Tablets Dexamethasone is a glucocorticoid drug. That is, it contains natural hormones of the adrenal cortex, as well as their analogues, made from synthetic substances.
What are tablets dexamethasone for?
The active substance in the preparation is dexamethasone. In addition, the drug includes such auxiliary components as magnesium stearate, silicon dioxide, lactose monohydrate, croscarmellose sodium, microcrystalline cellulose. All these components and provide the ability of the drug to regulate the processes of carbohydrate, mineral and protein metabolism in the body.
Dexamethasone tablets have a complex effect:
- antiallergic;
- anti-inflammatory;
- anti-shock;
- antiexudative;
- desensitizing;
- antitoxic;
- immunosuppressive.
The active substance from the drug penetrates the blood quickly enough. The maximum concentration of it is fixed already in two-three hours after reception. It helps to increase the excitability of the central nervous system and stimulates the synthesis of erythropoietins.
The liver is responsible for the treatment of the medication. Its action in the body lasts about four to five hours, but it is completely eliminated only after a couple of days. The removal of dexamethasone is the responsibility of the kidneys.
The most popular form of Dexamethasone is in tablets. Although sometimes doctors recommend combining treatment with injections - in some cases it really helps to achieve a faster result.
Assign the drug at:
- Thyroiditis in acute and subacute form;
- bullous dermatitis;
- systemic lupus erythematosus ;
- serum sickness;
- leukemia;
- ulcerative colitis;
- chronic autoimmune hepatitis;
- scleroderma;
- rheumatoid arthritis;
- congenital adrenal hyperplasia;
- Sjogren's syndrome;
- systemic vasculitis;
- allergic rhinitis;
- seborrheic dermatitis ;
- tuberculous meningitis;
- Hypercalcemia developing on the background of oncology;
- Addison-Birmer disease;
- myositis;
- alveolitis and other diseases.
The required dosage of tablets Dexamethasone
The dose for each patient is selected individually. Depends on the choice of the form and complexity of the disease. To begin with, it is usually recommended to take 0.5-9 mg of dexamethasone. The optimal maintenance dose ranges from 0.5 to 3 mg. For a day you can drink no more than 10-15 mg of medicine.
The daily dose can be taken at a time, and can be divided into three or four doses. As soon as the therapeutic effect is achieved, the amount of medicine should be reduced. Inconspicuously for the body, this can be done by trimming the daily dosage by 0.5 mg.
If you are treated with Dexamethasone for a long time, you should take pills while eating. And in between meals, it is recommended to use antacids.
How long you can take Dexamethasone tablets is also determined individually. The duration of treatment is affected by factors such as the nature of the pathological process and the effectiveness of therapy. Some patients are enough for several days to recover. But there are also patients who take pills for months.
Contraindications to taking Dexamethasone
Do not be treated with Dexamethasone for:
- acute infections;
- viruses;
- hypersensitivity to the components of the medicine;
- diabetes mellitus;
- galactosemia;
- deficiency of lactase;
- expressed obesity.
With caution, the drug should be taken with:
- gastritis;
- peptic ulcer;
- severe renal or hepatic insufficiency;
- diverticulitis;
- diseases of the cardiovascular system.