Message: | COMPOSITION:
Each ampoule contains 4mg Dexamethasone phosphate,
PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION:
Corticosteroids and analogues
PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION:
Dexamethasone phosphate acts by controlling the rate of protein synthesis: It forms a steroid-receptor complex with receptor proteins, moves into the nucleus where it binds the chromatin and thus directs the genetic apparatus to transcribe RNA. It has a biological half-life in plasma of about 190 minutes and has relatively very weak sodium retaining properties.
INDICATIONS:
Conditions where the antinnflammatory and immunosuppressive effects of a corticosteroid are desirable, including intensive treatment during shorter periods.
CONTRA-INDICATIONS:
Sensitivity to corticosteroids. Tuberculosis. Ocular herpes simplex. Primary glaucoma. Acute psychosis and psychoneurosis. Systemic infection. Pepticulcer. Osteoporosis.
PACKING:
10 ampoules per box; or 100 ampoules per box.
STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS:
Store below 25.C. Protect from light. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Validity: Three Years
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