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What is BETNI 4MG?
- BETNI 4MG contains Betamethasone which belongs to a group of medicines called steroids
What BETNI 4MG is used for?
It is used,
- to treat asthma
- to treat severe allergic reactions including reactions to drugs
- to treat local inflammation e.g. of joints, tendons or the eye
- as replacement for the body’s naturally occurring corticosteroid hormones when these are reduced or absent
- to treat severe shock, overwhelming infection
Talk to Doctor
Pregnancy & Breast Feeding
Children & Adolescents
Driving & Using Machines
Talk to your Doctor, if you:
- are allergic to any of the ingredients of this medicine
- have or have ever had tuberculosis
- have epilepsy, severe mental illness, hypertension (high blood pressure), stomach or duodenal ulcers, diverticulitis (inflammation of the bowel) or a herpes infection of the eye
- have any heart disease
- have osteoporosis
- have recently had a head injury
- have an underactive thyroid gland
- have myasthenia gravis (a disease which causes muscle weakness)
- experience blurred vision or other visual disturbances
- If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before using this medicine
Pregnancy:
- Taking steroids often or for a long period of time, during pregnancy, can slow the baby’s growth in the womb or may temporarily affect the baby’s heart and body movements. Sometimes the baby may get digestive juices going up into the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach. The baby may also make less of its own steroid after birth, but this rarely causes any problems
Breast-feeding:
- If you are breast-feeding, the steroid may enter the baby and lower their hormone levels, if you are using high doses for a long period of time
Please tell your doctor if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription
Some medicines may increase the effects of BETNI 4MG and your doctor may wish to monitor you carefully if you are taking,
- medicines for HIV - ritonavir, cobicistat
- insulin or oral antidiabetic drugs
- medicines for high blood pressure
- diuretics
- medicines for thinning the blood e.g. warfarin
- non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs e.g. ibuprofen
- salicylates e.g. aspirin
- medicines for myasthenia gravis called anticholinesterases
- acetazolamide (used to treat glaucoma)
- rifampicin and rifabutin (antibiotics for tuberculosis) and ephedrine
- carbamazepine, phenytoin, primidone, phenobarbitone and aminoglutethimide for epilepsy
- carbenoxolone (an ulcer healing drug), theophylline (used to treat asthma and other breathing difficulties) and amphotericin B (anti-fungal)
- oral contraceptives
- mifepristone (anti-progesterone)
- somatropin (growth hormone)
- vecuronium and other muscle relaxants
- fluoroquinolones (used for some infections)
- quetiapine (improves symptoms of some mental illnesses)
- tretinoin (used for skin problems such as bad acne)
- Your doctor will choose the dose that is right for you
- Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects although not everybody gets them
- feeling depressed, including thinking about suicide
- allergic reactions (which can include rashes, breathing difficulties or shock), blood disorders or heart failure
- changes in skin colour or blistering of the skin, mouth, eyes and genitals
- symptoms of cramping pain, redness, warmth or swelling in your arms or legs or shortness of breath
- feeling anxious, having problems sleeping, difficulty in thinking or being confused and losing your memory
- children may experience swelling and fluid build-up near the eyes and brain
- increased eye pressure (glaucoma)
- mouth and/or stomach ulcers, oesophageal ulcers
- severe pain in your stomach
- nausea and vomiting, diarrhoea, fever, loss of appetite and yellowing of your skin (jaundice)
- Keep this medicine out of reach of children
- Store at room temperature (15-25°C)
ALTERNATE SALTS
Rs.37.28
Mfr: Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Rs.4.40
Mfr: Cadila Healthcare Ltd (Zydus) (Generics)
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