Prof Peter Horby, who led the UK research on dexamethasone, said the use of steroids to treat viral respiratory infections, such as Covid-19, has been controversial. Trials of the drugs during ...

They belong to a larger class of steroids called corticosteroids. Glucocorticoid drugs imitate the effect ... as increased appetite and weight gain. Dexamethasone can be administered orally ...

Dexamethasone 1mg/mL ... Monitor for hypokalemia with potassium-depleting drugs (eg, amphotericin B, diuretics). Toxic epidermal necrolysis possible with thalidomide. Concomitant indomethacin ...

For any parent who has spent several sleepless nights with a child who has croup, steroids are heaven-sent. IM dexamethasone, however, involves giving children what they fear most -- a shot.

Dexamethasone phosphate (as sodium); 4mg/mL ... Monitor for hypokalemia with potassium-depleting drugs (eg, amphotericin B, diuretics). Toxic epidermal necrolysis possible with thalidomide.

The coronavirus drugs prescribed to Donald Trump indicate ... of medications including antiviral drug remdesivir, a steroid called dexamethasone and a combination of antibodies.

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.

So what drugs are being used and what do ... could be incapacitated because of the effects that the steroid can have on the mind. Dexamethasone's side effects include anxiety, altered mood and ...