Hydrocortisone
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Hydrocortisone
HYDROCORTISONE
(hydrocortisone) Cream 2.5%
HYDROCORTISONE
(hydrocortisone (hydrocortisone (hydrocortisone (hydrocortisone cream and ointment 2.5%) cream and ointment 2.5%) cream and ointment 2.5%) ) Ointment 2.5%
FOR DERMATOLOGICAL USE ONLY
NOT FOR OPHTHALMIC USE
DRUG DESCRIPTION
The topical corticosteroids constitute a class of primarily synthetic steroids used as anti-inflammatory and anti-pruritic agents. Hydrocortisone Cream 2.5% and Hydrocortisone Ointment 2.5% contain hydrocortisone. Hydrocortisone is a white to practically white crystalline powder. Chemically, hydrocortisone (hydrocortisone (hydrocortisone (hydrocortisone cream and ointment 2.5%) cream and ointment 2.5%) cream and ointment 2.5%) is pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 11,17,21-trihydroxy-, (Up)-. The structural formula of hydrocortisone (hydrocortisone (hydrocortisone (hydrocortisone cream and ointment 2.5%) cream and ointment 2.5%) cream and ointment 2.5%) is:
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Each gram of the 2.5% Cream contains 25 mg of hydrocortisone (hydrocortisone (hydrocortisone (hydrocortisone cream and ointment 2.5%) cream and ointment 2.5%) cream and ointment 2.5%) in a base of glyceryl monostearate, polyoxyl 40 stearate, glycerin, paraffin, stearyl alcohol, isopropyl palmitate, sorbitan monostearate, benzyl alcohol, potassium sorbate, lactic acid and purified water. Each gram of the 2.5% Ointment contains 25 mg of hydrocortisone (hydrocortisone cream and ointment 2.5%) in a base of white petrolatum and mineral oil.
Last reviewed on RxList: 3/18/2009
This monograph has been modified to include the generic and brand name in many instances.
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