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

Update (June 23): The RECOVERY group posted the results of its study on dexamethasone to medRxiv on June 22. In a press release on Tuesday (June 16), researchers from a large, randomized controlled ...

For patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) receiving dexamethasone induction, dose reductions do not negatively impact survival, according to a study published online Jan. 2 in Blood.

The glucocorticoid dexamethasone (Dex) is widely used in preterm infants for the prevention of chronic lung disease. However, major concern has arisen about the long-term sequelae of this therapy.

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

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.

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 ...

The phase 2 REST trial by Frida Bugge Askeland and colleagues, reported in The Lancet Haematology, provides insight into ...

Opens in a new tab or window Modifying the quadruplet regimen of isatuximab, bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone could allow older, frail patients with transplant-ineligible multiple ...