Shock

Active Ingredient: Dexamethasone

Indication for Dexamethasone

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

1.7-5 mg/kg single dose

Route of admnistration

Intravenous

Defined daily dose

1.7 - 5 mg per kg of body weight

Dosage regimen

From 1.7 To 5 mg per kg of body weight once every day

Detailed description

The usual dose is 1.7 to 5 mg/kg (0.4 ml–1.3 ml/kg) body weight given as a single intravenous injection. This may be repeated in 2 to 6 hours, if shock persists. As an alternative, this may be followed immediately by the same dose in an intravenous infusion. Therapy with dexamethasone solution for injection is an adjunct to, and not a replacement for, conventional therapy.

Administration of high dose corticosteroid therapy should be continued only until the patient’s condition has stabilized and usually no longer than 48 to 72 hours.

Active ingredient

Dexamethasone

Dexamethasone is a synthetic glucocorticoid; it combines high anti-inflammatory effects with low mineralocorticoid activity. It has an approximately 7 times greater anti-inflammatory potency than prednisolone, another commonly prescribed corticosteroid. At high doses it reduces the immune response.

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