In a multicentre study in Europe, 301 adults with suspected bacterial meningitis (cloudy cerebrospinal fluid [CSF], bacteria in CSF, or a CSF leucocyte count above 1000/μ L) were given intravenous ...

"The RECOVERY trial provides evidence that treatment with dexamethasone at a dose of 6 mg once daily for up to 10 days reduces 28-day mortality in patients with Covid-19 who are receiving respiratory ...

The usual but empirical initial dose in brain tumor patients is an intravenous bolus of 10 mg of dexamethasone, followed by a maintenance dose of 4 mg given by the intravenous (IV) route every 6 ...

WebMD Update: Dexamethasone, a steroid sometimes used for asthma, cancer, and rheumatoid arthritis, could reduce deaths in hospitalized coronavirus patients with severe complications by about a ...

Methods: Bleomycin (1.5 mg/kg) was instilled intratracheally into rats to induce pulmonary fibrosis. The effect of a 3-day course of dexamethasone (0.5 mg/kg) initiated 3 days after bleomycin induced ...

If you are using another kind of eye medication (for example, other drops or ointments), apply the eye drops first and wait at least 5 to 10 minutes ... Before using dexamethasone, tell your ...

Dexamethasone provided 4 mg at every 6 hours ... If the cortisol level is greater than 10 mcg/dl, the steroid therapy can be stopped. If the morning cortisol level is less than 10 mcg/dl, the ...

1 mg/kg i.v., both drugs in 100 ml 0,9% solution of NaCl during 5 consecutive days. Groups were comparable in sex, age, duration of disease and duration of last attack. 26 (40,6%) patients had ...