Dexamethasone 8mg/2mL Injection

Product Introduction

Dexamethasone 8mg/2mL is an injectable corticosteroid used to treat severe inflammatory, allergic, autoimmune, respiratory, endocrine, neurologic, joint, and soft-tissue conditions under medical supervision. It is not an antibiotic and does not treat infection by itself; it may also mask fever or make infections harder to detect.

How to use

Dexamethasone 8mg/2mL is given by a healthcare professional by the route selected for the condition. Monitoring may include glucose, blood pressure, infection symptoms, mental status, fluid retention, and response to treatment. Do not self-inject or repeat old steroid injections without review.

How it works

Dexamethasone is a glucocorticoid. It binds steroid receptors and changes gene signalling to reduce inflammatory mediators, immune-cell activity, swelling, and allergic response.

Common side effects

Possible effects include injection-site pain, high blood sugar, raised blood pressure, mood change, insomnia, increased appetite, indigestion, fluid retention, facial swelling, and delayed wound healing. Serious concerns include severe infection, adrenal suppression, psychosis, gastrointestinal bleeding, eye-pressure rise, bone weakness, and severe allergic reaction.

Important information

Tell the clinician about diabetes, active or recent infection, tuberculosis, fungal infection, stomach ulcer, glaucoma, osteoporosis, mental-health history, heart failure, high blood pressure, liver/kidney disease, pregnancy, breastfeeding, vaccines, anticoagulants, NSAIDs, and other steroids.