Dexamethasone: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 17:40, 7 July 2011

Citable Version ^[?]

This editable Main Article is under development and subject to a disclaimer.

[edit intro]

dexamethasone

Uses:

anti-inflammatory, immunosupressant

Properties:

Hazards:

see side effects & drug interactions

Mass (g/mol):	CAS #:
392.461063	50-02-2

Dexamethasone is an anti-inflammatory, immunosupressant 9-fluoro-glucocorticoid medication that acts as a hormone antagonist. It is structurally related to glucocorticoids, steroids, bile salts, and cholesterol. It is also an antiememetic that reduces nausea and vomiting, and an antineoplastic agent that be can used to treat hormone-sensitive tumors.

Revision as of 17:38, 7 July 2011 (view source) imported>David E. Volk (stub with chemical structure and cheminfobox started) ← Older edit		Revision as of 17:40, 7 July 2011 (view source) imported>David E. Volk mNo edit summary Newer edit →
Line 16:		Line 16:
	}}		}}

	'''Dexamethasone''' is an anti-[[inflammation\|inflammatory]], [[immunosupressant]] 9-fluoro-[[glucocorticoid]] [[medication]] that acts as a [[hormone]] antagonist. It is structurally related to glucocorticoids, [[steroid]]s, [[bile ~~salt~~]]s, and [[cholesterol]]. It is also an [[antiememetic]] that reduces nausea and vomiting, and an [[antineoplastic]] agent that be can used to treat hormone-sensitive tumors.		'''Dexamethasone''' is an anti-[[inflammation\|inflammatory]], [[immunosupressant]] 9-fluoro-[[glucocorticoid]] [[medication]] that acts as a [[hormone]] antagonist. It is structurally related to glucocorticoids, [[steroid]]s, [[bile]] salts, and [[cholesterol]]. It is also an [[antiememetic]] that reduces nausea and vomiting, and an [[antineoplastic]] agent that be can used to treat hormone-sensitive tumors.