DEFZATAS-6TAB

DEFZATAS 6 (ncbi.nlm / medscape.com)

DEFZATAS (Deflazacort) is in a class of medications called corticosteroids.

It is used in the treatment of Inflammatory conditions, Autoimmune conditions and cancer.

INDICATIONS:

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

(DMD: a progressive disease in which the muscles do not function properly).

Breast cancer

Allergic and inflammatory conditions in adults or children

MECHANISM OF ACTION:[Text Wrapping Break]DEFZATAS (Deflazacort) increases the level of glucocorticoids in the body (Glucocorticoids are powerful medicines that fight inflammation), and works by decreasing the formation of substances that cause inflammation and suppresses immunity to stop self damage to the body by the immune system.

DOSAGE:

General dose: 12 mg/day

Recommended dose: 0.9 mg/kg/day

Add syrup in also available.