Population Statistics for Jody. Jody is primarily a girls' name, but it is used for boys 35.19 percent of the time. Total* Population in Top 1000: 82623 (35.19% male, 64.81% female) [source] Popularity of the name Jody for Boys. First Year in the Top 1000: 1946. Last Year in the Top 1000: 1996.
DECADRON* (dexamethasone tablets, USP) tablets, for oral administration, are supplied in two potencies, 0.5 mg and 0.75 mg. Inactive ingredients are calcium phosphate, lactose, magnesium stearate, and starch. Tablets DECADRON 0.5 mg also contain D&C Yellow 10 and FD&C Yellow 6. Tablets DECADRON 0.75 mg also contain FD&C Blue 1. The molecular weight for dexamethasone is 392.47. It is designated chemically as 9-fluoro-11Î²,17,21- trihydroxy-16Î±-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione.
The initial dexamethasone dosage varies from 0.75 to 9 mg a day depending on the disease. In pediatric patients, the range of initial doses is 0.02 to 0.3 mg/kg/day in three or four divided doses. If after long-term therapy the drug is to be stopped, it is recommended that it be withdrawn gradually.