Name

Hydrocortisone

Alternate Names

A-Hydrocort
AA-HC Otic
Acticort
Aeroseb-HC
AK-Spore HC
Ala-Cort
Ala-Scalp HP
Alocort
Alphaderm
Anucort-HC
Anusol-HC
Barriere HC
Bio sone
Caldecort
Cetacort
Clobetasol cream
Colocort
Cort-Dome
Cort-Eze
Cort-Nib
Cortacet
Cortaid
Cortamed
Cortate
Cortef
Cortef Acetate
Cortenema
Corticaine
Corticreme
Cortifoam
Cortiment
Cortizone
Cortoderm
Cortril
Delacort
Dermacort
Dermaflex HC
Dermicort
Dermolate
Dermtex HC with Aloe
Doctient HC
Emo-Cort
Genaspor
Gynecort
Hemarrhoidal HC
Hemcort HC
Hemorrhoidal
Hemril HC
Hi-Cor
Hycort
Hyderm
Hydrocortisone Acetate
Hydrocortisone Sodium Succinate
Hydrocortisone Valerate
Hydrocortone Acetate
Hydrocortone Phosphate
Hydromar
Hydrotex
Hytone
Kericort
Lacticare HC
Lanacort
Lifocort
Locoid
Massengill Medicated Soft Cloth Towelette
Maximum Strength Cortaid
Maximum Strength Hydrocortisone
Messengill Medicated soft Cloth Towelette
No More Itchies
Novo-Hydrocort
Nupercainal Hydrocortisone
Nutracort
Orabase HCA
Otisporin
Penecort
Preparation H
Prevex HC
Proctocort
Proctocream-HC
Proctozone-H
Recort Plus
Rectocort
Rectoid
S-T Cort
Sarna HC
Solu-Cortef
Synacort
Tega-Cort
Tegrin HC
Texacort
Topisone
Unicort
Vio-Hydrosone
VoSol HC Otic Solution
Westcort
Yeast-X Medicated Anti-Itch

Abbreviations

HC

Category

Hormones and hormonal mechanisms

Subcategory

Glucocorticoid

NSC Number

010483
10483

Primary Site

None

Histology

None

Remarks

The official preparation, usually a topical agent and its salts are used in the treatment of inflammations, allergies, pruritus, collagen diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, some neoplasms, acute or chronic adrenocortical insufficiency, severe status asthmaticus, and shock.

DO NOT CODE unless the physician clearly states it is being prescribed to treat/destroy the cancer cells.

Coding

Please see remarks for additional information
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