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  2. Dexamethasone - Wikipedia

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    Dexamethasone is a fluorinated glucocorticoid medication [10] used to treat rheumatic problems, a number of skin diseases, severe allergies, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), croup, brain swelling, eye pain following eye surgery, superior vena cava syndrome (a complication of some forms of cancer), [11] and along with antibiotics in tuberculosis. [10]

  3. List of corticosteroids - Wikipedia

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    Most esters of these corticosteroids are not included in this list; for esters, see here instead. The most common structural modifications in synthetic corticosteroids include 1(2)- dehydrogenation , 6α-, 9α-, 16α-, and 16β- substitution (with a halogen or methyl group ), 16α,17α- acetonidation , and 17α- and 21- esterification .

  4. List of corticosteroid esters - Wikipedia

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    Beclometasone dipropionate, an example of a widely used corticosteroid ester. Note the propionate groups at the C17α and C21α positions (top right corner). This is a list of corticosteroid esters , including esters of steroidal glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids .

  5. Dexamethasone/levofloxacin - Wikipedia

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    Trade names: Levodexa: Routes of ... ATC code: S01CA01 ; Legal status; Legal status: CA: ℞-only [1] [2] Dexamethasone ... is a fixed-dose combination medication ...

  6. Corticosteroid - Wikipedia

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    Synthetic pharmaceutical drugs with corticosteroid-like effects are used in a variety of conditions, ranging from hematological neoplasms [3] to brain tumors or skin diseases. Dexamethasone and its derivatives are almost pure glucocorticoids, while prednisone and its derivatives have some mineralocorticoid action in addition to the ...

  7. Drug nomenclature - Wikipedia

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    Drug nomenclature is the systematic naming of drugs, especially pharmaceutical drugs.In the majority of circumstances, drugs have 3 types of names: chemical names, the most important of which is the IUPAC name; generic or nonproprietary names, the most important of which are international nonproprietary names (INNs); and trade names, which are brand names. [1]

  8. Dexamethasone isonicotinate - Wikipedia

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    Dexamethasone isonicotinate is an anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic glucocorticoid that can be administered orally, by inhalation, locally, and parenterally. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ additional citation(s) needed ] It may cause salt and water retention .

  9. Lists of drugs - Wikipedia

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    Any chemical substance with biological activity may be considered a drug. This list categorises drugs alphabetically and also by other categorisations. This multi-page article lists pharmaceutical drugs alphabetically by name. Many drugs have more than one name and, therefore, the same drug may be listed more than once.