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Description
Curator's Comment: description was created based on several sources, including: https://www.drugs.com/pro/dexamethasone.html | http://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Dexamethasone_(oral) | http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2014/040572s002lbl.pdf

Dexamethasone is an anti-inflammatory agent that is FDA approved for the treatment of many conditions, including rheumatic problems, a number of skin diseases, severe allergies, asthma, chronic obstructive lung disease, croup, brain swelling and others. Dexamethasone is a glucocorticoid agonist. Unbound dexamethasone crosses cell membranes and binds with high affinity to specific cytoplasmic glucocorticoid receptors. Adverse reactions are: Glaucoma with optic nerve damage, visual acuity and field defects; cataract formation; secondary ocular infection following suppression of host response; and perforation of the globe may occur; muscle weakness; osteoporosis and others. Aminoglutethimide may diminish adrenal suppression by corticosteroids. Macrolide antibiotics have been reported to cause a significant decrease in corticosteroid clearance.

Originator

Approval Year

TargetsConditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
MAXIDEX

Approved Use

For steroid-responsive inflammatory ocular conditions for which a corticosteroid is indicated and where bacterial infection or a risk of bacterial ocular infection exists. Ocular steroids are indicated in inflammatory conditions of the palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva, cornea, and anterior segment of the globe where the inherent risk of steroid use in certain infective conjunctivitis is accepted to obtain a diminution in edema and inflammation. They are also indicated in chronic anterior uveitis and corneal injury from chemical, radiation or thermal burns, or penetration of foreign bodies. The use of a combination drug with an anti-infective component is indicated where the risk of infection is high or where there is an expectation that potentially dangerous numbers of bacteria will be present in the eye. The particular anti-infective drug in this product is active against the following common bacterial eye pathogens: Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Haemophilus influenzae, Klebsiella/Enterobacter species, Neisseria species, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This product does not provide adequate coverage against Serratia marcescens, and Streptococci, including Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Launch Date

1962
Primary
MAXIDEX

Approved Use

Steroid responsive inflammatory conditions of the palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva, cornea, and anterior segment of the globe such as allergic conjunctivitis, acne rosacea, superficial punctate keratitis, herpes zoster keratitis, iritis, cyclitis, selected infective conjunctivitides when the inherent hazard of steroid use is accepted to obtain an advisable diminution in edema and inflammation; corneal injury from chemical, radiation, or thermal burns, or penetration of foreign bodies.

Launch Date

1962
Primary
MAXIDEX

Approved Use

For steroid-responsive inflammatory ocular conditions for which a corticosteroid is indicated and where bacterial infection or a risk of bacterial ocular infection exists. Ocular steroids are indicated in inflammatory conditions of the palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva, cornea, and anterior segment of the globe where the inherent risk of steroid use in certain infective conjunctivitis is accepted to obtain a diminution in edema and inflammation. They are also indicated in chronic anterior uveitis and corneal injury from chemical, radiation or thermal burns, or penetration of foreign bodies. The use of a combination drug with an anti-infective component is indicated where the risk of infection is high or where there is an expectation that potentially dangerous numbers of bacteria will be present in the eye. The particular anti-infective drug in this product is active against the following common bacterial eye pathogens: Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Haemophilus influenzae, Klebsiella/Enterobacter species, Neisseria species, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This product does not provide adequate coverage against Serratia marcescens, and Streptococci, including Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Launch Date

1962
Primary
MAXIDEX

Approved Use

For steroid-responsive inflammatory ocular conditions for which a corticosteroid is indicated and where bacterial infection or a risk of bacterial ocular infection exists. Ocular steroids are indicated in inflammatory conditions of the palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva, cornea, and anterior segment of the globe where the inherent risk of steroid use in certain infective conjunctivitis is accepted to obtain a diminution in edema and inflammation. They are also indicated in chronic anterior uveitis and corneal injury from chemical, radiation or thermal burns, or penetration of foreign bodies. The use of a combination drug with an anti-infective component is indicated where the risk of infection is high or where there is an expectation that potentially dangerous numbers of bacteria will be present in the eye. The particular anti-infective drug in this product is active against the following common bacterial eye pathogens: Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Haemophilus influenzae, Klebsiella/Enterobacter species, Neisseria species, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This product does not provide adequate coverage against Serratia marcescens, and Streptococci, including Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Launch Date

1962
Primary
MAXIDEX

Approved Use

For steroid-responsive inflammatory ocular conditions for which a corticosteroid is indicated and where bacterial infection or a risk of bacterial ocular infection exists. Ocular steroids are indicated in inflammatory conditions of the palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva, cornea, and anterior segment of the globe where the inherent risk of steroid use in certain infective conjunctivitis is accepted to obtain a diminution in edema and inflammation. They are also indicated in chronic anterior uveitis and corneal injury from chemical, radiation or thermal burns, or penetration of foreign bodies. The use of a combination drug with an anti-infective component is indicated where the risk of infection is high or where there is an expectation that potentially dangerous numbers of bacteria will be present in the eye. The particular anti-infective drug in this product is active against the following common bacterial eye pathogens: Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Haemophilus influenzae, Klebsiella/Enterobacter species, Neisseria species, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This product does not provide adequate coverage against Serratia marcescens, and Streptococci, including Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Launch Date

1962
Primary
MAXIDEX

Approved Use

For steroid-responsive inflammatory ocular conditions for which a corticosteroid is indicated and where bacterial infection or a risk of bacterial ocular infection exists. Ocular steroids are indicated in inflammatory conditions of the palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva, cornea, and anterior segment of the globe where the inherent risk of steroid use in certain infective conjunctivitis is accepted to obtain a diminution in edema and inflammation. They are also indicated in chronic anterior uveitis and corneal injury from chemical, radiation or thermal burns, or penetration of foreign bodies. The use of a combination drug with an anti-infective component is indicated where the risk of infection is high or where there is an expectation that potentially dangerous numbers of bacteria will be present in the eye. The particular anti-infective drug in this product is active against the following common bacterial eye pathogens: Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Haemophilus influenzae, Klebsiella/Enterobacter species, Neisseria species, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This product does not provide adequate coverage against Serratia marcescens, and Streptococci, including Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Launch Date

1962
Primary
MAXIDEX

Approved Use

For steroid-responsive inflammatory ocular conditions for which a corticosteroid is indicated and where bacterial infection or a risk of bacterial ocular infection exists. Ocular steroids are indicated in inflammatory conditions of the palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva, cornea, and anterior segment of the globe where the inherent risk of steroid use in certain infective conjunctivitis is accepted to obtain a diminution in edema and inflammation. They are also indicated in chronic anterior uveitis and corneal injury from chemical, radiation or thermal burns, or penetration of foreign bodies. The use of a combination drug with an anti-infective component is indicated where the risk of infection is high or where there is an expectation that potentially dangerous numbers of bacteria will be present in the eye. The particular anti-infective drug in this product is active against the following common bacterial eye pathogens: Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Haemophilus influenzae, Klebsiella/Enterobacter species, Neisseria species, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This product does not provide adequate coverage against Serratia marcescens, and Streptococci, including Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Launch Date

1962
Primary
MAXIDEX

Approved Use

For steroid-responsive inflammatory ocular conditions for which a corticosteroid is indicated and where bacterial infection or a risk of bacterial ocular infection exists. Ocular steroids are indicated in inflammatory conditions of the palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva, cornea, and anterior segment of the globe where the inherent risk of steroid use in certain infective conjunctivitis is accepted to obtain a diminution in edema and inflammation. They are also indicated in chronic anterior uveitis and corneal injury from chemical, radiation or thermal burns, or penetration of foreign bodies. The use of a combination drug with an anti-infective component is indicated where the risk of infection is high or where there is an expectation that potentially dangerous numbers of bacteria will be present in the eye. The particular anti-infective drug in this product is active against the following common bacterial eye pathogens: Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Haemophilus influenzae, Klebsiella/Enterobacter species, Neisseria species, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This product does not provide adequate coverage against Serratia marcescens, and Streptococci, including Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Launch Date

1962
Primary
Neofordex

Approved Use

Neofordex is indicated in adults for the treatment of symptomatic multiple myeloma in combination with other medicinal products.

Launch Date

2016
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
9.87 ng/mL
2 mg single, oral
dose: 2 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
DEXAMETHASONE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
51.2 ng × h/mL
2 mg single, oral
dose: 2 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
DEXAMETHASONE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
3.93 h
2 mg single, oral
dose: 2 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
DEXAMETHASONE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
32%
unknown, intravenous
DEXAMETHASONE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
30%
DEXAMETHASONE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
96 mg multiple, oral
Dose: 96 mg
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 96 mg
Sources:
unhealthy, 63 years (range: 30–78 years)
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 63 years (range: 30–78 years)
Sex: M+F
Sources:
0.1 % 3 times / day multiple, ophthalmic
Dose: 0.1 %, 3 times / day
Route: ophthalmic
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.1 %, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 68.3 years (range: 51.0 - 83.0 years)
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 68.3 years (range: 51.0 - 83.0 years)
Sex: M+F
Sources:
Other AEs: Corneal erosion...
Other AEs:
Corneal erosion (10%)
Sources:
0.6 mg/kg single, oral
Dose: 0.6 mg/kg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 0.6 mg/kg
Sources:
unhealthy, children
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: children
Sources:
Other AEs: Constipation...
Other AEs:
Constipation (below serious, 1 patient)
Sources:
10 mg single, intravenous
Dose: 10 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 10 mg
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
Other AEs: Drowsiness, Dizziness...
Other AEs:
Drowsiness (below serious, 19 patients)
Dizziness (below serious, 3 patients)
Adverse drug reaction NOS (below serious, 10 patients)
Sources:
12 mg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Dose: 12 mg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 12 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
Other AEs: Wound dehiscence...
Other AEs:
Wound dehiscence (below serious, 1 patient)
Sources:
20 mg single, intravenous
Dose: 20 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 20 mg
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
24 mg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Dose: 24 mg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 24 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
Other AEs: Dizziness...
Other AEs:
Dizziness (below serious, 1 patient)
Sources:
8 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
Other AEs: Constipation, Dyspepsia...
Other AEs:
Constipation (below serious, 47 patients)
Dyspepsia (below serious, 12 patients)
Vomiting (below serious, 9 patients)
Fatigue (below serious, 58 patients)
Cholesterol high (below serious, 8 patients)
Anorexia (below serious, 15 patients)
Anxiety (below serious, 11 patient)
Insomnia (below serious, 26 patients)
Cough (below serious, 9 patients)
Dyspnea (below serious, 20 patients)
Sources:
8 mg single, intravenous
Dose: 8 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 8 mg
Sources:
pregnant
Health Status: pregnant
Sex: F
Sources:
Other AEs: Incision site bleeding, Body temperature decrease...
Other AEs:
Incision site bleeding (below serious, 1 patient)
Body temperature decrease (below serious, 2 patients)
Shivering (below serious, 1 patient)
Tachycardia (below serious, 1 patient)
Transfusion (below serious, 1 patient)
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Corneal erosion 10%
0.1 % 3 times / day multiple, ophthalmic
Dose: 0.1 %, 3 times / day
Route: ophthalmic
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.1 %, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 68.3 years (range: 51.0 - 83.0 years)
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 68.3 years (range: 51.0 - 83.0 years)
Sex: M+F
Sources:
Constipation below serious, 1 patient
0.6 mg/kg single, oral
Dose: 0.6 mg/kg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 0.6 mg/kg
Sources:
unhealthy, children
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: children
Sources:
Adverse drug reaction NOS below serious, 10 patients
10 mg single, intravenous
Dose: 10 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 10 mg
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
Drowsiness below serious, 19 patients
10 mg single, intravenous
Dose: 10 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 10 mg
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
Dizziness below serious, 3 patients
10 mg single, intravenous
Dose: 10 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 10 mg
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
Wound dehiscence below serious, 1 patient
12 mg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Dose: 12 mg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 12 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
Dizziness below serious, 1 patient
24 mg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Dose: 24 mg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 24 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
Anxiety below serious, 11 patient
8 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
Dyspepsia below serious, 12 patients
8 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
Anorexia below serious, 15 patients
8 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
Dyspnea below serious, 20 patients
8 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
Insomnia below serious, 26 patients
8 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
Constipation below serious, 47 patients
8 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
Fatigue below serious, 58 patients
8 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
Cholesterol high below serious, 8 patients
8 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
Cough below serious, 9 patients
8 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
Vomiting below serious, 9 patients
8 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
Incision site bleeding below serious, 1 patient
8 mg single, intravenous
Dose: 8 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 8 mg
Sources:
pregnant
Health Status: pregnant
Sex: F
Sources:
Shivering below serious, 1 patient
8 mg single, intravenous
Dose: 8 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 8 mg
Sources:
pregnant
Health Status: pregnant
Sex: F
Sources:
Tachycardia below serious, 1 patient
8 mg single, intravenous
Dose: 8 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 8 mg
Sources:
pregnant
Health Status: pregnant
Sex: F
Sources:
Transfusion below serious, 1 patient
8 mg single, intravenous
Dose: 8 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 8 mg
Sources:
pregnant
Health Status: pregnant
Sex: F
Sources:
Body temperature decrease below serious, 2 patients
8 mg single, intravenous
Dose: 8 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 8 mg
Sources:
pregnant
Health Status: pregnant
Sex: F
Sources:
OverviewDrug as perpetrator​

Drug as perpetrator​

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
inconclusive [IC50 15.4871 uM]
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
weak [IC50 >300 uM]
yes [IC50 8.709 uM]
yes [Inhibition 10 uM]
yes [Inhibition 10 uM]
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes (co-administration study)
Comment: These data demonstrate that dexamethasone at doses used clinically increased CYP3A4 activity with extensive intersubject variability and that the extent of CYP3A4 induction was, in part, predicted by the baseline activity of CYP3A4 in both healthy volunteers and human hepatocyte cultures.
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Drug as victim

Drug as victim

Tox targets

Tox targets

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Effect of antenatal glucocorticoid administration on insulin-like growth factor I and II levels in hypoplastic lung in nitrofen-induced congenital diaphragmatic hernia in rats.
1999
Functional assay of NF-kappaB translocation into nuclei by laser scanning cytometry: inhibitory effect by dexamethasone or theophylline.
1999 Apr
Overexpression of urokinase-type plasminogen activator in pancreatic adenocarcinoma is regulated by constitutively activated RelA.
1999 Aug 12
Selective cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors aggravate ischaemia-reperfusion injury in the rat stomach.
1999 Dec
Dexamethasone induces apoptosis in human T cell clones expressing low levels of Bcl-2.
1999 Jan
Structure, evolution, and liver-specific expression of sterol 12alpha-hydroxylase P450 (CYP8B).
1999 Jul
Effects of inhaled beclomethasone compared to systemic dexamethasone on lung inflammation in preterm infants at risk of chronic lung disease.
1999 Jun
Differential regulation of peptide alpha-amidation by dexamethasone and disulfiram.
1999 Jun
Induction of stromelysin gene expression by tumor necrosis factor alpha is inhibited by dexamethasone, salicylate, and N-acetylcysteine in synovial fibroblasts.
1999 Jun
A reporter gene assay to assess the molecular mechanisms of xenobiotic-dependent induction of the human CYP3A4 gene in vitro.
1999 Mar
Intestinal damage induced by zinc deficiency is associated with enhanced CuZn superoxide dismutase activity in rats: effect of dexamethasone or thyroxine treatment.
1999 May
Dexamethasone therapy increases infection in very low birth weight infants.
1999 Nov
Dual action of nitric oxide in pathogenesis of indomethacin-induced small intestinal ulceration in rats.
1999 Sep
Morphine induced allodynia in a child with brain tumour.
1999 Sep 4
Endotoxin-stimulated release of cytokines by cultured cells from the murine neurohypophysis: role of dexamethasone and indomethacin.
1999 Sep-Oct
Immune abnormalities in aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage patients: relation to delayed cerebral vasospasm.
2000 Apr
Dexamethasone suppresses tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced apoptosis in osteoblasts: possible role for ceramide.
2000 Aug
Low doses of oral dexamethasone for hormone-refractory prostate carcinoma.
2000 Dec 15
Dexamethasone differentially regulates expression of carboxylesterase genes in humans and rats.
2000 Feb
Patients with myelodysplastic syndromes benefit from palliative therapy with amifostine, pentoxifylline, and ciprofloxacin with or without dexamethasone.
2000 Mar 1
Orphan nuclear receptors constitutive androstane receptor and pregnane X receptor share xenobiotic and steroid ligands.
2000 May 19
Ocular hypertensive response to topical dexamethasone in children: a dose-dependent phenomenon.
2000 Nov
Efficacy of galectins in the amelioration of nephrotoxic serum nephritis in Wistar Kyoto rats.
2000 Nov
Antenatal dexamethasone enhances surfactant protein synthesis in the hypoplastic lung of nitrofen-induced diaphragmatic hernia in rats.
2000 Oct
Role of caspases in dexamethasone-induced apoptosis and activation of c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in human eosinophils.
2000 Oct
Evaluation of the myocilin (MYOC) glaucoma gene in monkey and human steroid-induced ocular hypertension.
2001 Jan
Inhibition of NF-kappaB and AP-1 activation by R- and S-flurbiprofen.
2001 Jan
Topical 0.1% indomethacin solution versus topical 0.1% dexamethasone solution in the prevention of inflammation after cataract surgery. The Study Group.
2001 Jan-Feb
Genomic screening for genes silenced by DNA methylation revealed an association between RASD1 inactivation and dexamethasone resistance in multiple myeloma.
2009 Jul 1
CEP-18770 (delanzomib) in combination with dexamethasone and lenalidomide inhibits the growth of multiple myeloma.
2012 Nov
Patents

Sample Use Guides

The dose and administration frequency varies with the therapeutic protocol and the associated treatment(s). The usual posology of NEOFORDEX® is 40 mg once per day of administration.
Route of Administration: Oral
The effects on apoptosis and related signaling pathways in the t(4;14)+ multiple myeloma (MM) subset, applying drug combinations including a FGFR3 tyrosine kinase inhibitor (RTKI), the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib, and dexamethasone were tested. RTKI, bortezomib, and dexamethasone were active as single agents in t(4;14)+ MM. RTK inhibition triggered complementary proapoptotic pathways (e.g., decrease of antiapoptotic Mcl-1 protein, down-regulation of p44/42 mitogen-activated protein kinase, and activation of proapoptotic stress-activated protein/c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinases). Synergistic or additive effects were found by combinations of RTKI with dexamethasone or bortezomib. In t(4;14)+, N-ras-mutated NCI-H929 cells, resistance to RTKI was overcome by addition of dexamethasone. Notably, the combination of RTKI and dexamethasone showed additive proapoptotic effects in bortezomib-insensitive t(4;14)+ MM.
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DEXAMETHASONE ACETATE, UNSPECIFIED FORM
Common Name English
DEXAMETHASONE ACETATE [MART.]
Preferred Name English
DEXAMETHASONE ACETATE MONOHYDRATE OR DEXAMETHASONE ACETATE ANHYDROUS
Common Name English
DEXAMETHASONE ACETATE [VANDF]
Common Name English
DEXAMETHASONE ACETATE [ORANGE BOOK]
Common Name English
Code System Code Type Description
RXCUI
22690
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PRIMARY RxNorm
NCI_THESAURUS
C1067
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FDA UNII
E2287TKU04
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL1651
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EVMPD
SUB01608MIG
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MESH
C018038
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