Hydrocortisone Cream 2.5%

Dosage form: cream
Drug class:Topical steroids

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Aug 23, 2021.

FOR DERMATOLOGICAL USE ONLY
NOT FOR OPHTHALMIC USE

Rx only

Hydrocortisone Cream 2.5% Description

Each gram of Hydrocortisone Cream, USP 2.5% contains 25 mg of hydrocortisone in a water-washable base of cetyl alcohol, isopropyl palmitate, methylparaben, mineral oil/lanolin alcohol, polysorbate 40, propylene glycol, propylene glycol stearate, propylparaben, purified water, sorbic acid, sorbitan palmitate, stearyl alcohol and xanthan gum.

Chemically, hydrocortisone is [Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 11,17, 21-trihydroxy-, (11β)-] with the molecular formula (C21H30O5) and is represented by the following structural formula:

Its molecular weight is 362.47 and its CAS Registry Number is 50–23–7. The topical corticosteroids, including hydrocortisone, constitute a class of primarily synthetic steroids used as anti-inflammatory and antipruritic agents.

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