Can dexamethasone be injected intravenously?

Generally speaking, patients who need emergency treatment in clinical practice usually need intravenous injection of dexamethasone. Dexamethasone can be used to treat many diseases, such as allergies or autoimmune diseases, and the treatment effect is very good. In daily life, patients with skin allergies or other dermatitis diseases usually need active treatment. Do not delay, otherwise it will worsen the condition.

Can dexamethasone be given intravenously?

Can be pushed quietly.

How to dilute intravenous dexamethasone?

Isotonic preparations can be used directly unless the instructions directly state that dilution or special preparation is required. In fact, dexamethasone injection can be directly injected without dilution. This can be said to be zero dilution.

Dexamethasone injection is available in three specifications: 1mg/1m, 2mg/1m, and 5mg/1m. In clinical practice, in order to obtain a more accurate dosage, reduce drug loss (drugs will remain on the wall), avoid local irritation caused by high local concentrations during injection, and accelerate drug diffusion to make the drug take effect faster. If it is not extremely urgent, it is usually diluted appropriately before injection. The specific dilution multiple will not be too large. The appropriate injection volume is usually determined based on the dosage and the patient's weight.

In clinical use, the volume of the solution to be injected is determined based on the patient's weight. Generally, people with lighter weight will have smaller volume, while people with heavier weight can have larger volume. The volume of the bolus determines the dilution factor we administer.

Generally, the volume of a single injection should be between 2 and 10 ml. If the bolus volume is too small, it will be easily wasted and the local effect will be large. The push volume is too large and the push time is long, which is not conducive to rescue and the patient's adaptation. It will be determined based on actual conditions. There are no strict standards. We only need to consider the drug's effects, dosage, administration time, and the patient's adaptability. The most commonly used bolus volume is 3~5ml.

The commonly used diluents are: normal saline (sodium chloride injection) and 5% glucose injection. Do not mix other medicines randomly, and be sure to read the drug interactions in the instructions.