Medical Uses
Tarpeyo (budesonide) delayed-release capsules, from Calliditas Therapeutics, are indicated to reduce the loss of kidney function in adults with primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) at risk of rapid disease progression.
Budesonide is a corticosteroid formulated for targeted release in the ileum, where it acts locally on Peyer’s patches to reduce the production of pathogenic IgA1 antibodies that drive IgA nephropathy, while minimizing systemic corticosteroid exposure.
