing pain. Some gallstones consist mainly of cholesterol; these are the type that ursodeoxycholic acid can help to treat. The treatment works by reducing the amount of cholesterol released by the liver into bile and by slowly dispersing the cholesterol, so breaking up the stones.
Some ursodeoxycholic acid preparations can also help to treat primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) which is when bile ducts become inflamed and damaged.