Name
DESOXIMETASONE
Mode of Action
THE MECHANISM OF ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF THE TOPICAL CORTICOSTEROIDS IS UNCLEAR. VARIOUS LABORATORY METHODS, INCLUDING VASOCONSTRICTOR ASSAYS, ARE USED TO COMPARE AND PREDICT POTENCIES AND/OR CLINICAL EFFICACIES OF THE TOPICAL CORTICOSTEROIDS. THERE IS SOME EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT A RECOGNIZABLE CORRELATION EXISTS BETWEEN VASOCONSTRICTOR POTENCY AND THERAPEUTIC EFFICACY IN MAN.
Dosage
APPLY A THIN FILM OF EMOLLIENT CREAM TO THE AFFECTED SKIN AREAS TWICE DAILY. RUB IN GENTLY.
Drug Group
[CORTICOSTEROID] , [TOPICAL STEROID]
Cross Reaction
SYSTEMIC ABSORPTION OF TOPICAL CORTICOSTEROIDS HAS PRODUCED REVERSIBLE HYPOTHALAMIC- PITUITARY-ADRENAL (HPA) AXIS SUPPRESSION, MANIFESTATIONS OF CUSHING'S SYNDROME, HYPERGLYCEMIA, AND GLUCOSURIA IN SOME PATIENTS.
Drug Interaction
Drugs Side Effect
Drug Categories
Special Precaution
Drug Safety
Monograph