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Betamethasone belongs to the glucocorticoid class of medication. [3] It is a stereoisomer of dexamethasone, the two compounds differing only in the spatial configuration of the methyl group at position 16 (see steroid nomenclature). [5] Betamethasone was patented in 1958, and approved for medical use in the United States in 1961.
There is robust evidence that a single course of antenatal corticosteroids (i.e., 24 mg of betamethasone or dexamethasone), when there is a risk of preterm birth (at less than 34 weeks of gestation), reduces the risk of child death, regardless of resource level. [1] [6]
The pregnancy category of a medication is an assessment of the risk of fetal injury due to the pharmaceutical, if it is used as directed by the mother during pregnancy. It does not include any risks conferred by pharmaceutical agents or their metabolites in breast milk. Every drug has specific information listed in its product literature.
The suppression of contractions is often only partial and tocolytics can only be relied on to delay birth for a matter of days. Depending on the tocolytic used, the pregnant woman or fetus may require monitoring (e.g., blood pressure monitoring when nifedipine is used as it reduces blood pressure; cardiotocography to assess fetal well-being ...
The methasones (or metasones) are a class of corticosteroids [1] which are generally used in dermatology.They are defined by substitution with a methyl group at the C16α or C16β position of the pregnane steroid nucleus.
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Betamethasone sodium phosphate is a synthetic glucocorticoid corticosteroid and a corticosteroid ester. [1] It is the di sodium salt of the phosphate ester of betamethasone . See also
Hydrops Fetalis resulting from fetal CPAM can be treated using either a fetal needle drainage of effusion or placement of thoracoamniotic shunt or a maternal administration of corticosteroids, betamethasone 12.5 mg IM q24 h × 2 doses or dexamethasone 6.25 mg IM q12 h × 4 doses. [15]