Medical Definition of Dexamethasone isonicotinate
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9-fluoro-11 beta,17,21-trihydroxy-16 alpha-methyl-pregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione-21-isonicotinate. An anti-inflammatory, antiallergic glucocorticoid that can be administered orally, by inhalation, locally, and parenterally. It may cause water and salt retention.
Pharmacological action: anti-allergic agents, steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, glucocorticoids, synthetic, glucocorticoids, topical.
Chemical name: Pregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione, 9-fluoro-11,17-dihydroxy-16-methyl-21-((4-pyridinylcarbonyl)oxy)-, (11beta,16alpha)-
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dexamethasone Isonicotinate
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