Corticosteroid

• Alters transcription of DNA
• Potent anti-inflammatory activity
• Anti-inflammatory potency is 7.5 times greater than prednisolone

• Ketosis
• Inflammation of respiratory tract & urogenital tract
• Local inflammatory conditions
• Arthritis,
• Surgical, anaphylactic, traumatic & haemorrhagic shock
• Pregnancy toxemia
• Aid in inducing parturition
• Acute mastitis
• Used to prevent and treat anaphylaxis associated with a transfusion or chemotherapeutic agents.

Ruminant:

• 0.5-1mg/kg IV/IM
• Parturition= 20-30mg
• Anti inflammatory= 0.02-2mg/kg

Horse

• Anti inflammatory= 0.01-0.2mg/kg
• shock  = 0.5-2 mg

Cat = 0.125 - 0.5 mg IV / IM

Dog =  0.5-1 mg IV / IM 

• Pregnant animal
• Renal disease
• Diabetes mellitus
• Systemic fungal infections
• Animals with arrested tuberculosis
• Peptic ulcer
• Acute psychoses
• Corneal ulcer
• Cushingoid syndrome.

• Cushingoid in nature with prolonged use
• Impaired wound healing and delayed recovery from infections
• The risk of developing hypokalaemia is increased if corticosteroids are administered concomitantly with amphotericin B or potassium-depleting diuretics (furosemide, thiazides).

• Injection Dexona-5ml (4mg/ml)
• Tab. Dexona-0.5mg
• inj dexa care vet (VET PLUS) - 10 ml vials (4mg dexamethasone phosphate/ml)