Decadron
Decadron is a painkillers medication containing Dexamethasone, available as 0.5mg tablets.
- Category
- Painkillers
- Active ingredient
- Dexamethasone
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 0.5mg
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
Prescription rules on Decadron vary by country.
Details
- Conditions
- Inflammatory conditions · Allergic states · Rheumatoid arthritis · Cerebral oedema
- Alternative Name
- Dexsol
- Therapeutic Class
- Corticosteroid
- Pharmacological Class
- Glucocorticoid
- Minor Side Effects
- insomnia, increased appetite, mood changes
- Moderate Side Effects
- fluid retention, hypertension, hyperglycaemia
- Dosage Forms
- Tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral use
- Prescription Status
- Available without prescription
- Originator
- Aspen
- Onset Time
- 1–2 hours
- Duration
- 1–3 days
- Storage Instructions
- Store at room temperature, away from moisture.
- Drug Interactions
- vaccines, rifampicin, antidiabetic agents
- Age Restrictions
- Adults and children.
What you will receive
Decadron is the originator brand name, made by Aspen. We use it here to identify the medicine only; we are not affiliated with Aspen and do not ship the original Decadron.
- You receive a generic equivalent: the same active ingredient (Dexamethasone) at the same dose, mostly recognised Indian branded generics from vetted manufacturers.
- The exact brand supplied depends on what is in stock at the dispatching warehouse.
- A regulated generic matches the original ingredient for ingredient by legal standard.