Ipisone Tablets

1. Dosage:

- Each tablet contains 0.5 mg of Dexamethasone.

2. What Ipisone is and what is it used for:

Ipisone is a medicament designed to address a range of medical conditions, including inflammatory and allergic diseases. It is particularly indicated for use in congenital adrenal hyperplasia shock, aiding in the diagnosis of Cushing's disease, and managing cerebral edema. It decreases inflammation by suppressing of migration of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and reversal of increased capillary, suppressing normal immune response.

3. Warnings and Precautions:

- Fatalities have occurred due to adrenal insufficiency in asthmatic during and after transfer from systemic corticosteroids to aerosol steroids.

- Aerosol steroids do not provide the systemic steroid needed to treat patients having trauma surgery, or infections, use with caution in patients with hypothyroidism, cirrhosis, hypertension, congestive heart failure, ulcerative colitis thromboembolic disorders.

- Due to the risk of adverse effects,systemic corticosteroids should be used cautiously in the elderly in the smallest possible dose and for the shortest possible time.

4. Overdose and Toxicology:

Symptoms of overdosage include moon face, central obesity, hypertension, psychosis, hallucinations, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, peptic ulcer, increased susceptibility to infection, electrolyte, and fluid imbalance. When consumed in excessive quantities. Systemic hypercorticism and adrenal suppression may occur, in those cases; discontinuation and withdrawal of the corticosteroid should be done judiciously.

5. Dose:

- For adults: 0.75 mg to 9.0 mg a day, adjusted as needed.

- For children: 0.02 mg to 0.3 mg per kilogram of body weight a day, spread out throughout the day.