SPL Set ID: 429d0d32-a1ff-481b-b4e9-c0b17b3610a1
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Dexamethasone tablets, USP, for oral administration, are supplied as 4 mg, and 6 mg. Inactive ingredients are corn starch, D&C yellow 10 (4 mg), FD&C blue 1 (6 mg), lactose monohydrate, and magnesium stearate. The molecular weight for dexamethasone is 392.5 g/mol. 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 almost-white, crystalline powder. It is stable in air. It is practically insoluble in water, very slightly soluble in ether, slightly soluble in methylene chloride and chloroform, and sparingly soluble in methanol, ethanol (96 %), acetone and 1,4 dioxane. image description