The health ministry has approved the steroid drug dexamethasone for treating COVID-19 patients after it proved effective in a British clinical trial. Dexamethasone, an anti-inflammatory ...
London, June 17 () The UK government on Wednesday authorised the state-funded National Health Service (NHS) to use steroid dexamethasone, the "world's first" coronavirus treatment proven to reduce ...
for those receiving 3 daily doses of dexamethasone, in resolution of throat pain. In this study, we address the question as to whether the clinical response to steroid treatment is influenced by ...
It is suggested that after the patient is tapered to a dose of 0.75 mg of dexamethasone per day, a morning cortisol level should be drawn to determine the steroid's effect on adrenal function.
Dexamethasone phosphate (as sodium); 4mg/mL, 10mg/mL; soln for IV or IM inj; contains sulfites. Potentiated by CYP3A4 inhibitors (eg, ketoconazole, macrolides), cyclosporine, estrogens ...