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Westcort

Active Ingredient(s): Hydrocortisone
First Approved by the FDA: March 17, 1978
Pharmaceutical Company: WESTWOOD SQUIBB






Westcort Article Summary

Cortisol Is A Corticosteroid Hormone Or Glucocorticoid Produced By The Adrenal Cortex, Which Is Part Of The Adrenal Gland (in The Zona Fasciculata And The Zona Reticularis Of The Adrenal Cortex). It Is Usually Referred To As The "stress Hormone" As It Is Involved In Response To Stress And Anxiety, Controlled By Crh. It Increases Blood Pressure And Blood Sugar, And Reduces Immune Responses. Various Synthetic Forms Of Cortisol Are Used To Treat A Variety Of Different Illnesses. The Most Well-known ...

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Possible Dosages for this and Related Drugs:

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Aerosol   10%
Aerosol, Metered   10%
Cream   0.1%,  0.2%,  0.5%,  1%,  2%,  2.5%
Enema   100mg/60ml
Gel   1%,  10%
Injection   1000mg,  100mg,  100mg/vial,  1g,  1gm/vial,  250mg,  250mg/2ml,  250mg/vial,  25mg/ml,  500mg,  500mg/4ml,  500mg/vial,  50mg/ml
Lotion   0.1%,  0.25%,  0.5%,  1%,  2%,  2.5%
Ointment   0.1%,  0.2%,  0.5%,  1%,  1.5%,  2.5%
Powder   100%
Solution   0.1%,  1%,  2.5%
Spray   1%
Suppository   25mg,  30mg
Suspension   100mg/60ml,  10mg/5ml
Swab   0.5%
Tablet   10mg,  20mg,  5mg

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  • Cortef Hydrocortisone
  • Cortenema Hydrocortisone
  • Cortifoam Hydrocortisone
  • Cortizone-10 Hydrocortisone
  • Cortizone-5 Hydrocortisone
  • Hemril-HC Hydrocortisone
  • Hydrocortisone
  • Hydrocortone Hydrocortisone
  • Hydrocortone Acetate Hydrocortisone
  • Hytone Hydrocortisone
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  • Micort-hc Hydrocortisone Acetate
  • Pandel Hydrocortisone
  • Proctocort Hydrocortisone
  • ProctoCream HC Hydrocortisone
  • Solu-Cortef Hydrocortisone


  • Other Drugs Containing Hydrocortisone or a Similar Compund:

  • Acetasol HC Acetic Acid + Hydrocortisone
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  • Aero-Otic HC Chloroxylenol + Hydrocortisone + Pramoxine
  • AK-Spore HC Bacitracin + Hydrocortisone + Neomycin + Polymyxin B
  • AK-Spore HC Ophthalmic Suspension Hydrocortisone + Neomycin + Polymyxin B
  • AK-Spore HC Otic Hydrocortisone + Neomycin + Polymyxin B
  • Ala-Quin Clioquinol + Hydrocortisone
  • Alphaderm Hydrocortisone + Urea
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  • AnaMantle HC Hydrocortisone + Lidocaine
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