Dexadreson® 2 mg/ml solution for injection
Contains the glucocorticoid dexamethasone, which has ten to twenty times the anti-inflammatory activity of prednisolone.
Presentation
Dexadreson is a clear aqueous solution for injection
Active ingredients
Each ml contains 2 mg Dexamethasone as dexamethasone sodium phosphate 2.63 mg. Benzyl alcohol 15.6 mg is included as a preservative.
This preparation contains the sodium phosphate ester of dexamethasone, a fluoro-methyl derivative of prednisolone, which is a potent glucocorticoid with minimal mineralocorticoid activity.
Target species
Cattle, horses, pigs, dogs and cats
Indications for use
Dexadreson may be administered by intravenous or intramuscular injection in horses, and by intramuscular injection in cattle, pigs, dogs and cats. The product may also be given by intra-articular injection in horses.
Dexadreson is licenced for:
- Treatment of inflammatory or allergic conditions in horses, cattle, pigs, dog and cats
- Treatment of primary ketosis in cattle (acetonaemia)
- Induction of parturition to avoid foetal oversize and mammary oedema in cattle
- Treatment of arthritis, bursitis or tenosynovitis by intra-articular injection in the horse
Withdrawal periods
- Cattle - milk 72 hours, meat and offal 8 days
- Pigs - meat and offal 2 days
- Horses - meat and offal 8 days
Packaging
50 ml multidose vials
Legal category
POM-V
Further information is available from the SPC, datasheet or package leaflet.
Advice should be sought from the medicine prescriber.
Prescription decisions are for the person issuing the prescription alone.
Use Medicines Responsibly.
Date of preparation: December 2022