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Hydrocortisone

Dosage form
CREAM
Labeler
Walgreen Company
Label updated
2025-07-10
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE
View original label and images on DailyMed ↗
Label information

Drug Facts

Active ingredient

Hydrocortisone acetate (equivalent to Hydrocortisone 1%)

Purpose

Anti-itch

Uses
  • temporary relief of itching associated with minor skin irritations and rashes due to
    • eczema
    • insect bites
    • poison ivy, poison oak, or poison sumac
    • soaps
    • detergents
    • cosmetics
    • jewelry
    • seborrheic dermatitis
    • psoriasis
    • external genital and anal itching
  • other uses of this product should be only under the advice and supervision of a doctor
Warnings

For external use only

Do not use

  • in the eyes
  • by putting this product into the rectum by using fingers or any mechanical device or applicator

Ask a doctor before use if you have

  • a vaginal discharge
  • rectal bleeding
  • diaper rash

Label information

When using this productconsult a doctor before exceeding recommended dosage

Stop use and ask a doctor if

  • condition gets worse
  • condition persists for more than 7 days
  • condition clears up and occurs again within a few days.
    Do not begin to use any other hydrocortisone product unless you have consulted a doctor.

Label information

Keep out of reach of children.If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

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: do not use. Consult a doctor

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

Other information
  • store at controlled room temperature 20 to 25°C (68 to 77°F)
  • see carton or tube crimp for lot number and expiration date
Inactive ingredients

cetostearyl alcohol, propylene glycol, purified water, sodium lauryl sulfate, white petrolatum

Questions?

Call 1-866-923-4914

Label information

DISTRIBUTED BY: WALGREEN CO.
DEERFIELD, IL 60015

PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL - 28.4 g Tube Carton

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

Walgreens

NDC 0363-0972-02

PARABEN FREE

Hydrocortisone 1% Cream

HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE 1% / ANTI-ITCH

NET WT 1 OZ (28.4 g)

DailyMed Set ID: bff322f1-59c3-41e0-8685-fcfe52bf4b42 · Version 3
NDC: 0363-0972