【藥品性質提示】 根據 2019 AGS Beers Criteria，本藥品為【潛在不適當用藥 (PIM)】，不建議用於有瞻妄風險之老年人。

It is used to treat many different conditions such as allergic disorders, skin conditions, ulcerative colitis, arthritis, lupus, psoriasis, or breathing disorders.

Dexamethasone is a synthetic adrenocortical steroid with potent anti-inflammatory effects in disorders of many organ systems, however, it lacks the sodium-retaining property of hydrocortisone

Tmax, Oral tablet: 1 to 2 hours; Vd: 2 L/kg; Elimination Half Life: 1.88 to 2.23 hours

Systemic fungal infections and patients with known hypersensitivity to the product and its consituents.

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Cardiovascular: Hypertension (Diabetic macular edema, 13% ); Dermatologic: Atrophic condition of skin, Finding of skin healing, Impaired; Endocrine metabolic: Cushing's syndrome, Decreased body growth; Immunologic: At risk for infection; Ophthalmic: Abnormal vision (9% ), Cataract (Diabetic macular edema, 68%; retinal vein occlusion and uveitis, 5% ), Conjunctival edema (5% ), Conjunctivitis (6% ), Dry eye syndrome (5% ), Raised intraocular pressure (Diabetic macular edema, 35%; retinal vein occlusion and uveitis, 25% ), Vitreous floaters (5% ); Psychiatric: Depression, Euphoria; Respiratory: Pulmonary tuberculosis

0.75 to 9 mg orally daily depending on disease being treated and patient response.