Dexamethasone and dexamethasone acetate are not the same, and their main difference lies in the binding aspect of the compounds, but there is no significant difference in their functionality.
The main ingredient of dexamethasone is dexamethasone; the main ingredient of dexamethasone acetate is dexamethasone acetate. Although there is a difference in the composition of the two, but both are dexamethasone plays a leading role, so the two are not very different, and the main functions are more or less the same.
Dexamethasone and dexamethasone acetate are both dexamethasone-type preparations, both belong to the glucocorticoid drug, with anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, anti-shock and immunosuppressive effects.
Both are suitable for allergic and autoimmune inflammatory diseases, such as connective tissue disease, severe bronchial asthma, dermatitis, ulcerative colitis, acute leukemia, malignant lymphoma and so on.
Both adverse reactions are the same, after taking can cause diabetes, osteoporosis, peptic ulcer and Cushing’s syndrome-like symptoms, the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis inhibition is stronger, can be complicated by infections and other adverse reactions.
Both are contraindicated in people with a history of hypersensitivity to adrenocorticotropic hormone analogs. Both are contraindicated in patients with hypertension, thrombosis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, psychiatric disorders, electrolyte metabolism abnormalities, myocardial infarction, glaucoma and other patients.
Both the same precautions, diabetes, osteoporosis, cirrhosis, renal insufficiency, hypothyroidism patients should be used with caution; long-term use of the drug, the drug should be gradually reduced before stopping.
It is recommended to use it under the guidance of a professional doctor, do not use it without authorization to avoid adverse consequences.