Dexamethasone-17-acetate NEW

Dexamethasone-17-acetate is an adrenocortical hormone. Its anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic and anti-shock effects are more significant than prednisone, but its effects on water and sodium retention and promoting potassium discharge are light, and its effects on pituitary-adrenal gland are stronger. It is white or white like crystal or crystalline powder; Odorless, slightly bitter taste. Soluble in acetone, soluble in methanol or anhydrous ethanol, slightly soluble in ethanol or trichloromethane, very slightly soluble in ether, insoluble in water.

Clinical application

Dexamethasone-17-acetate is mainly used in clinic for allergic and autoimmune inflammatory diseases. Such as connective tissue disease, rheumatoid arthritis, severe bronchial asthma, dermatitis and other allergic diseases, ulcerative colitis, acute leukemia, malignant lymphoma and so on.

Dexamethasone and its series products are long-acting adrenocortical hormone drugs, widely used in clinical applications, its products are: dexamethasone acetate, dexamethasone acetate, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, etc. Dexamethasone acetate and dexamethasone acetate belong to corticosteroids. Dexamethasone acetate and dexamethasone acetate are mainly used for collagen diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythematosus, rheumatic heart disease, rheumatic fever, dermatomyositis, etc. Their anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic and anti-shock effects are more significant than prednisone, while their effects on water and sodium retention and promoting potassium discharge are very light. It has a strong inhibitory effect on pituitary-adrenal gland and is considered to be one of the most effective and least side effects drugs in steroid corticosteroids.