Dexamethasone

Side effects and indications

Whenever possible, frequency information about the side effects was extracted from the labels. Aggregated frequency information for the drug and, if available, placebo is shown. To the right, you can click on shaded boxes to be taken to mentions of the side effect on the label. (In some cases, the side effect cannot be highlighted due to conversion problems.) Information about indications was extracted from the indications and usage sections of the labels.

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Side effect Data for drug Placebo Labels (show all 31)
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Intraocular pressure increased 2.01% - 25.2% x x x x
Conjunctival haemorrhage 15.9% - 21.7%
Haemorrhage def 15.9% - 21.7% x x x x
Pain def 5.22% - 8.05%
Eye pain def 5.22% - 8.05%
Hyperaemia def 5.42% - 6.64%
Conjunctival hyperaemia 5.42% - 6.64%
Cataract def 2.01% - 4.83% x x x x x x
Hypertension def 0.602% - 4.63% x x x x x
Ocular hypertension def 0.602% - 4.63%
Headache def 2.41% - 3.82% x x x x
Vitreous detachment def 1.61% - 2.41%
Detachment psychological 1.61% - 2.41%
Abdominal distension def x x x x
Abscess def x x
Alkalosis def x x x x
Anaphylactic shock def x x
Angioedema def x x x
Arachnoiditis def x
Arrhythmia def x x
Blister def x
Calcinosis def x
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy def x x
Conjunctivitis def x
Convulsion def x x x x
Cushing's syndrome def x
Diabetes mellitus def x x x
Distention def x x x x
Ecchymosis def x x x x
Embolism def x x
Fat embolism def x x
Oesophagitis def x x x x
Rash def x x x
Exophthalmos def x x x x
Extravasation def x
Eye infection def x x
Folliculitis def x x
Pathological fracture def x x x x
Glaucoma def x x x x x x
Glycosuria def x x x
Cardiac arrest def x x
Cardiomegaly def x x
Cardiac failure def x x x x
Cardiac failure congestive def x x x x
Myocardial rupture def x x x
Hepatomegaly def x x
Herpes simplex def x
Hiccups def x x x
Hirsutism def x x x
Hyperglycaemia def x x
Hypernatraemia def x x x x
Hypertrichosis def x x x
Hypokalaemia def x
Infarction def x x x
Infection def x x x x x x x x
Inflammatory bowel disease def x x x
Unspecified disorder of intestine def x x x
Arthropathy def x x
Birth weight low def
Miliaria def x x x
Myopathy def x x x x
Myocardial infarction def x x x
Nausea def x x x
Necrosis def x x x x
Neuritis def x x
Optic nerve disorder def x x
Osteonecrosis def x
Osteoporosis def x x x x x
Pancreatitis def x x x x
Papilloedema def x x x x
Paraplegia def x
Paraesthesia def x x x
Peptic ulcer def x x x x x
Petechiae def x x x x
Pruritus def x x x
Pseudotumor x x x x
Benign intracranial hypertension def x x x
Psychotic disorder def x
Pulmonary oedema def x x
Retinal disorder def
Retinopathy of prematurity def
Scleral disorder def
Shock def x x
Sweating def x x x x
Syncope def x x
Tachycardia def x x
Telangiectasia def x
Thromboembolism def x x x x
Thrombophlebitis def x x
Urticaria def x x x
Vasculitis def x x
Vertigo def x x x x
Weight increased def x x x
Alkalosis hypokalaemic x x x x
Mood swings x x
Aseptic necrosis x x x x
Skin atrophy def x x x
Impaired healing x x x
Intracranial pressure increased def x x x x
Muscular weakness def x x x x x
Dry skin def x
Skin striae def x x x x x
Menstruation irregular def x x x
Allergic contact dermatitis def x x x
Skin hyperpigmentation def x x
Leukoderma def x x x x x
Acneiform eruption def x x
Paraparesis def x
Malaise def x x x
Increased appetite x x x
Bladder dysfunction x
Rash follicular x
Euphoric mood def x x
Cataract subcapsular x x x x x
Muscle mass x x x x x
Personality change def x x
Lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei def x x x
Disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance x x x x
Fluid retention x x x x x
Steroid myopathy def x x x x
Glucose tolerance impaired def x x x
Eruption x x x
Skin test reaction x x x x
Cushingoid x x x x
Atrophy def x x x x
Anaphylactoid reaction x x
Skin scaly x x
Bradycardia def x x
Neuropathy def x x
Secondary infection def x x x
Blindness def x x
Compression fracture def x x x x
Abscess sterile x x
Carbohydrate tolerance decreased x x
Stinging x x x
Sweating increased x x x x
Acne def x x x
Prematurity
Nitrogen balance negative x x x x
Posterior subcapsular cataract x
Cardiomyopathy def x x
Insomnia def x x
Weakness def x x x x x
Tingling sensation def x
Oesophagitis ulcerative x x x x
Indication Labels
Acne def x x
Acute arthritis x
Acute leukaemia def x x
Adrenal insufficiency def x
Alopecia def x x
Alopecia areata def x x
Anaemia def x x x
Ankylosing spondylitis def x x x
Aplasia x x
Aplasia pure red cell def x x
Arteritis def x x
Arthritis def x x x
Aspiration x
Aspiration pneumonitis x
Asthma def x x x
Atopy def x x x
Blood disorder def x x x
Brain cancer metastatic def x x x
Brain neoplasm def x x x x
Bursitis def x x
Cancer in remission x x x
Carditis x x x
Chorioretinitis def x
Choroiditis def x
Colitis def x x x
Colitis ulcerative def x x x
Collagen disorder def x
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia def x x x
Conjunctival disorder x x
Conjunctivitis def x x x
Conjunctivitis allergic def x x
Conjunctivitis infective def x
Cyclitis def x x
Cyst def x x
Dermatitis def x x x
Dermatitis atopic def x x x
Dermatitis bullous def x x x
Dermatitis contact def x x x
Dermatitis exfoliative def x x x
Dermatitis herpetiformis def x x x
Dermatomyositis def x x
Discoid lupus erythematosus def x x
Diuresis def x x x
Drug hypersensitivity def x x x
Edema cerebral def x x x x
Endocrine disorder def x x x
Endophthalmitis def x x x
Enteritis def x x x
Eosinophilic pneumonia x x
Epicondylitis x x
Erythema def x x x
Erythema multiforme def x x x
Fungal infection def x x x
Gastrointestinal disorder def x x x
Gouty arthritis def x x x
Granuloma def x x
Granuloma annulare def x x
Haemolytic anaemia def x x x
Herpes NOS def x x x
Herpes zoster def x x x
Herpes zoster ophthalmic def x
Hyperadrenocorticism def x
Hypercalcaemia def x x x
Hyperplasia def x x x
Hyperplasia adrenal def x x x
Hypersensitivity def x x x x
Hypertrophy def x x
Hypoplastic anaemia x
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura def x x
Infective otitis externa def x
Inflammation def x x
Iridocyclitis def x
Iritis def x x x
Juvenile arthritis def x x x
Keloid scar def x x
Keratitis def x x x
Laryngeal oedema def x
Leukaemia def x x x x
Lichen planus def x x
Lichen simplex chronicus x x
Lichen unspecified def x x
Lupus erythematosus def x x x
Lymphoma def x x x x
Meningitis def x x x
Meningitis tuberculous def x x x
Multiple sclerosis def x x
Mycosis fungoides def x x x
Nausea def x
Necrobiosis def x x
Necrobiosis lipoidica def x x
Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum x x
Neoplasm def x x x x
Neoplasm malignant def x x x
Nephropathy def x x
Nephrotic syndrome def x x x
Nephrotic syndrome with lesion of minimal change glomerulonephritis x x
Neuritis def x
Neurodermatitis def x x
Oedema def x x x x x x
Optic neuritis def x
Osteoarthritis def x x
Otitis def x
Otitis externa def x
Pemphigus def x x x
Perennial allergic rhinitis def x
Pneumonia def x x x
Polymyositis def x x
Posterior uveitis def x
Proteinuria def x x x
Psoriasis def x
Psoriatic arthropathy def x x x
Pulmonary tuberculosis def x x x
Punctate keratitis x x
Purpura def x x
Red cell aplasia x x
Regional enteritis def x x x
Respiratory disorder def x x x
Rheumatic heart disease def x x x
Rheumatoid arthritis def x x x
Rhinitis def x x x
Rhinitis allergic def x x x
Rosacea def x x
Sarcoidosis def x x x
Seasonal allergy def x x
Seborrhoeic dermatitis def x
Secondary adrenocortical insufficiency x x x
Secondary thrombocytopenia x x
Serum sickness def x x x
Shock def x
Sickness x x x
Skin disorder def x x x x x x
Spondylitis def x x x
Stomal ulcer def x
Sympathetic ophthalmia def x x x
Synovitis def x x
Systemic lupus erythematosus def x x x
Temporal arteritis def x x
Tenosynovitis def x x
Thrombocytopenia def x x
Thrombocytopenic purpura def x x
Thyroiditis def x x x
Transfusion reaction x x
Trichiniasis def x x x
Tuberculosis def x x x
Ulcer def x x x
Uremia def x
Urticaria def x
Uveitis def x x x
Vomiting def x

Information

More information: STITCH, PubChem and possibly Wikipedia or Medpedia

ATC Codes: A01AC02, A07EA04, C05AA05, C05AA09, D07AB19, D07AC01, D07XB05, D07XC01, D10AA03, H02AB01, H02AB02, R01AD03, R01AD06, R03BA04, S01BA01, S01BA06, S01CB01, S01CB04, S02BA06, S02BA07, S03BA01, S03BA03

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Labels

Labels were obtained from different sources and potentially contain different sets of side effects. If you click on the label name, a HTML version of the label will be shown with proteins, chemicals and side efffects highlighted using Reflect.

  1. DEXAMETHASONE : 5 side effects (FDA XML label)
  2. DEXAMETHASONE : 10 side effects (FDA XML label)
  3. Dexamethasone : 12 side effects (BC Cancer)
  4. Betamethasone : 14 side effects (FDA XML label)
  5. betamethasone dipropionate : 15 side effects (FDA XML label)
  6. BETAMETHASONE VALERATE / LUXIQ : 18 side effects (Drugs@FDA)
  7. BETAMETHASONE (BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE) / BETNESOL RETENTION ENEMA 5MG/100ML : 52 side effects (Health Canada)
  8. Dexamethasone : 70 side effects (FDA XML label)
  9. Betamethasone : 93 side effects (FDA XML label)
  10. BETAMETHASONE : 102 side effects (FDA XML label)