hydrocortisone

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Definition(s):

  • (n) an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism

Synonym(s)

cortisol, hydrocortone

Usage(s):

  1. If hydrocortisone and aspirin are given to laboratory rats under certain conditions before they have arthritis, both have anti-inflammatory action.
  2. In normal people, he said, the hydrocortisone output goes up sharply in the early morning hours to a peak around 6 a.
  3. Named metacortandralone and metacortandracin, they are two to four times as powerful as cortisone and hydrocortisone and seem to produce fewer undesirable side effects.

News

  • Ask The Pharmacist: Bug bite remedies

    Question: I use hydrocortisone cream for my bug bites. It works, but is there something else to manage this or the pain and itch? Me and my kids get bit frequently and I don't like the idea of 'taking a bath' in chemical creams. – K.K., Tulsa, Oklahoma An
    on July 1, 2013     Source: Naples Daily News

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