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Descriptor English: Paramethasone
Descriptor Spanish: Parametasona
Descriptor parametasona
Scope note: Glucocorticoide con las propiedades generales de los corticoesteroides. Se ha usado por vía oral en el tratamiento de todas las afecciones en las que está indicado el tratamiento con corticoesteroides, a excepción de los estados de deficiencia suprarrenal, en los cuales, debido a su incapacidad de retener sodio, resulta menos adecuado que la HIDROCORTISONA con FLUDROCORTISONA suplementaria. (Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p.737)
Descriptor Portuguese: Parametasona
Descriptor French: Paraméthasone
Tree number(s): D04.210.500.745.432.769.692
D04.210.500.908.727
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010248
Scope note: A glucocorticoid with the general properties of corticosteroids. It has been used by mouth in the treatment of all conditions in which corticosteroid therapy is indicated except adrenal-deficiency states for which its lack of sodium-retaining properties makes it less suitable than HYDROCORTISONE with supplementary FLUDROCORTISONE. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p737)
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Glucocorticoids
Registry Number: VFC6ZX3584
CAS Type 1 Name: Pregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione, 6-fluoro-11,17,21-trihydroxy-16-methyl-, (6alpha,11beta,16alpha)-
Public MeSH Note: 65
History Note: 65(63)
DeCS ID: 22600
Unique ID: D010248
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Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/05/31
Paramethasone - Preferred
Concept UI M0015883
Scope note A glucocorticoid with the general properties of corticosteroids. It has been used by mouth in the treatment of all conditions in which corticosteroid therapy is indicated except adrenal-deficiency states for which its lack of sodium-retaining properties makes it less suitable than HYDROCORTISONE with supplementary FLUDROCORTISONE. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p737)
Preferred term Paramethasone



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