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Name
Betamethasone
Alternate Names
Becort
Betnesol
Celestone
Cuantin
Sch 4831
Sch-4831
Sch4831
Abbreviations
None
Category
Hormones and hormonal mechanisms
Subcategory
NSC Number
039470
39470
Primary Site
None
Histology
None
Remarks
A synthetic glucocorticoid, the most active of the anti-inflammatory steroids; used topically as an anti-inflammatory and administered orally in replacement therapy for adrenal insufficiency and as an anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant in a wide variety of disorders
Probably not cancer directed--verify with attending MD.
Probably not cancer directed--verify with attending MD.
Coding
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