Medicine detail

Hydrocortisone 1%

Used for: For the temporary relief of itching associated with minor skin irritation and rashes due to eczema poison ivy, oak, and sumac cosmetics soaps and detergents jewelry insect bites Other uses of this product should be only under advice and supervision of a doctor.

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Endocrine medicine Thyroid and endocrine medicines ID 1853

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What It Is Used For

Used for: For the temporary relief of itching associated with minor skin irritation and rashes due to eczema poison ivy, oak, and sumac cosmetics soaps and detergents jewelry insect bites Other uses of this product should be only under advice and supervision of a doctor.

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Active Ingredient

HYDROCORTISONE 1%

Chemical Name

HYDROCORTISONE 1%

Common Brands

Equate Cortisone

Generic / Alternate Names

HYDROCORTISONE 1%

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Linked conditions and symptoms

Addison Disease reference image: An anatomical illustration of adipose tissue. — Image: Blausen 0012 AdiposeTissue.png by BruceBlaus, CC BY 3.0.

Addison Disease

Commonly used for thyroid, adrenal, or endocrine-inflammatory care depending on the medicine.

Endocrine / metabolic common use

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Cushing Syndrome

Commonly used for thyroid, adrenal, or endocrine-inflammatory care depending on the medicine.

Endocrine / metabolic common use

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Graves Disease reference image: An anatomical illustration of adipose tissue. — Image: Blausen 0012 AdiposeTissue.png by BruceBlaus, CC BY 3.0.

Graves Disease

Commonly used for thyroid, adrenal, or endocrine-inflammatory care depending on the medicine.

Endocrine / metabolic common use

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Hashimoto Thyroiditis reference image: An anatomical illustration of adipose tissue. — Image: Blausen 0012 AdiposeTissue.png by BruceBlaus, CC BY 3.0.

Hashimoto Thyroiditis

Commonly used for thyroid, adrenal, or endocrine-inflammatory care depending on the medicine.

Endocrine / metabolic common use

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Hyperthyroidism reference image: An anatomical illustration of adipose tissue. — Image: Blausen 0012 AdiposeTissue.png by BruceBlaus, CC BY 3.0.

Hyperthyroidism

Commonly used for thyroid, adrenal, or endocrine-inflammatory care depending on the medicine.

Endocrine / metabolic common use

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Hypothyroidism reference image: An anatomical illustration of adipose tissue. — Image: Blausen 0012 AdiposeTissue.png by BruceBlaus, CC BY 3.0.

Hypothyroidism

Commonly used for thyroid, adrenal, or endocrine-inflammatory care depending on the medicine.

Endocrine / metabolic common use

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Palpitations

Commonly used for thyroid, adrenal, or endocrine-inflammatory care depending on the medicine.

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Cold intolerance reference image: A person jogging outdoors. — Image: Jogging Woman in Grass.jpg by Mike Baird, CC BY 2.0.

Cold intolerance

Commonly used for thyroid, adrenal, or endocrine-inflammatory care depending on the medicine.

General / systemic symptom context

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Excessive sweating reference image: A person jogging outdoors. — Image: Jogging Woman in Grass.jpg by Mike Baird, CC BY 2.0.

Excessive sweating

Commonly used for thyroid, adrenal, or endocrine-inflammatory care depending on the medicine.

General / systemic symptom context

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Fatigue reference image: A person jogging outdoors. — Image: Jogging Woman in Grass.jpg by Mike Baird, CC BY 2.0.

Fatigue

Commonly used for thyroid, adrenal, or endocrine-inflammatory care depending on the medicine.

General / systemic symptom context

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General weakness reference image: A person jogging outdoors. — Image: Jogging Woman in Grass.jpg by Mike Baird, CC BY 2.0.

General weakness

Commonly used for thyroid, adrenal, or endocrine-inflammatory care depending on the medicine.

General / systemic symptom context

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Heat intolerance reference image: A person jogging outdoors. — Image: Jogging Woman in Grass.jpg by Mike Baird, CC BY 2.0.

Heat intolerance

Commonly used for thyroid, adrenal, or endocrine-inflammatory care depending on the medicine.

General / systemic symptom context

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Unintentional weight changes reference image: An anatomical illustration of adipose tissue. — Image: Blausen 0012 AdiposeTissue.png by BruceBlaus, CC BY 3.0.

Unintentional weight changes

Commonly used for thyroid, adrenal, or endocrine-inflammatory care depending on the medicine.

Metabolic / endocrine symptom context

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