Very potent and highly selective glucocorticoid , long acting. Causes marked, pituitary-adrenal suppression , but fluid retention and hypertension are not a problem. It meets any emergency with intensified potency and strikingly repid corticosteroid action, thus ensuring speedy reversal of the situation in the patients favour. Allergic reactions, pre & post-operatively. Acute stage of infections, poisoning, adrenocortical insufficiency, shock, acute dermatological disorders, rheumatic disorders, ophthalmologic disorders.