Reported Reactions

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Brand name · Budesonide

Uceris: adverse event reports filed with FDA

769 reports list it as a suspect or interacting product, 2013–2026. Class: Corticosteroid.

769
reports as suspect product
0% of all reports · about 59 a year
1
reports, 12 months to June 2026
10 in the 12 months before
40.2%
marked serious by the reporter
77.7% across the class
2.6%
record death among outcomes, as reported
20 reports · not verified by FDA

769 adverse event reports received by FDA list the brand name Uceris (budesonide) as a suspect or interacting product, from July 2013 to April 2026. A further 842 reports list it only as a concomitant medication, and those are not counted in the figures on this page.

In the 12 months to June 2026, 1 report listed it, down 90% from 10 in the 12 months before. FDA releases FAERS data quarterly, so the newest months are incomplete and grow in later releases. Over its reporting history that is about 59 reports a year and 0% of the 20,646,523 reports in the database, and 0.1% of the reports for the corticosteroid class. How many people take it is not in the data, so a count is not a rate of occurrence.

The reactions recorded most often are off label use (16.4%), drug ineffective (12.7%) and diarrhoea (7.4%). A report can list several reactions, so shares add to more than 100%; 205 different terms appear across these reports. Off label use is recorded in 16.4% of these reports, a larger share than in the median corticosteroid drug (8.8%).

40.2% of the reports are marked serious by the reporter (77.7% across the class); 2.6% record death among the outcomes and 12.5% record hospitalisation, as reported. 82.8% of the reports came from consumers, and the largest patient age group is 45 to 64 (14.7%). FDA states that "a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report" and that for any given report "there is no certainty that a suspected drug caused the event."

Reports by month, five years

036Jul 2021: 5Aug 2021: 1Sep 2021: 2Oct 2021: 3Nov 2021: 6Dec 2021: 32022Jan 2022: 2Feb 2022: 2Mar 2022: 5Apr 2022: 2May 2022: 4Jun 2022: 2Jul 2022: 3Aug 2022: 0Sep 2022: 1Oct 2022: 1Nov 2022: 5Dec 2022: 12023Jan 2023: 0Feb 2023: 1Mar 2023: 0Apr 2023: 0May 2023: 1Jun 2023: 1Jul 2023: 0Aug 2023: 1Sep 2023: 1Oct 2023: 0Nov 2023: 2Dec 2023: 02024Jan 2024: 1Feb 2024: 1Mar 2024: 3Apr 2024: 2May 2024: 4Jun 2024: 1Jul 2024: 2Aug 2024: 1Sep 2024: 1Oct 2024: 1Nov 2024: 1Dec 2024: 12025Jan 2025: 0Feb 2025: 0Mar 2025: 0Apr 2025: 1May 2025: 0Jun 2025: 2Jul 2025: 0Aug 2025: 0Sep 2025: 0Oct 2025: 0Nov 2025: 0Dec 2025: 02026Jan 2026: 0Feb 2026: 0Mar 2026: 0Apr 2026: 1May 2026: 0Jun 2026: 0

Reports by the month FDA received them. FDA releases FAERS data quarterly, so the newest months are incomplete and grow in later releases.

By year received

01372742013: 420132014: 122015: 4820152016: 832017: 27420172018: 1232019: 9020192020: 382021: 3920212022: 282023: 720232024: 192025: 320252026: 1

2026 covers reports received through June 2026 only.

Reactions recorded in the reports

share of Uceris reports recording the termmedian drug in corticosteroid

  1. Off label useused for a purpose or in a way not on the label16.4%126
  2. Drug ineffectivethe medicine did not work as expected12.7%98
  3. Diarrhoealoose or frequent stools7.4%57
  4. Product use in unapproved indicationused for a purpose not on the label5.1%39
  5. Treatment noncompliancethe treatment was not taken as directed4.7%36
  6. Malaisegeneral feeling of being unwell3.9%30
  7. Headachehead pain3.4%26
  8. Fatiguetiredness3.3%25
  9. Nauseafeeling sick3.3%25
  10. Drug dose omissiona dose was missed3.1%24
  11. No adverse eventno adverse event was reported3.1%24
  12. Condition aggravatedthe condition being treated got worse3%23
  13. Abdominal painstomach or belly pain2.9%22
  14. Weight decreasedweight loss2.6%20
  15. Weight increasedweight gain2.5%19
  16. Ill-defined disordera condition that was not clearly described2.3%18
  17. Insomniadifficulty sleeping2.2%17
  18. Abdominal pain upperupper stomach pain2.1%16
  19. Contusiona bruise2.1%16
  20. Product use issuea problem in how the product was used2.1%16
  21. Haemorrhagebleeding2%15
  22. Constipationconstipation1.8%14
  23. Hospitalisationadmission to hospital1.8%14
  24. Astheniaweakness or lack of energy1.7%13

Top 30 of 205 MedDRA preferred terms recorded across these reports, with a plain-language gloss where one is available. One report can record several terms. The hollow bar is the median share across the 74 drugs in the corticosteroid class; it describes the reports, not the patients. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic."

Outcomes recorded

Death2.6%20
Life-threatening0.3%2
Hospitalisation (initial or prolonged)12.5%96
Disability1.6%12
Congenital anomaly0.1%1
Other serious28.7%221
Not serious59.8%460

Outcome flags as the reporter set them; a report can carry several, and "other serious" is FDA's own category for serious reports outside the named outcomes. Grey bar: all 808,789 reports in the class. FDA has not verified any outcome and states that the reports "cannot be used to estimate the incidence of these events."

Patients and reporters

Patient age

Under 20%0
2 to 110.7%5
12 to 171.3%10
18 to 4410.5%81
45 to 6414.7%113
65 to 7414.2%109
75 and over10.5%81
Age not given48.1%370

Patient sex

Female65.9%507
Male27.6%212
Not given6.5%50

Who reported

Physician8.2%63
Pharmacist2.1%16
Other health professional5.3%41
Lawyer0.3%2
Consumer or non-health professional82.8%637
Not given1.3%10

Age and sex as stated in the report; the reporter's qualification is the primary source recorded by FDA. 97.8% of reports give the United States as the country of the event or reporter.

Reason for use recorded

Indication as recorded (MedDRA)ReportsShare
Colitis ulcerative23530.6%
Colitis microscopic597.7%
Colitis415.3%
Crohn's disease384.9%
Diarrhoea172.2%
Product use in unapproved indication111.4%

The indication field is filled in by the reporter and is often blank; shares are of all 769 reports.

In context

MeasureUcerisCorticosteroidAll reports
Reports as suspect product769808,78920,646,523
Share of that pool—0.1%0%
Reports, latest 12 months1—1,332,454
Marked serious40.2%77.7%57.4%
Death recorded among outcomes, per 1,000 reports2614691
Hospitalisation recorded, per 1,000 reports125336213
Consumer-filed share82.8%29.1%45.8%
Top term, share of reportsOff label use 16.4%median 8.8%4.1%

Shares are of reports, not of patients treated. The number of people taking a product is not in the data, so none of these figures is a rate, and differences between columns reflect who takes a product, who reports and how long it has been sold. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic."

Other drugs in the corticosteroid class

DrugName typeReportsLatest 12 monthsMarked serious
Prednisonegeneric183,86715,61491.4%
Dexamethasonegeneric129,6779,21695.1%
Prednisolonegeneric87,8066,62497.6%
Methylprednisolonegeneric49,5374,43095.2%
Symbicortbrand39,1191,17750.6%
Breo Elliptabrand22,22062831.7%
Hydrocortisonegeneric21,2632,38689.5%
Advair Diskusbrand20,51812029%
Advair Hfabrand19,62258954.9%
Budesonidegeneric14,7141,08382.2%
Desoximetasonegeneric12,2091,52599.2%
Floventbrand10,77217142.1%
Methylprednisolone sodium succinategeneric10,7721,63097.8%
Solu-medrolgeneric10,28843288.8%
Ciprobrand9,79110857.3%

Ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic." A brand and its generic are separate rows because reporters name them separately.

Questions about Uceris reports

How many adverse event reports has FDA received for Uceris?

769 reports list Uceris as a suspect or interacting product in the openFDA FAERS release of 28 Sep 2026, covering reports received through June 2026. 1 of them arrived in the latest 12 months. Another 842 list it only as a concomitant medication.

What reactions are recorded in Uceris reports?

off label use (16.4%), drug ineffective (12.7%), diarrhoea (7.4%), colitis ulcerative (7.2%) and product use in unapproved indication (5.1%). These are MedDRA preferred terms coded from what the reporter described; a report can list several, and a term's presence is not a finding that Uceris was responsible.

How serious are the reports?

40.2% are marked serious by the reporter. Among the outcomes recorded, 2.6% of reports include death and 12.5% include hospitalisation. FDA has not verified these outcomes and states that the reports "cannot be used to estimate the incidence" of the events.

Who files these reports?

consumer or non-health professional (82.8%), physician (8.2%) and other health professional (5.3%). Most reports reach FDA through the manufacturer, which must forward reports it receives.

Are reports for Uceris rising?

1 reports in the 12 months to June 2026, down 90% from 10 in the 12 months before. FDA releases FAERS data quarterly, so the newest months are incomplete and grow in later releases. Counts also move with how many people take a product, its time on the market and publicity.

Do these reports show that Uceris was responsible for these reactions?

No. FDA states that "a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report" and that for any given report "there is no certainty that a suspected drug caused the event." The reaction may relate to the condition being treated, to other medicines, or to something else.

Is this a list of the side effects of Uceris?

No. It is a count of what was reported to FDA. The adverse reactions observed in clinical studies are printed on the FDA-approved label, which a pharmacist or clinician can go through with you.

How do I report an adverse event?

Consumers and health professionals can report to FDA through MedWatch (Form FDA 3500 online, or 1-800-FDA-1088), or to the manufacturer, which must pass reports on. See the guide on how to report.

Where this comes from. Counts are built from the openFDA Drug Adverse Event (FAERS) bulk export released 28 Sep 2026, which holds reports FDA received through 30 Jun 2026. Drug names are as reported, resolved to the brand or generic name on the FDA label where openFDA's harmonisation matched them; classes are the pharmacologic class (EPC) from the label and the National Drug Code Directory of 17 Sep 2026. A report counts here when it lists Uceris as a suspect or interacting product; reports listing it only as a concomitant medication (842) are excluded. No report narrative, lot number, patient detail or reporter identity is published. See the methodology and sources; FDA's record is authoritative, and corrections are handled within five working days.

Drug data (FAERS) through 30 Jun 2026; device data (MAUDE) through 31 Aug 2026. Not medical advice.