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

President Trump started a course of the steroid dexamethasone on Saturday after a drop in blood oxygen levels, his doctor Sean Conley said. The drug treats the symptoms of COVID-19 by targeting ...

The prescribed dosage for dexamethasone may vary depending on a person’s individual treatment plan. Factors such as your medical history and body weight may also affect your dosage of dexamethasone.

Kuppermann, MD, PhD, shares positive data on the dexamethasone intravitreal implant for diabetic macular edema. The retrospective analysis included 167 patients with a suboptimal response to anti ...

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 ...