SPL Set ID: 3746066a-3c87-4238-945a-6dfb4d01a072
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Each red colored, cherry flavored, 5 mL (teaspoonful) contains: Dexamethasone, USP ……….. 0.5 mg Also contains: Benzoic Acid, USP …..…… 0.1% w/v (as preservative) Ethyl Alcohol ……………………. 5.1% v/v Inactive Ingredients: citric acid, sodium citrate dihydrate, sucrose, ethyl alcohol, benzoic acid, propylene glycol, wild cherry flavor, FD&C Red #40, and purified water. 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: Dexamethasone-chemical-structure