Name

Betamethasone Sodium Phosphate

Alternate Names

B-S-P
Betnesol
Cel-U-Jec
Celestone
Celestone Phosphate
component of Celestone Soluspan
Selestoject

Abbreviations

None

Category

Hormones and hormonal mechanisms

Subcategory

NSC Number

90616

Primary Site

None

Histology

None

Remarks

Glucocorticoid. The disodium salt of the 21-phosphate ester of betamethasone, having the same actions as the base; used in combination with betamethasone acetate for intramuscular, intra-articular, intrasynovial, or intralesional injection.

Probably not cancer directed--verify with attending MD.

Coding

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