For patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) receiving dexamethasone induction, dose reductions do not ...

Higher daily dexamethasone doses can be given to patients ... Preoperatively, doses may be increased to 40 mg but often a change in dosing is not warranted. Intra-operative dosing is not usually ...

Dexamethasone provided 4 mg at every 6 hours, the usual initial dose—equivalent to 400 mg of cortisol per day—is about 20 times the normal rate of endogenous production. In patients who have ...