Patients were 18 months to 7 years old with asthma in an ED setting; 88 were treated with 0.6 mg/kg IM dexamethasone as a single dose, and 93 were treated with 2 mg/kg of oral prednisolone for 5 days.

Alicia Ault Nov. 3, 2003 (New Orleans) — Children with prior episodes of asthma who present to emergency rooms can be treated effectively with a single dose of intramuscular (IM) dexamethasone ...

Intramuscular dexamethasone ameliorates croup, which is usually a several-day illness characterized by long nights of incessant, barking cough. The authors of this study compared IM and oral ...

For instance, a preparation of dexamethasone called Alin Depot which is given by intramuscular injection, in some people can last for three weeks or even more.

Dexamethasone is off-patent, relatively cheap, and accessible, but if every patient with Covid-19 who enters the hospital and is placed on oxygen or the ventilator subsequently goes on ...

Dexamethasone may be given prior to chemotherapy to help ease side effects, such as nausea and vomiting. However, it isn’t needed for all types of chemotherapy. Share on Pinterest Patarapol ...

The phase 3 Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) S0777 trial of lenalidomide plus dexamethasone with or without bortezomib in patients with newly diagnosed myeloma for whom immediate autologous stem ...

U.K researchers say dexamethasone, an inexpensive steroid, is a promising treatment for severe COVID-19. But more robust data are needed.

“It would likely be harmful to take dexamethasone as an outpatient treatment for Covid-19,” said Dr. Brown. Patients with mild infections “should not be trying to get people to prescribe ...