August 14th 2009 11:20 am
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For the last two days it has rained. All I can do is look out my window and wish the rain would go away...

Well, my doctor put in a prescription for a new medication to replace the azathioprine that I had to stop taking. It is called Budesonide. It is a fairly expensive drug at $2.00 per day but the good news is that if it works, then we can order a 90 day rx and the price goes down to about $1.30 per pill per day. We are hoping that this new med will eventually replace the prednisone. It is primarily used to treat Crohn's disease in humans, which is similar to IBD in dogs. From my Mommy's research, she has learned that Budesonide is a newer glucocorticoid which has shown significantly reduced side effects. Thank Goodness!