DEFZACOT SUS SYRUP

DEFZACOT Suspension — Deflazacort Oral Suspension, 60 mL. The important point is that the photograph does not clearly expose the complete composition panel, so the active ingredient can be identified, but the exact excipients should not be guessed.

Detailed composition

Active pharmaceutical ingredient:

Deflazacort — 6 mg per 5 mL

This corresponds to:

VolumeDeflazacort1 mL1.2 mg2.5 mL3 mg5 mL6 mg10 mL12 mg60 mL72 mg*

*The 72 mg figure is the theoretical total based on a concentration of 6 mg/5 mL throughout the 60-mL bottle.

Deflazacort is a glucocorticoid corticosteroid. Current medicine references identify Defzacot 6 mg products as containing deflazacort 6 mg and classify deflazacort as a corticosteroid. (1mg)

What the formulation means

Deflazacort is the pharmacologically active component. It acts by reducing inflammatory activity and suppressing excessive immune responses. It is therefore used in conditions in which corticosteroid anti-inflammatory or immunosuppressive effects are required. (1mg)

The product in your photograph is a suspension, rather than simply a clear solution. Therefore, the bottle should generally be shaken well before measuring a dose, so that the suspended drug is distributed uniformly.

Strength conversion

The labeled concentration can be expressed in several ways:

6 mg / 5 mL

= 1.2 mg/mL

Thus:

• 2.5 mL = 3 mg

• 5 mL = 6 mg

• 7.5 mL = 9 mg

• 10 mL = 12 mg

• 15 mL = 18 mg

The exact prescribed volume should be determined by the physician rather than converted into a dose independently.

Excipients / inactive ingredients

The inactive ingredients are not sufficiently legible in this photograph. They may include components such as a suspending agent, sweetener, flavour, preservative, vehicle and pH-adjusting agents, but I cannot reliably state which ones are actually present in DEFZACOT Suspension from this image.

This matters because products containing the same active drug can have different inactive ingredients. (Apollo Pharmacy)

Drug class

• Generic: Deflazacort

• Drug class: Glucocorticoid corticosteroid

• Dosage form: Oral suspension

• Strength: 6 mg/5 mL

• Pack shown: 60 mL

• Route: Oral

• Prescription medicine: Yes

Important safety point

Deflazacort is a steroid, not an antibiotic or ordinary painkiller. It can affect immune function, blood glucose, blood pressure, bone metabolism and other systems, particularly with prolonged or higher-dose treatment. It should be used according to the prescribed regimen, and longer courses should not generally be stopped abruptly without medical guidance. (1mg)

For the exact complete composition, including the names and quantities of every excipient, a clear photograph of the back/side of the box or the right-hand side of the bottle label is needed. The current photograph is too low-resolution in that area to read those ingredients accurately.