Dexamethasone
Active ingredient description
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.
Medicine classification
This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:
Medicines
Dexamethasone is the active ingredient of these drugs:
Brazil
Hong Kong
South Africa
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Brazil
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Hong Kong
Brazil Cyprus Italy United Kingdom United States
Brazil
Singapore
South Africa
France
Poland
Netherlands
Cyprus
Austria Germany
United States
Tunisia
Finland
Brazil
Brazil
Germany
Cyprus France Ireland Poland Spain
Germany
Austria South Africa
Brazil
Brazil
Germany
Lithuania
Cyprus
Hong Kong Singapore
Cyprus Hong Kong Singapore
Tunisia
South Africa
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Poland
Poland
Brazil
Hong Kong Singapore
Cyprus
Poland
Finland
Brazil
Ireland
Hong Kong Singapore
Hong Kong
South Africa
Tunisia
Ireland United Kingdom
United States
Hong Kong
United States
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
United Kingdom
United States
Hong Kong
United Kingdom
Hong Kong
Austria Germany Spain
Spain
United Kingdom
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
United States
United States
Austria
Brazil
Hong Kong
Brazil
Hong Kong
United Kingdom
Australia Brazil Canada Cyprus France
Brazil
Tunisia
Brazil
Brazil
Austria
Finland
Austria Finland France Ireland Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania
Finland Netherlands
Lithuania
Australia Austria Brazil Canada Finland
Hong Kong
Cyprus
Hong Kong
New Zealand
Hong Kong
United States
Hong Kong
Singapore
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Italy
Germany
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
United States
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Tunisia
Brazil
Hong Kong
United States
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
United States
Hong Kong
Dexamethasone is also found within below combination drugs:
ARCHIDEX , AURICULARUM , BAYCUTEN N , BIALUDEX , BIAMOTIL D , BIANCORT , BRADEXA , BRAZOFLAMIN , CHIBRO CADRON , CHLODEX , CILODEX , CILOXADEX , CIPRIXIN DEXA , CIPRODEX , CRESOPHENE , CYLOCORT , DELONE , DEXA-CITONEURIN NFF , DEXA-GENTAMICIN , DEXA-RHINASPRAY Ν , DEXADENT , DEXADOZE , DEXAGENTA , DEXAGIL , DEXAHIST , DEXALGEN , DEXAMYTREX , DEXAPHEN , DEXAPOLCORT N , DEXASONE N , DEXATROL , DEXAVISON , DEXOPH , DEXTO , DEXTRACIN , DIASYN-N , DUCRESSA , DUO-DECADRON , EMISTIN , EURODRON , EYEDEX , EYEMIN-2 , FACOBA , FRAKIDEX , FRAMYXONE , FROPTIC-D , GENTADEX , GENTLE-D , HIDROCIN , ISOPTO-MAXITROL , LOFOTO , LUCEDIX , MAXIDROL , MAXIFLOX D , MAXINOM , MAXITROL , MULTODRIN , MYBRACIN , NEBCIN CO , NEOCORTIN , NEODEX N , NEODRONEX N , NEPODEX , NETDEX , NEZEFIB , NYSTALOCAL , OCTUDEX , OFTAN DEXA-CHLORA , OPSARDEX , OPTICHLOR-D , OTIX , OTODEX , OTOMIZE , POLYDEXA , PRIMADEX , PYRICORT , RHEUMESSER , SAOCIN-D , SOFRACORT , SOFRADEX , SPERSADEX , STEDEX-T , STERDEX , TOBADEXA , TOBESON , TOBRACIN D , TOBRACORT , TOBRADEX , TOBRASONE , TOBRICH , TOBROSOPT-DEX , TODEXAL , TRIVAGEL N , UNI-DEXAPHEN , UROMONT , VIGADEXA
Product monographs
Medicine agencies around the world have authorized marketing of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):
Structural formula
3D molecular structure
Unique ingredient identifier (UNII)
7S5I7G3JQL - DEXAMETHASONE
CAS registry number
2265-64-7 - Dexamethasone 21-isonicotinate
2392-39-4 - Dexamethasone 21-phosphate disodium salt
50-02-2 - dexamethasone
SNOMED-CT
372584003 - Dexamethasone (substance)