SPL Set ID: 360d3af0-8f69-4e82-ab5f-1f70cc2025d4

Dexamethasone tablets, USP for oral administration, are supplied as 1 mg. Inactive ingredients are corn starch, ferric oxide yellow, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate and sucrose. The molecular weight for dexamethasone 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: Dexamethasone USP, a synthetic adrenocortical steroid, is a white to practically white, odorless, crystalline powder. It is stable in air. It is sparingly soluble in alcohol (96% ethanol), acetone, dioxane and in methanol, very slightly soluble in ether and in chloroform and practically insoluble in water. The Product meets USP Dissolution Test#2. Image