SYNMETHASONE

This brand name is authorized in Hong Kong SAR China, 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.
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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

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

Medicine classification

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

ATC Group		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)
HK	Department of Health Drug Office	21674, 28270, 34326
SG	Health Sciences Authority	04254P, 06655P