SPL Set ID: a8d6792e-757e-4dc6-adf5-0d9211075428

Dexamethasone Tablets, USP are available for oral administration containing either 0.5 mg, 0.75 mg, 1 mg, 1.5 mg, 2 mg, 4 mg or 6 mg of dexamethasone, USP. Each tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: Anhydrous lactose, corn starch, croscarmellose sodium, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, D&C Yellow #10 Aluminum lake (0.5 mg and 4 mg), FD&C Blue #1 Aluminum lake (0.75 mg, 4 mg and 6 mg), FD&C Yellow #6 Aluminum lake (0.5 mg), FD&C Red #40 Aluminum lake (1.5 mg), D&C Red #27 Aluminum lake (1.5 mg), and Ferric Oxide Yellow (1 mg). Dexamethasone, USP, a synthetic adrenocortical steroid, is a white or almost- white crystalline powder. It is stable in air. It is practically insoluble in water. The empirical formula is C 22 H 29 FO 5 . The molecular weight is 392.47 g/mol. It is designated chemically as (11β,16α)-9-fluoro-11,17,21-trihydroxy-16-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione and the structural formula is: Meets USP Dissolution Test 2. chemstruct