Hydrocortisonedrug info
hydrocortisone 1.67 MG/ML Enema
What it is used for
Hydrocortisone Rectal Suspension, USP is indicated as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of ulcerative colitis, especially distal forms, including ulcerative proctitis, ulcerative proctosigmoiditis, and left-sided ulcerative colitis. It has proved useful also in some cases involving the transverse and ascending colons.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective December 10, 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 white to practically white, odorless, crystalline powder, very slightly soluble in water. It has the chemical name Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione,11,17,21-tri-hydroxy,(11β)-and the following structural formula: C 21 H 30 O 5 M.W.
362.47 Hydrocortisone
Rectal Suspension, USP is a convenient disposable single-dose hydrocortisone enema designed for ease of self-administration. Each disposable unit (60 mL) contains: Hydrocortisone, 100 mg in an aqueous solution containing carbomer 934P, polysorbate 80, purified water, sodium hydroxide and methylparaben, 0.18% as a preservative. Chemical Structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective December 10, 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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