Betamethasone

"Betamethasone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A glucocorticoid given orally, parenterally, by local injection, by inhalation, or applied topically in the management of various disorders in which corticosteroids are indicated. Its lack of mineralocorticoid properties makes betamethasone particularly suitable for treating cerebral edema and congenital adrenal hyperplasia. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p724)

Descriptor ID	D001623
MeSH Number(s)	D04.210.500.745.432.769.199 D04.210.500.908.093
Concept/Terms	Betamethasone Betamethasone Flubenisolone Betadexamethasone Celestona Celestona Cellestoderm Cellestoderm Celeston Celeston Celestone Celestone

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Polycyclic Compounds [D04]
Fused-Ring Compounds [D04.210]
Steroids [D04.210.500]
Pregnanes [D04.210.500.745]
Pregnadienes [D04.210.500.745.432]
Pregnadienetriols [D04.210.500.745.432.769]
Betamethasone [D04.210.500.745.432.769.199]
Steroids, Fluorinated [D04.210.500.908]
Betamethasone [D04.210.500.908.093]

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Betamethasone
Betamethasone Valerate

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Betamethasone" by people in this website by year, and whether "Betamethasone" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 11 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	1	0	1
2003	0	1	1
2004	1	0	1
2008	1	0	1
2011	0	1	1
2015	3	0	3
2016	0	1	1
2023	1	0	1
2025	1	0	1

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Said MR, Zullo F, Gulersen M, Berghella V. Betamethasone dosing interval at 12 or 24?h apart: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2025 Apr; 307:164-169.

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Sraj S, Schick S, Wasef K, Haft M, Braga S, Taras JS, Lese AB, Prud'homme BJ. Comparing the Intensity of Pain and Incidence of Flare Reaction Following Trigger Finger Injections Using Betamethasone and Methylprednisolone: A Double-Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial. Hand (N Y). 2025 Mar; 20(2):208-212.

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McCormick ZL, Cushman D, Marshall B, Caldwell M, Patel J, Ghannad L, Eng C, Makovitch S, Babu A, Chu SK, Marciniak C, Walega DR, Press J, Plastaras C, Kennedy DJ. Pain Reduction and Repeat Injections After Transforaminal Epidural Injection With Particulate Versus Nonparticulate Steroid?for the Treatment of Chronic Painful Lumbosacral?Radiculopathy. PM R. 2016 11; 8(11):1039-1045.

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McCormick Z, Kennedy DJ, Garvan C, Rivers E, Temme K, Margolis S, Zander E, Rohr A, Smith MC, Plastaras C. Comparison of Pain Score Reduction Using Triamcinolone vs. Betamethasone in Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections for Lumbosacral Radicular Pain. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2015 Dec; 94(12):1058-64.

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McCormick Z, Kennedy DJ, Garvan C, Rivers E, Temme K, Margolis S, Zander E, Rohr A, Smith MC, Plastaras C. Response to: Letter to the Editor Regarding Comparison of Pain Score Reduction Using Triamcinolone vs. Betamethasone in Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections for Lumbosacral Radicular Pain. McCormick Z et al. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2015 Apr 16 [EPUB AHEAD OF PRINT]. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2015 Dec; 94(12):e122-4.

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Peranteau WH, Boelig MM, Khalek N, Moldenhauer JS, Martinez-Poyer J, Hedrick HL, Flake AW, Johnson MP, Adzick NS. Effect of single and multiple courses of maternal betamethasone on prenatal congenital lung lesion growth and fetal survival. J Pediatr Surg. 2016 Jan; 51(1):28-32.

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LaRue S, Shanks A, Wang IW, Ewald G, Anderson D, Joseph S. Left ventricular assist device in pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Aug; 118(2 Pt 2):426-428.

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Hayes EJ, Paul DA, Stahl GE, Seibel-Seamon J, Dysart K, Leiby BE, Mackley AB, Berghella V. Effect of antenatal corticosteroids on survival for neonates born at 23 weeks of gestation. Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Apr; 111(4):921-6.

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Sehdev HM, Abbasi S, Robertson P, Fisher L, Marchiano DA, Gerdes JS, Ludmir J. The effects of the time interval from antenatal corticosteroid exposure to delivery on neonatal outcome of very low birth weight infants. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Oct; 191(4):1409-13.

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Abbasi S, Gerdes JS, Sehdev HM, Samimi SS, Ludmir J. Neonatal outcome after exposure to indomethacin in utero: a retrospective case cohort study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Sep; 189(3):782-5.

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