Dexamethasone

🧮 Dose calculator

Croup · Regimen source: CPS Croup · Treatment — CorticosteroidsCPS Croup · Abstract

• • Oral route preferred; IM if persistent vomiting or significant distress. Doses of 0.15–0.3 mg/kg studied but equivalence unclear. The source states no mg maximum. CPS Croup · Treatment — Corticosteroids
• • This use is not in the FDA label. FDA Dexa Intensol · Indications and Usage

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Dexa Intensol · Pregnancy

  “Corticosteroids should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the fetus.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingDangerous / avoid

  Label: breastfeeding not recommended, or choose between the drug and breastfeeding. FDA Dexa Intensol · Nursing Mothers

  “Because of the potential for serious adverse reactions in nursing infants from corticosteroids, a decision should be made whether to discontinue nursing or to discontinue the drug, taking into account the importance of the drug to the mother.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Dexa Intensol · Pediatric Use

  “The efficacy and safety of corticosteroids in the pediatric population are based on the well-established course of effect of corticosteroids, which is similar in pediatric and adult populations.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Dexa Intensol · Geriatric Use

  “In general, dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.