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Preferred Name

Dexamethasone Acetate, Unspecified

Synonyms

Dexamethasone acetate

Decadron LA

Dalalone LA

DEXAMETHASONE ACETATE, UNSPECIFIED FORM

Dexamethasone Acetate

Dalalone DP

Dexasone LA

Dexamethasone Acetate, Unspecified

Solurex LA

Definitions

The acetate salt form of Dexamethasone, a synthetic adrenal corticosteroid with potent anti-inflammatory properties. In addition to binding to specific nuclear steroid receptors, dexamethasone also interferes with NF-kB activation and apoptotic pathways. This agent lacks the salt-retaining properties of other related adrenal hormones. (NCI04)

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1067

CAS_Registry

55812-90-3

code

C1067

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C176424

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C173381

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C173383

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116978

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

CTRP

FDA

DEFINITION

The acetate salt form of Dexamethasone, a synthetic adrenal corticosteroid with potent anti-inflammatory properties. In addition to binding to specific nuclear steroid receptors, dexamethasone also interferes with NF-kB activation and apoptotic pathways. This agent lacks the salt-retaining properties of other related adrenal hormones. (NCI04)

Display_Name

Dexamethasone Acetate

FDA_UNII_Code

E2287TKU04

FULL_SYN

Dexamethasone acetate

Decadron LA

Dalalone LA

DEXAMETHASONE ACETATE, UNSPECIFIED FORM

Dexamethasone Acetate

Dalalone DP

Dexasone LA

Dexamethasone Acetate, Unspecified

Solurex LA

Has_Target

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C17071

label

Dexamethasone Acetate, Unspecified

Legacy Concept Name

Dexamethasone_Acetate

NCI_Drug_Dictionary_ID

813360

NSC Number

39471

Preferred_Name

Dexamethasone Acetate, Unspecified

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C1067

Semantic_Type

Organic Chemical

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0057598

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C521

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