Because of a lapse in government funding, the information on this website may not be up to date, transactions submitted via the website may not be processed, and the agency may not be able to respond to inquiries until appropriations are enacted. The NIH Clinical Center (the research hospital of NIH) is open. For more details about its operating status, please visit cc.nih.gov. Updates regarding government operating status and resumption of normal operations can be found at opm.gov.

NLM Logo

Dexamethasone MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Dexamethasone
Tree Number(s)
D04.210.500.745.432.769.344
D04.210.500.908.238
Unique ID
D003907
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003907
Scope Note
An anti-inflammatory 9-fluoro-glucocorticoid.
Entry Term(s)
Decaject
Decaject-L.A.
Decameth
Decaspray
Dexasone
Dexpak
Hexadecadrol
Hexadrol
Maxidex
Methylfluorprednisolone
Millicorten
Oradexon
Pharm Action
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Antiemetics
Glucocorticoids
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Registry Numbers
7S5I7G3JQL
0
Related Numbers
50-02-2
CAS Type 1 Name
Pregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione, 9-fluoro-11,17,21-trihydroxy-16-methyl-, (11beta,16alpha)-
Date Introduced
1966/01/01
Last Updated
2017/05/24
Dexamethasone Preferred
Oradexon Narrower
Millicorten Narrower
Hexadrol Narrower
Dexasone Narrower
Decaspray Narrower
Decameth Narrower
Decaject-L.A. Narrower
Decaject Narrower
Dexpak Narrower
Maxidex Narrower
page delivered in 0.137s