Dexamethasone eye drops

Generic name
Dexamethasone eye drops
Brand name
ATC Code
S01BA01
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Dexamethasone eye drops

Dosages
Side effects in children
Warnings & precautions in children
Contra-indications in children

Interactions
PK
Renal impairment
References

Pharmacokinetics in children

No information

dose recommendation of formulary compared to licensed use (on-label versus off-label)

No information is present at this moment.

Available formulations

No information is present at this moment.

Dosages

Inflammatory, non-infectious conditions of the conjunctiva, uveitis and post-operative
  • Ocular
    • 0 years up to 18 years
      • 0.1% eye drops: 1 drop(s)/dose 4x daily.

      • In serious cases, more frequent administration may be required, up to 1 drop every 2 hours.

        Topically more effective than fluorometholone. Application of corticosteroids to the eye should be done under the supervision of an ophthalmologist.

Renal impaiment in children > 3 months

No information available on dose adjustment in renal impairment.

The complete list of all undesirable drug reactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Side effects

No information is present at this moment.

The complete list of all contra-indications can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Contra-indications

No information available on specific contra indications in children.

The complete list of all warnings and precautions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Warnings & precautions in children

In patients on long-term corticosteroid therapy, intraocular pressure, cornea and lens should be routinely and closely checked. This is of particular importance in pediatric patients, as the risk of corticoid-induced ocular hypertension is higher in children and may occur earlier than in adults [SmPC Spersadex].

Interactions

The complete list of all interactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENTS

This pages provides a list of drugs from the same ATC class for comparison. This does not necessarily mean that these drugs are interchangeable.

Corticosteroids, plain
S01BA07
S01BA04
S01BA13

References

  1. Rademaker C.M.A. et al., Geneesmiddelen-Formularium voor Kinderen, 2007
  2. Thea Pharma nv, SPC Monofree Dexamethason (RVG 18658), www.cbg-meb.nl, Geraadpleegd 20 okt 2010, http://db.cbg-meb.nl/IB-teksten/h18658.pdf

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