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.
In pediatric patients, the initial dose of dexamethasone may vary depending on the specific disease entity being treated. The range of initial doses is 0.02 to 0.3 mg/kg/day in three or four divided doses (0.6 to 9 mg/m2bsa/day). For the purpose of comparison, the following is the equivalent milligram dosage of the various corticosteroids: These dose relationships apply only to oral or intravenous administration of these compounds.