It is suggested that after the patient is tapered to a dose of 0.75 mg of dexamethasone per day, a morning cortisol level should be drawn to determine the steroid's effect on adrenal function.

Dexamethasone 0.5mg, 0.75mg, 4mg, 6mg; tabs. Naturally occurring glucocorticoids, (hydrocortisone and cortisone), which also have salt-retaining properties, are used as replacement therapy in ...

He was taking a total of 0.75 mg of dexamethasone daily—0.5 mg in the morning and 0.25 mg at night. He clinically appeared cushingoid with abdominal striae, centripetal obesity and hypertension. A CT ...

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 ...

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 ...