Don’t get too far ahead on any drug, this one included. Dexamethasone is a steroid and has some baggage with it. According to the Pfizer MSDS:
“Clinical use may cause an increase in blood pressure (hypertension). Clinical use has resulted in changes in electrolytes and/or blood chemistry changes. Drugs of this class may cause Cushing’s syndrome, manifested by moon face, obesity, headache, acne, thirst, increased urination, impotence, menstrual irregularities, facial hair growth, and mental changes. It also may cause harm to the unborn child.”
This article references the treatment of critically ill patients, not those that just have or have been exposed to the virus. In other words, it is being tested as a “Hail Mary” and not an illness prevention or cure under normal conditions. Your doctor will probably not give it to you, and shouldn’t unless you are on your last legs if it gets approved CONUS. At this point, it isn’t intended for that.
http://www.uccaribe.edu/research/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Dexametasone.pdf
rwood
Don’t worry. Cushing’s syndrome occurs with long-term steroid use, not with a short course when used for an acute condition, which can be very effective by the wat.