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Hydrocortisone

Dosage form
CREAM
Labeler
Medrock Pharmacy LLC
Label updated
2026-02-17
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
HYDROCORTISONE
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Label information

Drug Facts

Active ingredients

Hydrocortisone 1%

Purpose

Anti-itch, Topical Analgesic

Indications:

Helps prevent and temporarily protects chafed, chapped, cracked, or wind-burned skin and lips and offers temporary relief of minor skinirritations and inflammation due to 

  • Weather
  • Allergies
  • Cold sores
  • Eczema
  • Cosmetics

Other uses of this product should only be under the advice or supervision of a doctor.

Warnings:
  • for external use only
  • Avoid contact with eyes  

Stop use and ask a physician:

  • if condition worsens or symptoms persist for 7 days or clears up and occurs again within a few days, discontinue use of this product and consult a physician

Label information

Keep out of reach of children.

Directions:
  • Adults and children 2 years of age and older; apply to affected area not more than 3 to 4 times daily
  • Children under 2 years of age: consult a physician

For external anal itching:

  • Adults: when practical, cleanse the affected area with mild soap and warm water and rinse thoroughly
  • gently dry by patting or blotting with toilet tissue or a soft cloth before application of this product

Children under 12 years of age: consult a doctor

Inactive ingredients:

• Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil • Beeswax • Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil • Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil
• Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter • Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter • Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
• Tocopheryl Acetate

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[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

DailyMed Set ID: 43e00e17-1a48-43db-9589-834568917bbf · Version 2
NDC: 85402-001