| Category of Drug | Hydrocortisone is Anallergics and Drugs used in Anaphylaxis |
| Mechanism of Action | |
| Indications | Hydrocortisone is used for 1. Adjunct in the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis 2. Inflammatory skin conditions 3. Inflammatory bowel disease 4. Adrenocortical insufficiency 5. As acetate: rheumatology, neurology, piscleritis, sinusitis 6. Addison’s disease, Simmond’s disease, 7. Terculous meningitis; 8. Perineal trauma 9. Joint Inflammation 10. Subaortic dermatitis. |
| Well Known Pharmaceutical Brands | |
| Available dosage forms | 1. TABLETS 2.CREAM 3.OINTMENT 4.INJECTION |
Dose | |
| Contraindications | 1. Not relevant to emergency use but for contra-indications relating to long-term use 2. Ulcers. |
| Precautions | 1. Not relevant to emergency use but for precautions relating to long-term use, 2. Interactions 3. lactation 4.pregnancy |
| Adverse Effects | 1. Adverse effects associated with long-term corticosteroid treatment 2. Opportunistic infection. |
| Pregnancy Category | C |
