Dexamethasone
Dexabliss, Dxevo, HiDex, TaperDex, ZCORT, Maxidex, and various generics; previously available as Decadron
Corticosteroid
| C | 3 | No | No | No |
| Key |
- Tabs: 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 4, 6 mg
- Dexabliss, Dxevo: 1.5 mg [39 tabs (11 days)]
- HiDex: 1.5 mg [21 tabs (6 days)]
- TaperDex: 1.5 mg [21 tabs (6 days), 27 tabs (7 days), 49 tabs (12 days)]
- ZCORT: 1.5 mg [25 tabs (7 days)]
- Generic: 1.5 mg [21 tabs (6 days), 35 tabs (10 days), 51 tabs (13 days)]
- Injection (sodium phosphate salt): 4 mg/mL (1, 5, 30 mL), 10 mg/mL (1, 10 mL); some preparations contain benzyl alcohol or methyl/propyl parabens
- Oral elixir: 0.5 mg/5 mL (237 mL); some preparations contain 5% alcohol
- Oral solution: 0.1, 1 mg/mL; some preparations contain 30% alcohol
- Ophthalmic solution: 0.1% (5 mL)
- Ophthalmic suspension (Maxidex): 0.1% (5 mL)
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Citation
Hughes, Helen K., and Lauren K. Kahl, editors. "Dexamethasone." Harriet Lane Handbook, 23rd ed., Elsevier, 2024. Harriet Lane, www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309209/all/Dexamethasone.
Dexamethasone. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, eds. Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309209/all/Dexamethasone. Accessed August 21, 2026.
Dexamethasone. (2024). In Hughes, H. K., & Kahl, L. K. (Eds.), Harriet Lane Handbook (23rd ed.). Elsevier. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309209/all/Dexamethasone
Dexamethasone [Internet]. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, eds. Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. [cited 2026 August 21]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309209/all/Dexamethasone.
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