Name

Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate

Alternate Names

Component of NeoDecadron
Dalalone
Hexadrol

Abbreviations

None

Category

Ancillary Agent
Hormones and hormonal mechanisms

Subcategory

Glucocorticoid. Probably not cancer directed--verify with attending MD.

NSC Number

None

Primary Site

None

Histology

None

Remarks

Glucocorticoid. In general, this drug is used more commonly for supportive care, and as an antiemetic than it is as hormone therapy. An ester of dexamethasone, having actions and uses similar to those of the base; administered by intra-articular, soft tissue, intravenous, or intramuscular injection, by inhalation, or applied topically to the skin and conjunctiva. Dexamethasone and other corticosteroids may be used to control white cell proliferation in hematopoietic diseases and would be coded as hormone therapy for lymphoid leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma.

Coding

Please see remarks for additional information
Glossary