SPL Set ID: a5609df4-4933-4f85-a7b8-bc54a70a2bac
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Dexamethasone tablets, USP for oral administration, are supplied as 0.5 mg, 0.75 mg, 1.5 mg, 4 mg and 6 mg. Inactive ingredients are corn starch, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate and sucrose. Additionally, each 0.5 mg tablet contains ferric oxide yellow, 0.75 mg tablet contains FD&C blue #1 Aluminum Lake and iron oxide black, 1.5 mg tablet contains FD&C red #40 Aluminum Lake and ferric oxide red, 4 mg tablet contains FD&C blue #1 Aluminum Lake and ferric oxide yellow and 6 mg tablet contains FD&C blue #1 Aluminum Lake. 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