hydrocortisone
| Uses | • inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses |
| Contraindications, drug interactions or cautions | Cautions • systemic absorption may produce reversible hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis suppression, manifestations of cushing's syndrome, hyperglycemia, or glucosuria |
| Adverse Effects (common and severe) | • burning • itching • irritation • dryness • folliculitis • hypertrichosis • acneiform eruptions • hypopigmentation • perioral/allergic contact dermatitis • skin maceration • secondary infection • skin atrophy • striae • miliaria |
| Instructions and dose (initial; typical) | 2.5% |
| Monitoring | |
| Source of Suggestion | WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (Added on August, 2015) |