Dexamethasone reduced mortality among patients hospitalized with COVID-19, especially those who were also receiving respiratory support.

Read on to learn about potential common, mild, and serious side effects of dexamethasone. For a general overview, including details about its uses, see this article on dexamethasone oral tablet.

Corticosteroid therapy must be tapered because of its interactions with the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis. The hypothalamus secretes corticotropin releasing factor, which acts ...

For patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) receiving dexamethasone induction, dose reductions do not ...

Dexamethasone 0.5mg, 0.75mg, 4mg, 6mg; tabs. Naturally occurring glucocorticoids, (hydrocortisone and cortisone), which also have salt-retaining properties, are used as replacement therapy in ...

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 ...

Sanofi SNY announced that the European Commission (“EC”) has granted marketing authorization to expand the use of its multiple myeloma (MM) drug, Sarclisa (isatuximab). With this nod, Sarclisa is now ...

The usual but empirical initial dose in brain tumor patients is an intravenous bolus of 10 mg of dexamethasone, followed by a maintenance dose of 4 mg given by the intravenous (IV) route every 6 ...