SYNMETHASONE

This brand name is authorized in Hong Kong, Singapore

Active ingredients

The drug SYNMETHASONE contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Betamethasone UNII 9842X06Q6M - BETAMETHASONE

Betamethasone is a glucocorticoid which is about eight to ten times as active as prednisolone on a weight-for-weight basis. Betamethasone has anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, and vasoconstrictive properties. Read about Betamethasone

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title	Information Source	Document Type
SYNMETHASONE FORTE Syrup	Health Sciences Authority (SG)	MPI, Generic
SYNMETHASONE Tablet	Health Sciences Authority (SG)	MPI, Generic

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code	Group title	Classification
D07AC01	Betamethasone	D Dermatologicals → D07 Corticosteroids, dermatological preparations → D07A Corticosteroids, plain → D07AC Corticosteroids, potent (group III)
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country	Identification scheme	Identifier(s)
Country: HK	Department of Health Drug Office	Identifier(s): 21674, 28270, 34326
Country: SG	Health Sciences Authority	Identifier(s): 04254P, 06655P