Hydrocortisone is a common corticosteroid used to treat a variety of conditions. The drug has been found helpful in both topical and oral mode of administration. This article provides a short review of its clinical use in a topical mode of delivery. The topical corticosteroids constitute a class of primarily synthetic steroids used as antiinflammatory and antipruritic agents.
Hydrocortisone is the class A glucocorticoid hormone, commonly referred as cortisol by many. The drug is used to treat a variety of conditions such as allergic reactions, eczema etc. Common form and constituents: Most available brands have main constituent hydrocortisone 2.5% as an active ingredient with some additional inactive ingredients such benzyl alcohol, petrolatum, stearyl alcohol, propylene glycol, isopropyl myristate, polyoxyl 40 stearate, carbomer 934, sodium lauryl sulfate, edetate disodium, and sodium…
