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Hydrocortisone
Essential medicine status
Section:
17. Gastrointestinal medicines 17.3. Anti-inflammatory medicines
ATC codes: A07EA02
Indication
Ulcerative colitis ICD11 code: DD91.Z
INN
Hydrocortisone
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Complementary the square box only applies to hydrocortisone retention enema
Formulations
Local > Rectal > Suppository: 25 mg (acetate)
Local > Rectal > Retention enema:
EML status history
First added in 1987 (TRS 770)
Changed in 1997 (TRS 882)
Changed in 1999 (TRS 895)
Changed in 2003 (TRS 920)
Sex
All
Age
Adolescents and adults
Therapeutic alternatives
Medicines within the same pharmacological class can be used
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
Wikipedia
Hydrocortisone
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Hydrocortisone
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
The Expert Committee recommended that the listings for rectal preparations of hydrocortisone in the sub-section of gastrointestinal anti-inflammatory medicines, be moved from the core to the complementary list.