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Hydrocortisone cream

Hydrocortisone cream

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Hydrocortisone cream is a topical steroid which is a kind of skin-related medication.

Dr. Jeffrey Pollard reviewed this

23 year experience in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

Brands

Dermolate • Hytone • Hycort • Synacort • Cetacrot • Acticort • Cortaid • Corticaine • Cort dome • Cortizone • Cortef • Solucortef • Nupercainal • Solu-cortef • Biocort • CORTAJECT • Covocort • Daktacort • Dilucort • Mylocort • Otosporin • Procutan

Generic Drug

Hydrocortisone

Side Effects

Common

Spinning sensation
Thin skin
Pain
Itchy rash
Nausea
Increased sweating
Headache
Feeling anxious
Itching or burning
Dizziness
Vomiting
Heartburn
Mood swings
Abnormal vaginal bleeding
Muscle weakness
Excessive sweating
Rectal bleeding
Itchy skin

Serious

Slow heart rate

Treats

Anal fissure
Condition

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A 35-year old female asked:

What is the hydrocortisone cream ?

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A 34-year old asked:

Is it normal to get white patches from hydrocortisone cream?

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A 31-year old asked:

Can using a 1% OTC hydrocortisone cream everyday one time per day be dangerous?

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A female asked:

Hello, what's prescribed cortizone (hydrocortisone) cream is used for ?Thank you

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A 41-year old asked:

How long does it take for cortizone (hydrocortisone) cream take to relieve itch?

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A 58-year old male asked:

Does hydrocortisone cream expire at the beginning of the month or the end of the month?

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A 35-year old asked:

Recently, I have put hydrocortisone cream on it but it's not helpingi think i need to cover it with something..But what?

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A 41-year old asked:

Do you taper off hydrocortisone cream?

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A 41-year old asked:

Can hydrocortisone cream clear up my spot?

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A 42-year old asked:

What are hydrocortisone cream side effects?

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A 30-year old asked:

Is 2.5% hydrocortisone cream safe for face?

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A 37-year old asked:

Will hydrocortisone cream make flea bites go away?

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A 45-year old asked:

Hi docs, would hydrocortisone cream %1 stunt my growth?

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A 21-year old male asked:

Is hydrocortisone cream carcinogenic with long term use??

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A 28-year old female asked about a male:

Can otc hydrocortisone cream be used by a 1 year old boy?

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A 29-year old male asked:

Can hydrocortisone cream be applied to the anus to treat an itch?

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A 46-year old asked:

Can you overdose on cortizone (hydrocortisone) cream on your skin?

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A 37-year old asked:

Help please! is cortizone 10 stronger than regular hydrocortisone cream?

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A 44-year old asked:

If I go get some hydrocortisone cream 1.0% will there be any side effects?

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A 36-year old asked:

What are the long term affects of using mild hydrocortisone cream on face?

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A 30-year old female asked:

Is using hydrocortisone cream on my face considered safe?

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A 39-year old asked:

How long before hydrocortisone cream clears my rash away?

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A 37-year old asked:

Can I use glycolic soap together with hydrocortisone cream?

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A 38-year old asked:

Will OTC hydrocortisone cream have the same effect as prescription?

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A 49-year old asked:

Is it okay to use hydrocortisone cream and nutraderm lotion together?

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A 36-year old asked:

Can you tell me if i could use 0.5% hydrocortisone cream on my penis?

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A 26-year old male asked:

Can you use both hydrocortisone cream and soov bite together to curb itch for sand fly bites?

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A 32-year old asked:

I still haven't noticed a difference in my rash after hydrocortisone cream? How long does it take to work?

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A 16-year old female asked:

I scratched some of my beauty mark off and now it's lighter for a week now. Can I use hydrocortisone cream 1% to heal it quicker?

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A 46-year old asked:

How is cortaid (hydrocortisone) cream used for herpes?

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