Tapering Your Dose of Dexamethasone: For patients at Alvord Brain Tumor Center - 07/2022

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Tapering Your Dose of Dexamethasone: For patients at Alvord Brain Tumor Center

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Abstract

This handout explains how to taper doses of dexamethasone, a very strong steroid medicine. It is used to treat cerebral edema (fluid on the brain) and to control short-term symptoms during chemotherapy or radiation therapy.

Author

Alvord Brain Tumor Center

Publisher

University of Washington Medical Center

Date Published (original date)

2020

Revision Date

07/2022

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General Subject

Cancer

Medicines

Specific Subject/Keyword

Medicine Teaching

Languages

English

Record ID

4864