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==Pronunciation== | ==Pronunciation== | ||
===Dexamethasone 0.5mg=== | ===Dexamethasone 0.5mg=== | ||
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==Introduction= | |||
Dexamethasone is a steroid with anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant effects. It is used to treat a wide range of inflammatory and autoimmune conditions. | |||
Indications include: | |||
*Inflammatory bowel disease | |||
*Asthma | |||
*Croup in children | |||
*dermatitis | |||
*Rheumatoid arthritis | |||
*Cerebral oedema associated with malignancy | |||
*Counteract nausea and vomiting effects of cancer chemotherapy | |||
*Administered before antibiotics in cases of baceterial meningitis. It reduces the inflammatory response, thus reducing hearing loss and neurological damage. | |||
*High-attitude cerebral edema (HACE) and high-attitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), help climbers to cope with complications of high-attitude sickness | |||
'''Equivalent anti-inflammatory doses of steroids | |||
{| class = "wikitable" | |||
!style="text-align: left"| Prednisolone 5 mg is equivalent to | |||
| Betamethasone 750 micrograms | |||
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|dexamethasone 750 micrograms | |||
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| hydrocortisone 20 mg | |||
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|methylprednisolone 4 mg | |||
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| triamcinolone 4 mg | |||
|} | |||
==Mechanism of Action== | |||
Immunosuppression agent, | |||
Steroid replacement agent, | |||
Anti-inflammatory agent | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!Generic Name | |||
藥名 | |||
!HA Code 藥物代碼 | |||
!Classification藥物分類 | |||
|- | |||
|Dexamethasone Tablet 0.5 mg | |||
|DEXA01 | |||
|P1S1S3 | |||
|- | |||
|Dexamethasone Tablet 4 mg | |||
|DEXA19 | |||
|P1S1S3 | |||
|- | |||
|Dexamethasone 0.1% + Chloramphenicol 0.5% Eye Drops 5ml | |||
|DEXA16 | |||
|P1S1S3 | |||
|- | |||
|Dexamethasone 0.1% + Neomycin 0.5% Eye Drops 10ml | |||
|DEXA04 | |||
|P1S1S3 | |||
|} | |||
Revision as of 02:24, 5 October 2020
Pronunciation
Dexamethasone 0.5mg
=Introduction
Dexamethasone is a steroid with anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant effects. It is used to treat a wide range of inflammatory and autoimmune conditions.
Indications include:
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Asthma
- Croup in children
- dermatitis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Cerebral oedema associated with malignancy
- Counteract nausea and vomiting effects of cancer chemotherapy
- Administered before antibiotics in cases of baceterial meningitis. It reduces the inflammatory response, thus reducing hearing loss and neurological damage.
- High-attitude cerebral edema (HACE) and high-attitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), help climbers to cope with complications of high-attitude sickness
Equivalent anti-inflammatory doses of steroids
| Prednisolone 5 mg is equivalent to | Betamethasone 750 micrograms |
|---|---|
| dexamethasone 750 micrograms | |
| hydrocortisone 20 mg | |
| methylprednisolone 4 mg | |
| triamcinolone 4 mg |
Mechanism of Action
Immunosuppression agent, Steroid replacement agent, Anti-inflammatory agent
| Generic Name
藥名 |
HA Code 藥物代碼 | Classification藥物分類 |
|---|---|---|
| Dexamethasone Tablet 0.5 mg | DEXA01 | P1S1S3 |
| Dexamethasone Tablet 4 mg | DEXA19 | P1S1S3 |
| Dexamethasone 0.1% + Chloramphenicol 0.5% Eye Drops 5ml | DEXA16 | P1S1S3 |
| Dexamethasone 0.1% + Neomycin 0.5% Eye Drops 10ml | DEXA04 | P1S1S3 |
