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Help on actigall (ursodiol). whats it for?

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Dr. Ralph Morgan Lewis answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Actigall/ursodiol is: A bile acid used to dissolve non-calcified gallstones measuring less than 20 millimeters (about 3/4 inch) in diameter. Liver function must be monitored. The drug acts slowly, & gallstone may recur.

Answered 7/7/2012

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