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drug:
Betamethasone
supplement:
Levocarnitine
Research Papers that Mention the Interaction
“The present results demonstrate that in combination with L-carnitine , the betamethasone dose is markedly reducible with a concomitant significant reduction of the incidence of RDS and mortality of premature newborns.”
[L-carnitine-betamethasone combination therapy versus betamethasone therapy alone in prevention of respiratory distress syndrome].“Combinations of betamethasone (0.05 or 0.10 mg/kg) with L-carnitine (100 mg/kg) also significantly increased the dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine content of the foetal lungs above control values (p < 0.01) and above the values achieved with betamethasone alone (p < 0.05).”
Effects of Prenatal Treatment with Betamethasone, L-Carnitine, or Betamethasone-L-Carnitine Combinations on the Phosphatidylcholine Content and Composition of the Foetal and Maternal Rat Lung“… betamethasone (… L-carnitine (80 mg/kg) resulted in a pronounced increase of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (7.8 +/- 2.5 mg/g dry weight) compared with the control group (… groups receiving betamethasone (5.9 +/- 1.9 mg/g dry weight) or L-carnitine (5.6 +/- 1.5 mg/g dry weight) alone.”
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