Dexa-Neo is a pharmaceutical product that contains the active substances dexamethasone sodium phosphate and neomycin sulphate. Dexamethasone sodium phosphate is a synthetic glucocorticoid, analogue of natural glucocorticoids, with strong anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic activity. Neomycin sulphate is a broad-spectrum antibiotic, with a bactericidal activity against Gram-negative and Gram-positive microorganisms.
Dexa-Neo is used:
• as a short-term treatment in inflammatory skin diseases that respond to steroids, where is also required a prophylactic treatment with antibiotics, only after the exclusion of the viral and fungal diseases; it has also a local action as anti-pruritic and vasoconstrictor although the mechanism of action of the corticosteroids is not yet very clear;
• for the treatment of skin diseases, when there is a secondary infection like eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis, neurodermatitis, contact sensitivity reactions;
• for the treatment of secondary infections by insect bites as well as for the treatment of anogenital pruritus.