Odeson 0.5 mg (Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 1.15 (20 x 10: ৳ 230.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 11.50
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Dexamethasone |
| Company | Beximco pharmaceuticals ltd |
| Also available as |
Title
- Dexamethasone Tablets
Categories
- Medications
- Pharmaceuticals
- Health & Wellness
Description
- Synthetic glucocorticoid for controlling severe allergic conditions, collagen disease, dermatologic diseases, endocrine disorders, gastrointestinal diseases, neoplastic diseases, and more.
- Available in tablet and injection form
- Reduces inflammation and suppresses normal immune response
Dimensions
- Tablet: 1 mg to 10 mg
- Injection: Varies as per severity and patient response
DosageAdministration
- Adults: Daily oral dosages vary from 1 mg to 10 mg
- Children: 0.03-0.20 mg/kg body weight
- Intravenous, intramuscular, or local injection
- Dosage depends on severity and patient response
Interaction
- May interact with diuretics
- Enhanced potassium loss with cardiac glycosides
- Impaired glucose tolerance with antidiabetics
- Increased gastrointestinal ulceration with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Contraindications
- Gastric and duodenal ulcers
- Fungal infections
- Viral infections e.g. varicella
- Glaucoma
- Hypersensitivity to corticosteroids
SideEffects
- Cushing-like syndrome
- Menstrual irregularities
- Osteoporosis
- Decreased glucose tolerance
- Increased intraocular pressure
PregnancyLactation
- Pregnancy Category C
- Use in lactation if potential benefit justifies potential risk to the fetus
PrecautionsWarnings
- Use with caution in patients with congestive heart failure
- Minimize drug-induced secondary adrenocortical insufficiency by gradual dose reduction
- Caution in patients with active or latent peptic ulcers
PediatricUses
- Titrate pediatric patients to lowest effective dose
OverdoseEffects
- Overdosage is unlikely
- Treatment by supportive and symptomatic therapy
StorageConditions
- Tablet: Store in a cool & dry place, protected from light & moisture
- Injection: Store below 30°C, protected from light