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Hydrocortisone (tablet)
هیدروکورتیزون (قرص)
🧬 Systemic Hormonal Preparations, Excl. Sex Hormones And InsulinsCorticosteroid
🤰 Pregnancy:Use with caution 🇮🇷 Registered in Iran⛔ 1 contraindications 🇺🇸 FDA approved (NDA) NDA008697ATC H02AB09
Market / country: 🇺🇸 USA
Cortef (US)
🧮 Dose calculator
Adrenal insufficiency (Addison disease) · Regimen source: FDA Cortef tablets · Dosage and Administration
⛔ Label: initial 20–240 mg/day depending on the disease, then the lowest effective dose. FDA Cortef tablets · Dosage and Administration
🛡️ Safety & information
Contraindications
- ⛔ Systemic fungal infection; hypersensitivity. FDA Cortef tablets · Contraindications
Warnings
- • Drug-induced secondary adrenal insufficiency is minimised by gradual dose reduction and may persist for months after stopping; reinstate steroid during stress. FDA Cortef tablets · Precautions — General
Formulations
- 5 mg tablet (scored) — tablet 🇺🇸 USA FDA Cortef tablets · How Supplied
- 10 mg tablet (scored) — tablet 🇺🇸 USA FDA Cortef tablets · How Supplied
- 20 mg tablet (scored) — tablet 🇺🇸 USA FDA Cortef tablets · How Supplied
👥 Special populations
- 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution
Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Cortef tablets · Precautions/Warnings – Usage in Pregnancy
“Since adequate human reproduction studies have not been done with corticosteroids, the use of these drugs in pregnancy, nursing mothers or women of child bearing potential requires that the possible benefits of the drug be weighed against the potential hazards to the mother and embryo or fetus.”
- 🤱 BreastfeedingNo data
The source for this drug has no section for this group.
- 👶 ChildrenNo data
The source for this drug has no section for this group.
- 👴 Older adultsNo data
The source for this drug has no section for this group.
- ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data
The source for this drug has no section for this group.
🔗 Reference links
- FDA (approval record)NDA008697
- DailyMed (FDA label)FDA Cortef tablets
- MedlinePlus (NIH)HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone Injection
- WHO ATC/DDDH02AB09
- Darooyab (Iran)Hydrocortisone-Systemic
🇮🇷 Registered in Iran Darooyab · G-4578/Hydrocortisone-Systemic
Dosage forms with Iranian generic codes, per Darooyab.
- 00638 · HYDROCORTISONE 10MG TAB · قرص هیدروکورتیزون ۱۰ میلیگرم
- 05826 · HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE 100MG/2ML AMP · آمپول هیدروکورتیزون سدیم فسفات ۱۰۰ میلیگرم / ۲ میلیلیتر
- 00637 · HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE 100MG AMP · آمپول هیدروکورتیزون سدیم سوکسینات ۱۰۰ میلیگرم
- 08178 · HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE 100MG/2ML VIAL · ویال هیدروکورتیزون سدیم سوکسینات ۱۰۰ میلیگرم / ۲ میلیلیتر
📚 Reference status for this drug
Shows which sources have references recorded for this drug and which do not.
- FDA label (DailyMed)✅ PresentFDA Cortef tablets · How SuppliedFDA Cortef tablets · Dosage and AdministrationFDA Cortef tablets · ContraindicationsFDA Cortef tablets · Precautions — GeneralFDA Cortef tablets · Precautions/Warnings – Usage in PregnancyFDA Cortef tablets · SPL approval / marketing category
- UK SmPC (eMC / MHRA)❌ Not present
- Published guideline❌ Not present
- Licensed reference (medical school)❌ Not present
- Iranian leaflet (IFDA)❌ Not present
- Pharmacy website (secondary, unreliable)✅ PresentDarooyab · G-4578/Hydrocortisone-Systemic
- Clinical review⚠ Unverified