Dexamethasone is a steroid - a medicine that reduces inflammation by mimicking anti-inflammatory hormones produced by the body. This drug works by dampening down the body's immune system.

President Trump started a course of the steroid dexamethasone on Saturday after a drop in blood oxygen levels, his doctor Sean Conley said. The drug treats the symptoms of COVID-19 by targeting ...

The health ministry has approved the steroid drug dexamethasone for treating COVID-19 patients after it proved effective in a British clinical trial. Dexamethasone, an anti-inflammatory ...

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 - a cheap, widely-available steroid - was shown to reduce deaths among patients on ventilators and on oxygen. The UK's chief medical officers say it should be used "with immediate ...

for those receiving 3 daily doses of dexamethasone, in resolution of throat pain. In this study, we address the question as to whether the clinical response to steroid treatment is influenced by ...

London, June 17 () The UK government on Wednesday authorised the state-funded National Health Service (NHS) to use steroid dexamethasone, the "world's first" coronavirus treatment proven to reduce ...

A chart-review study found low-dose dexamethasone mixed with local anesthetic was the optimal injectate for use in ILESIs for lumbar radiculopathy.