dexamethasone
Important: The information below refers to medicines available in the United States that contain dexamethasone.
Medications containing dexamethasone:
dexamethasone systemic
Brand names: Decadron, Dexamethasone Intensol, Dexpak Taperpak, Decadron Phosphate, Injectable
Drug class(es): glucocorticoids
Dexamethasone systemic is used in the treatment of:
- Addison's Disease
- Adrenocortical Insufficiency
- Adrenogenital Syndrome
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Aspiration Pneumonia
- Asthma
- Atopic Dermatitis
- Bursitis
- Cerebral Edema
- Chorioretinitis
- Cushing's Syndrome
- Dermatitis Herpetiformis
- Eczema
- Epicondylitis, Tennis Elbow
- Erythroblastopenia
- Evan's Syndrome
- Gouty Arthritis
- Hay Fever
- Hemolytic Anemia
- Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
- Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- Inflammatory Conditions
- Iridocyclitis
- Iritis
- Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Keratitis
- Leukemia
- Loeffler's Syndrome
- Lymphoma
- Meningitis, Haemophilus influenzae
- Meningitis, Listeriosis
- Meningitis, Meningococcal
- Meningitis, Pneumococcal
- Mycosis Fungoides
- Nausea/Vomiting, Chemotherapy Induced
- Pemphigus
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Seborrheic Dermatitis
- Shock
- Synovitis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Thrombocytopenia
- Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
- Tuberculous Meningitis
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Uveitis, Posterior
dexamethasone nasal
Brand names: Dexacort Phosphate in Turbinaire
Drug class(es): nasal steroids
dexamethasone ophthalmic
Brand names: Maxidex, Ozurdex, Decadron Ocumeter, AK-Dex
Drug class(es): ophthalmic steroids
Dexamethasone ophthalmic is used in the treatment of:
dexamethasone otic
dexamethasone topical
Drug class(es): topical steroids
Multi-ingredient medications containing dexamethasone:
ciprofloxacin/dexamethasone otic
Brand names: Ciprodex
Drug class(es): otic steroids with anti-infectives
Ciprofloxacin/dexamethasone otic is used in the treatment of:
dexamethasone/lidocaine systemic
Brand names: Decadron with Xylocaine
Drug class(es): glucocorticoids
dexamethasone/neomycin ophthalmic
Brand names: Neo-Decadron, Neo-Decadron Ocumeter, AK-Neo-Dex, Neo-Dex
Drug class(es): ophthalmic steroids with anti-infectives
Dexamethasone/neomycin ophthalmic is used in the treatment of:
dexamethasone/neomycin topical
Drug class(es): topical steroids with anti-infectives
dexamethasone/neomycin/polymyxin b ophthalmic
Brand names: Maxitrol, Methadex, Dexacidin, Dexacine
Drug class(es): ophthalmic steroids with anti-infectives
Dexamethasone/neomycin/polymyxin b ophthalmic is used in the treatment of:
dexamethasone/tobramycin ophthalmic
Brand names: TobraDex, Tobradex ST
Drug class(es): ophthalmic steroids with anti-infectives
Dexamethasone/tobramycin ophthalmic is used in the treatment of:
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