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 ...

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.

Article Published: 01 February 2003 Dexamethasone Pretreatment Attenuates Cerebral Vasodilative Responses to Hypercapnia and Augments Vasoconstrictive Responses to Hyperventilation in Newborn Pigs ...

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, a cheap and widely available steroid, may be a good treatment for patients with severe COVID-19—but not milder cases.

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 ...

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