UDvia-150/300

Patient Information Leaflet: Information for the User
Prescribing Information

UDvia-450 SR

udiva 150 mg

Read all this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains important information for you.

  • Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
  • If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
  • This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours.
  • If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet.

What is there in this page

  • What UDvia Tablets are and what they are used for?
  • What you need to know before you take UDvia Tablets?
  • How to take UDvia Tablets?
  • Possible side effects
  • How to store UDvia Tablets?
  • Contents of the pack and other information

1. What UDvia Tablets are and what they are used for?

UDvia Tablets contain ursodeoxycholic acid, a naturally occurring bile acid.

It works by:

  • Reducing cholesterol in bile
  • Helping dissolve cholesterol gallstones
  • Improving bile flow and reducing liver inflammation

UDvia Tablets are used for:

    • Dissolution of cholesterol gallstones
    • Prevention of gallstone formation
    • Treatment of chronic liver diseases such as:
      • Primary biliary cholangitis
      • Primary sclerosing cholangitis
      • Cystic fibrosis–related liver disease
      • Intrahepatic cholestasis (including in pregnancy)

2. What you need to know before you take UDvia Tablets?

Do not take UDvia Tablets if you:

  • are allergic to ursodeoxycholic acid or any of the ingredients
  • have acute inflammation of the gallbladder or bile ducts
  • have blockage in the bile ducts
  • have calcified gallstones
  • have frequent biliary colic (severe gallstone pain)
  • have non-functioning gallbladder
  • have active stomach or duodenal ulcers

Warnings and precautions

Talk to your doctor before taking UDvia Tablets if:

  • you have liver problems
  • you have gallstones
  • you develop persistent diarrhea
  • you are being treated for primary biliary cholangitis

Monitoring during treatment:

  • Your doctor may regularly check liver function tests (LFTs)
  • Ultrasound may be done to monitor gallstone dissolution

Special precautions

  • Treatment should always be under medical supervision
  • If diarrhea occurs, inform your doctor
  • Women taking UDvia for gallstones should use non-hormonal contraception

Children

  • Can be used in children only if prescribed by a doctor
  • Special care required in certain liver co Other medicines and UDvia Tablets

Tell your doctor if you are taking:

  • antacids containing aluminium
  • cholesterol-lowering drugs (e.g., clofibrate)
  • ciclosporin
  • ciprofloxacin
  • nitrendipine or statins
  • These medicines may affect how UDvia works or be affected by it.

UDvia with food and drink

  • Take with or after food as advised by your doctor

Pregnancy and breast-feeding

  • If you are pregnant or planning pregnancy, consult your doctor before use
  • Limited data available in pregnancy
  • May be used only if clearly necessary
  • Breastfeeding is generally considered safe, but consult your doctor

Driving and using machines

UDvia has no or minimal effect on driving or operating machinery

3. How to take UDvia Tablets?

Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you.

Dosage depends on your condition and body weight

General guidelines:

  • Gallstones: 8–10 mg/kg/day in divided doses
  • Prevention of gallstones: 300 mg twice daily
  • Primary biliary cholangitis: 12–16 mg/kg/day
  • Children (cystic fibrosis): 20–30 mg/kg/day

Your doctor will decide the exact dose.

How to take

  • Swallow tablets whole with water
  • Take regularly as prescribed

If you take more UDvia than you should

  • Overdose may cause diarrhea
  • Contact your doctor immediately

If you forget a dose

  • Do not take a double dose
  • Take the next dose at the usual time

If you stop taking UDvia

  • Do not stop treatment without consulting your doctor
  • Long-term treatment may be required

4. Possible side effects

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Common side effects:

  • Diarrhea
  • Soft or pasty stools

Reporting side effects

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. You can also report side effects via email: medico@zorvia.com

How to store UDvia Tablets

  • Keep out of the sight and reach of children
  • Store below 30°C
  • Protect from light
  • Do not use after the expiry date

5. Contents of the pack and other information

What UDvia Tablets contain:

  • Ursodeoxycholic acid 150 mg or 300 mg

Other ingredients: As listed on the pack

What UDvia Tablets look like and contents of the pack

  • Film-coated tablets
  • Available in strips of 10 tablets

Marketing Authorization Holder

Zorvia Healthcare Limited
Thane West, Maharashtra, India

This leaflet was issued on:

20 March 2026

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