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What is Dexamethasone?

A corticosteroid primarily as an anti-inflammatory or immunosuppressant agent in the treatment of a variety of diseases including those of allergic, dermatologic, endocrine, hematologic, inflammatory, neoplastic, nervous system, renal, respiratory, rheumatic, and autoimmune origin.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 17%
Mild
3 50%
None
2 33%

Most commonly reported side effects

Lower back pain
1 17%
Injection site stinging
1 17%
Bone Pain
1 17%
made me jacked up
1 17%
hiccups
1 17%
Hip clicking
1 17%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Dexamethasone. See all 16 dosages ►

  10mg as needed as needed monthly 0.5 mg/5 mL daily 4 mg weekly 2 mg daily 4 mg one time 4.5 mg daily 160 mg monthly 200 mg monthly 8 mg daily 12 mg daily 16 mg daily 80 mg daily 96 mg daily 120 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Dexamethasone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended
17 81% Course of treatment ended: 81%
Doctor's advice
3 14% Doctor's advice: 14%
Side effects too severe
2 10% Side effects too severe: 10%
Did not seem to work
2 10% Did not seem to work: 10%
Not indicated
2 10% Not indicated: 10%
Expense
1 5% Expense: 5%
Other
1 5% Other: 5%

See all 21 patients who’ve stopped taking Dexamethasone

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Dexamethasone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
2
3
3
2

Stopped Taking Dexamethasone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
11
4
3
3
1
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
6 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 17%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
5 83%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
2 33%
< $25
1 17%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 21, 2009.