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Betamethasone and its derivatives, betamethasone sodium phosphate and betamethasone acetate, are synthetic glucocorticoids. Used for its antiinflammatory or immunosuppressive properties, betamethasone is combined with a mineralocorticoid to manage adrenal insufficiency and is used in the form of betamethasone benzoate, betamethasone dipropionate, or betamethasone valerate for the treatment of inflammation due to corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses. Betamethasone and clotrimazole are used together to treat cutaneous tinea infections. Betamethasone is a glucocorticoid receptor agonist. This leads to changes in genetic expression once this complex binds to the GRE. The antiinflammatory actions of corticosteroids are thought to involve lipocortins, phospholipase A2 inhibitory proteins which, through inhibition arachidonic acid, control the biosynthesis of prostaglandins and leukotrienes. The immune system is suppressed by corticosteroids due to a decrease in the function of the lymphatic system, a reduction in immunoglobulin and complement concentrations, the precipitation of lymphocytopenia, and interference with antigen-antibody binding. Betamethasone binds to plasma transcortin, and it becomes active when it is not bound to transcortin.Betamethasone is used for: treating certain conditions associated with decreased adrenal gland function. It is used to treat severe inflammation caused by certain conditions, including severe asthma, severe allergies, rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis, certain blood disorders, lupus, multiple sclerosis, and certain eye and skin conditions.   NCATS

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  • Mechanism of Action:
  • Multi-specific: Missing data
  • Black Box: No
  • Availability: Prescription Only
  • Delivery Methods: Parenteral
  • Pro Drug: Yes

Drug Pricing (per unit)

United States

$0.0266 - $7.1900

Australia

$2.5058 - $6.4272
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Combination drugs

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( betamethasone (celestone), calcipotriene (dovonex) - other name: enstilar )
16beta-methyl-1,4-pregnadiene-9alpha-fluoro-11beta,17alpha,21-triol-3,20-dione | 16β-methyl-1,4-pregnadiene-9α-fluoro-11β,17α,21-triol-3,20-dione | 9alpha-fluoro-16beta-methylprednisolone | 9-fluoro-16beta-methylprednisolone | 9-fluoro-16β-methylprednisolone | 9α-fluoro-16β-methylprednisolone | alphatrex | antebate | audavate | audavate rd | augmented betamethasone dipropionate | bedermin | beloderm | belosalik | bentelan | betacap | betaderm | betadexamethasone | betametasona | betametasone | betamethason-17-valerate | betamethasone | betamethasone-17,21-dipropionate | betamethasone 17-benzoate | betamethasone 17 valerate | betamethasone 17-valerate | betamethasone 21-phosphate | betamethasone acetate | betamethasone acibutate | beta-methasone alcohol | betamethasone benzoate | betamethasone butyrate propionate | betamethasone dipropionate | betamethasone diproprionate | betamethasone disodium phosphate | betamethasone disodium phosphate, (11beta)-isomer | betamethasone - neomycin | betamethasone, neomycin drug combination | betamethasone phosphate | betamethasone phosphoric acid | betamethasone propionate | betamethasone sodium phosphate | betamethasone sodium phosphate, (11beta,16beta)-isomer | betamethasone valerate | betamethason sodium phosphate | betamethasonum | betamethasonvalerat mikron | betamethazone | betameth val 0.1% 50% in emulsif | betameth val in coal tar | betameth val oint0.025% 50%coaltar | betameth val oint 0.1% 25%coal tar | betameth val oint 0.1% 50% coaltar | betam-ophtal | betasolan | betatrex | beta-val | betesil | bethamethasone | bethamethsaone | betnelan | betnesol | betnesol-n | betnovate rd | bettamousse | bextasol | cd10367 | celestone | celestone phosphate | celeston valerate | dermabet | diproderm | diprofos | diprolene | diprolene af | diprophos | diprosis | diprosone | diprospan | durabetason | flubenisolone | fucibet | lotrisone | luxiq | maxivate | rinderon | rinderone | sch-11460 | sch-4831 | taclonex | uticort | valisone | valnac | vistamethasone | vistamethasone n | w-5975 | xemacort

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