Hydrocortisonedrug info
hydrocortisone 25 MG/ML Topical Cream [Proctosol]
What it is used for
Topical corticosteroids are indicated for relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 2, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Hydrocortisone is a synthetic steroid used as an anti-inflammatory and antipruritic agent. Its chemical name is Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 11,17,21- trihydroxy-, (11β)- with empirical formula as C 21 H 30 O 5 and molecular weight 362.47.
Its structural formula is: Proctosol-HC ® 2.5% (Hydrocortisone Cream USP, 2.5%) (Each gram contains 25 mg of Hydrocortisone) in a base containing cetyl alcohol, isopropyl palmitate, methylparaben, mineral oil and lanolin alcohol, polyoxyl 40 stearate, polysorbate 60, propylene glycol monostearate, propylene glycol, propylparaben, purified water, sorbic acid, and sorbitan monostearate. Chemical Structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 2, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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