SPL Set ID: 075717e3-be2a-4bb3-bead-492761bfb287
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Each 5 mL (teaspoonful) contains: Dexamethasone, USP……………………………………0.5 mg Also Contains: Benzoic Acid, USP……………………………………….0.1% (as a preservative) Alcohol………………………………………………………5% Inactive Ingredients: Artificial raspberry flavor, citric acid, edetate disodium, FD&C Red #40, propylene glycol, purified water, saccharin sodium, sorbitol solution. Glucocorticoids are adrenocortical steroids, both naturally occurring and synthetic, which are readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. Dexamethasone, a synthetic adrenocortical steroid, is a white to practically white, odorless, crystalline powder. It is stable in air. It is practically insoluble in water. The molecular weight is 392.47. It is designated chemically as 9-fluoro-11β,17,21-trihydroxy-16α-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione. The molecular formula is C 22 H 29 FO 5 and the structural formula is: