United Kingdom· GB-APID-11690111000001109
Dexamethasone 20mg/5ml oral solution
A dexamethasone product containing dexamethasone, registered in United Kingdom by Special Order. The same ATC class is registered in 16 of our 19 countries.
Checked against NHS dm+d (United Kingdom) on
Informational only — not a medical device.
Where it is registered
Dexamethasone is registered in 16 of 19 countries.
Countries holding a registration under ATC H02AB02 (dexamethasone), each read from that country’s own register.
- This record: United Kingdom, from NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
- 9 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
Dexamethasone · ATC H02AB02
16 / 19 countries
- Belgiumprice
- Canada
- Czechiaprice
- Denmark
- Finlandprice
- Germany
- Icelandprice
- Ireland
- Italyprice
- Japan
- Netherlands
- Norwayprice
- Polandprice
- Switzerlandprice
- United Kingdom
- United Statesprice
Price per daily dose
What a daily dose of dexamethasone costs, country by country.
Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (1.5 mg), so markets compare like for like.
- 1 market with a comparable price for this class
- Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown
Dexamethasone · price per daily dose (1.5 mg)
USD · FX 28 Sept 2026
- CH Switzerland$0.57
The record
At a glance
NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)- Active substance
- Dexamethasone
- Manufacturer
- Special Order
- Country
- United Kingdom (GB)
- ATC code
- H02AB02
- ATC class
- Dexamethasone
- Defined daily dose
- 1.5 mg, O
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
- Last checked
- September 13, 2026
Packs & prices · 0
No packs listed by the register for this record.
Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Interactions
1091 interactions on record for dexamethasone.
Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 133 severe. Severity grades are free for everyone; mechanism and management come with Growth.
- Severity for every pair — free, no plan needed
- The source, licence and sync date on every record
- Mechanism and what to do for each pair — Growth plan
Dexamethasone · interactions on record
1091 records
- 133 severe
- 525 moderate
- 62 minor
- 350 info
Most severe, free to view
- LonafarnibA16AX20severe
- DesirudinB01AE01severe
- VoxelotorB06AX03severe
- AmiodaroneC01BD01severe
21 more interactions with mechanism and management, from a commercially licensed source.
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Same medicine, other countries
Dexamethasone in 17 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- United StatesdexamethasoneMajor Pharmaceuticals
- CzechiaDEXAMETHASONE KRKAKrka, d.d., Novo mesto, Novo mesto
- PolandCovexanZakłady Farmaceutyczne POLPHARMA S.A.
- GermanyDexaHexal Ag
- SpainAMEXXINE 1 MG/ML COLIRIO EN SOLUCIONPharmaselect International Beteiligungs Gmbh
- Japanデキサメタゾンあゆみ製薬
- NetherlandsAxium-Opto 1mg/ml oogdruppels, oplossing in verpakking voor eenmalig gebruikUni-Pharma Kleon Tsetis Pharmaceutical Laboratories S.A
- SwedenAxiumopto 1 mg/ml Ögondroppar, lösning i endosbehållareUni-Pharma Kleon Tsetis Pharmaceutical Laboratories S.A.
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 30 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Austria · Dexamethason Hcs, Dexamethason Kalceks
- Belgium · Darazon, Dexalis
- Bulgaria · Dexanova, Дeксаметазон Крка
- Cyprus · Axium-Opto, Decadron
- Czechia · Dexamed, Dexamethasone Fmk
- Germany · Dexa, Dexa Edo
- Denmark · Axiumopto, Dexacur
- Estonia · Caltrixan, Dexamethason Krka
- Spain · Amexxine, Dexafree
- Finland · Axiumopto, Dexacur
- France · Aflavis, Dectancyl
- Greece · Amelinor, Axium
- Croatia · Darazur, Deksametazon Kalceks
- Hungary · Darazur, Dexamethasone Kalceks
- Ireland · Dexafree, Dexamethasone Activase Pharmaceuticals
- Iceland · Dexametason Abcur, Dexamethason Krka
- Italy · Amexzur, Cortmuper
- Liechtenstein · Neofordex, Ozurdex
- Lithuania · Dexamethason Krka, Dexamethasone Kalceks
- Luxembourg · Dexalis, Dexamethasone Kalceks
- Latvia · Dexamethason Krka, Dexamethasone Kalceks
- Malta · Axium-Opto, Decadron
- Netherlands · Axium-Opto, Dexamethason
- Norway · Dexacur, Dexametason Abcur
- Poland · Covexan, Darazur
- Portugal · Amexzur, Decadron
- Romania · Dexametazonă Fosfat Krka, Dexametazona Krka
- Sweden · Axiumopto, Baxil
- Slovenia · Deksametazon Krka, Deksametazon Medochemie
- Slovakia · Amexxine, Dexametazón Krka
Source: European Medicines Agency, Article 57 product data.
Sourced from a public register and reproduced with attribution. Drug Database is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a partner of NHS dm+d (United Kingdom). This is an informational data service and not a medical device — verify against the official source of record before any clinical decision.
For developers
The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/dc32973d-bba5-45cd-a3e1-0f8cf86dc14e GET /v1/drugs/dc32973d-bba5-45cd-a3e1-0f8cf86dc14e?format=fhir
Every response carries last_synced_at, so freshness is a field rather than a promise. Below is exactly what the ingestion wrote, before any presentation — the same JSON the API returns under payload.
{
"apid": "11690111000001109",
"desc": "Dexamethasone 20mg/5ml oral solution (Special Order)",
"form": "Oral solution",
"vpid": "11715611000001100",
"source": "dmd",
"vtm_id": "775499000",
"strength": "4 mg",
"substance": "Dexamethasone",
"ingredient": "Dexamethasone",
"supplier_code": "8286711000001104"
}See everything about dexamethasone.
This page is the registration. A free account adds the label text as the regulator wrote it, what it costs per daily dose across the markets that publish a price, a feed of what changes in the registers, and an assistant that answers with its sources. Interaction severity is free; mechanism and management are on the Growth plan. No card, nothing to install.