Betnesol (betamethasone): Reviews and patient testimonials
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Medication indications
Betnesol 4mg/ml Injection
Betamethasone is a glucocorticosteroid which is about eight to ten times as active as prednisolone on a weight-for-weight basis. It may be indicated in the following conditions:
Status asthmaticus and acute allergic reactions, including anaphylactic reactions to drugs. Betnesol Injection/Betamethasone Injection supplements the action of adrenaline.
Severe shock arising from surgical or accidental trauma or overwhelming infection.
Acute adrenal crisis caused by abnormal stress in Addison's disease, Simmonds' disease, hypopituitarism following adrenalectomy, and when adrenocortical function has been suppressed by prolonged corticosteroid therapy.
Soft tissue lesions such as tennis elbow, tenosynovitis and bursitis.
NB. Betnesol Injection/Betamethasone Injection does not replace other forms of therapy for the treatment of shock and status asthmaticus.
Route of administration: Injectable
Molecule: betamethasone
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