Dexamethasone

Sold as Dexadreson, Decasone forte, Pharma-q dexamethasone phosphate c/a, Dexagel, Dexona, Tagalon, Ozurdex, Dexamethasone aspen, Neofordex, Opteradex, Kortico, Dexa phenix, Colvasone inj, Dexafort, Domex, Dexamedium, Dexamethasone fresenius, Decadron, Decadron phosphate, Maxidex, Spersadex, Decasone

C₂₂H₂₉FO₅392.50 g/mol

(8S,9R,10S,11S,13S,14S,16R,17R)-9-Fluoro-11,17-dihydroxy-17-(2-hydroxyacetyl)-10,13,16-trimethyl-6,7,8,11,12,14,15,16-octahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one

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Registration

Applicants: 16
Registrations: 25
Schedule source: Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026

Applicants and registrations

Applicant	Brands	Dosages	Registrations	Schedule	Leaflets
Intervet South Africa (Pty) Ltd2 of 3 cancelled	Dexadreson, Dexafort, Dexamedium	Not stated	11-12, 83/783, 88/2	S4	None
Pharmacare limited û woodmeadCertificate held by Pharmacare limited3 of 6 cancelled	Decasone forte, Dexamethasone aspen, Decasone	0,4 mg/ml, 0,5 mg, 4 mg, 100mg/5ml	300382, 500876, 500877, W0343, W0344, Z0285	S4	PI
Pharma-q Holdings (Pty) Ltd	Pharma-q dexamethasone phosphate c/a	4 mg/1 ml	330512	S4	None
Soflens (Pty) LtdCancelled	Dexagel	0,985mg/g	370275	S4	PI PIL
Zydus Healthcare (Pty) Ltd	Dexona	4 mg/1 ml	410225	S4	None
Trinity Pharma (Pty) Ltd	Tagalon, Opteradex	0,1 %, 4 mg/ml	410814, 560586	S4	None
Abbvie (Pty) Ltd	Ozurdex	700 _g per implan	440045	S4	PI PIL
Key Oncologics (Pty) Ltd	Neofordex	40 mg	540323	S4	None
Elanco Animal Health (Pty) Ltd	Kortico	injection	83/107	S4	None
Virbac Rsa (Pty) Ltd	Dexa phenix	0,2	83/267	S4	None
Kyron Animal Health (Pty) Ltd	Colvasone inj	Not stated	83/43	S4	None
Sanvet (Pty) LtdCancelled	Domex	gel	83/81	S4	None
Fresenius Kabi Manufacturing SA (Pty) Ltd	Dexamethasone fresenius	4 mg/1 ml	A400748	S4	PI PIL
Msd (Pty) Ltd	Decadron, Decadron phosphate	tablets, injection	G3112, G3113	S4	None
Novartis South Africa (Pty) Ltd	Maxidex	1 mg / ml	H1143	S4	PI PIL
Adcock ingram limited	Spersadex	1 mg/mL	H1285	S4	PI PIL

Variants

Product	Strength and form	Registration	Status	Schedule	Leaflets
Dexadreson EACH 1,0 ml SOLUTION CONTAINS DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE EQUIVALENT TO DEXAMETHASONE 2,0 mg	Not listed	11-1211/12.3/12	Cancelled	S4	None
Decasone forte EACH 5 ml CONTAINS DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE EQUIVALENT TO 100 mg DEXAMETHASONE	100mg/5mlInjection	30038230/21.5.1/0382Approved 13 March 1998	Cancelled	S4	PI
Pharma-q dexamethasone phosphate injection 4 mg/1 ML c/a EACH 1,0 ml SOLUTION CONTAINS DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE EQUIVALENT TO DEXAMETHASONE PHOSPHATE 4,0 mg	4 mg/1 mlInjection	33051233/21.5.1/0512	Registered	S4	None
Dexagel EACH 1,0 g GEL CONTAINS DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE 0,985 mg	0,985mg/gEye gel	37027537/15.2/0275Approved 27 October 2022	Cancelled	S4	PI PIL
Dexona injection 4 mg/1 ML EACH 1,0 ml SOLUTION CONTAINS DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE EQUIVALENT TO DEXAMETHASONE PHOSPHATE 4,0 mg	4 mg/1 mlInjection	41022541/21.5.1/0225	Registered	S4	None
Tagalon 4 mg/ml EACH 1,0 ml SOLUTION CONTAINS DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE EQUIVALENT TO DEXAMETHASONE 4,0 mg	4 mg/ml	41081441/21.5.1/0814	Registered	S4	None
Ozurdex EACH INTRAVITREAL IMPLANT CONTAINS DEXAMETHASONE 700,0 ug	700 _g per implanIntravitreal implant in applicator	44004544/15.2/0045Approved 21 April 2023	Registered	S4	PI PIL
Dexamethasone 0,5 MG aspen EACH TABLET CONTAINS DEXAMETHASONE 0,5 mg	0,5 mg	50087650/21.5.1/0876	Registered	S4	None
Dexamethasone 4 MG aspen EACH TABLET CONTAINS DEXAMETHASONE 4,0 mg	4 mg	50087750/21.5.1/0877	Registered	S4	None
Neofordex 40 MG tablets EACH TABLET CONTAINS DEXAMETHASONE ACETATE EQUIVALENT TO DEXAMETHASONE 40,0 mg	40 mgTablets	54032354/32/0323	Registered	S4	None
Opteradex 0,1 % EACH 1,0 ml SOLUTION CONTAINS DEXAMETHASONE PHOSPHATE 1,0 mg	0,1 %	56058656/15.2/0586	Registered	S4	None
Kortico injection EACH 1 ml SOLUTION CONTAINS DEXAMETHASONE A 2,0 mg	Injection	83/107	Old Medicine	S4	None
Dexa 0,2 phenix EACH 1 ml SOLUTION CONTAINS DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE A 2,64 mg	0,2	83/267	Old Medicine	S4	None
Colvasone inj EACH 1 ml CONTAINS DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE A 2 mg	Not listed	83/43	Old Medicine	S4	None
Dexafort EACH 1,0 ml INJECTION CONTAINS DEXAMETHASONE A 2,0 mg DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE A EQUIVALENT TO DEXAMETHASONE 1,0 mg	Not listed	83/783	Old Medicine	S4	None
Domex gel EACH 1 g GEL CONTAINS DEXAMETHASONE A 0,1 mg	Gel	83/81	Cancelled	S4	None
Dexamedium EACH 1,0 ml SUSPENSION CONTAINS DEXAMETHASONE 0,85 mg	Not listed	88/288/22.3/2	Cancelled	S4	None
Dexamethasone 4 MG /1 ML fresenius EACH 1,0 ml AMPOULE CONTAINS DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE EQUIVALENT TO DEXAMETHASONE PHOSPHATE 4,0 mg	4 mg/1 mlSolution for injection.	A400748A40/21.5.1/0748Approved 13 December 2022	Registered	S4	PI PIL
Decadron tablets EACH TABLET CONTAINS DEXAMETHASONE A 0,5 mg	Tablets	G3112	Old Medicine	S4	None
Decadron phosphate injection EACH 1 ml SOLUTION CONTAINS DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE A 4 mg	Injection	G3113	Old Medicine	S4	None
Maxidex	1 mg / mlEye drops	H1143Approved 23 February 2024	Old Medicine	S4	PI PIL
Spersadex 0,1 % EACH 1 ml CONTAINS DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE A 1,0 mg	1 mg/mLSterile eye drops, solution.	H1285Approved 3 June 2022	Old Medicine	S4	PI PIL
Decasone 0,5 MG tablets EACH TABLET CONTAINS DEXAMETHASONE 0,5 mg	0,5 mgTablets	W0343W/21.5.1/343	Cancelled	S4	None
Decasone 4 MG tablet EACH TABLET CONTAINS DEXAMETHASONE 4 mg	4 mgTablet	W0344W/21.5.1/344	Cancelled	S4	None
Decasone injection 0,4 mg/ml EACH 1 ml AMPOULE CONTAINS DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE 4 mg	0,4 mg/mlInjection	Z0285Z/21.5.1/285	Registered	S4	None

Regulatory status

Where S4 sits on the scale

S0S1S2S3S4S5S6S7S8

Prescription-only medicine.

Schedule 4 covers most ordinary prescription medicines. You need a prescription from an authorised prescriber, such as a doctor or dentist, and a pharmacist dispenses it. Its price, name, pack size and strength can still be told to the public, as long as nothing links it to what it treats.

Schedule S4, matched to the Consolidated Schedules by ingredient, confidence high.

Who may supply: A pharmacist dispensing against a written or verbal prescription from an authorised prescriber; a veterinarian, who may also prescribe, compound or dispense it directly; a medical practitioner or dentist, who may prescribe it and may compound or dispense it directly only if licensed under section 22C(1)(a); manufacturers and wholesalers may supply people who may lawfully possess it; and, for animal treatment, a person practising a para-veterinary profession, on a veterinarian's written or verbal instruction.

Consolidated Schedules listings for Dexamethasone sodium phosphate equivalent to dexamethasone

S4: Dexamethasone
Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026, line 6001

This is an informational summary of the Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965 and its 2017 General Regulations. It is not medical advice and not legal advice. Always check the medicine's label, which carries the schedule number inside a square border, or ask a pharmacist if you are unsure.

SAHPRA documents

Schedule verified from official documents

Schedule Verification

Decasone forte, Pharmacare limited û woodmead is scheduled S4 in its official SAHPRA documents, read with 90% confidence.

Professional information (PI)For healthcare professionalsDecasone forte, Pharmacare limited û woodmead Patient information leaflet (PIL)For patients and carersDexagel, Soflens (Pty) Ltd

These documents are provided by SAHPRA for informational purposes. Always consult with a healthcare professional for medical advice.

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