Betamethasone Injection 1 ml belongs to a class of drugs called corticosteroids used to treat symptoms associated with allergic reactions or inflammatory processes such as redness, swelling, and itching. It is used to treat severe allergic reactions, including reaction to drugs, local inflammation of joints or tendons of the eye, status asthmaticus (an extreme form of asthma), acute adrenal crisis, severe shock (collapse) due to injury, surgical or accidental trauma or overwhelming infection and soft tissue lesions such as tenosynovitis (inflammation of tendon sheath), tennis elbow, and bursitis (inflammation of fluid-filled sacs called bursae that cushion the joints).

Betamethasone Injection 1 ml contains Betamethasone, a steroid that works by acting inside skin cells and inhibits the release of certain chemical messengers in the body that cause redness, itching, and swelling. When the skin reacts to any type of allergens, such chemicals are released normally.

Betamethasone Injection 1 ml will be administered by a healthcare professional; do not self-administer. Some people may experience skin redness, itching, skin discolouration, tingling, numbness, burning pain, or stomach pain. Most of these side effects of Betamethasone Injection 1 ml do not require medical attention and gradually resolve over time. However, if the side effects persist or worsen, please consult your doctor. 

If you are allergic to Betamethasone, other steroids or any other medicines, please tell your doctor. If you are pregnant or planning for pregnancy, please inform your doctor before taking Betamethasone Injection 1 ml. Consult a doctor before taking Betamethasone Injection 1 ml if you are a breastfeeding mother as Betamethasone Injection 1 ml is excreted in human milk. Betamethasone Injection 1 ml may affect the growth of children. Therefore, inform your doctor if your child is not growing at a normal rate while taking Betamethasone Injection 1 ml. Avoid alcohol consumption with Betamethasone Injection 1 ml as it may increase the risk of ulcers. If you notice mood changes or have depression and strange thoughts while taking Betamethasone Injection 1 ml, inform your doctor immediately.

Betamethasone Injection 1 ml is a steroid used to treat severe allergic reactions, including reaction to drugs, local inflammation of joints or tendons of the eye, status asthmaticus (an extreme form of asthma), acute adrenal crisis, severe shock (collapse) due to injury, surgical or accidental trauma or overwhelming infection and soft tissue lesions such as tenosynovitis (inflammation of tendon sheath), tennis elbow, and bursitis (inflammation of fluid-filled sacs called bursae that cushion the joints). Also, Betamethasone Injection 1 ml supplements the action of adrenaline (a hormone that regulates involuntary functions). Betamethasone Injection 1 ml may also be used to prevent respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants.

If you are allergic to Betamethsone or other steroids or any other medicines, please tell your doctor. If you are pregnant or planning for pregnancy, please inform your doctor before taking Betamethasone Injection 1 ml. Consult a doctor before taking Betamethasone Injection 1 ml if you are a breastfeeding mother as Betamethasone Injection 1 ml is excreted in human milk. Betamethasone Injection 1 ml may affect the growth of children. Therefore, inform your doctor if your child is not growing at a normal rate while taking Betamethasone Injection 1 ml. Avoid alcohol consumption with Betamethasone Injection 1 ml as it may increase the risk of ulcers. Before taking Betamethasone Injection 1 ml, inform your doctor if you have recently taken vaccination against smallpox as Betamethasone Injection 1 ml should not be injected into infected areas, intervertebral spaces, unstable joints, or by epidural route (injection in the back). If you notice mood changes or have depression and strange thoughts while taking Betamethasone Injection 1 ml, inform your doctor immediately.

Betamethasone Injection 1 ml may affect skin tests by giving false results. Also, it may affect the results of gallbladder X-ray procedures. Therefore, inform your doctor that you are on treatment with Betamethasone Injection 1 ml if you are undergoing any tests.