This chemical is a topical corticosteroid in the group A (hydrocortisone), most commonly used in cases of inflammatory skin diseases and psoriasis.
Please be aware that if your spouse or significant other uses topical skin care products that contain this chemical, skin-to-skin transfer may occur to you.
It may take 2 to 3 weeks of avoiding exposure before improvement of your eruption begins.
Other names you may this chemical listed:
Alfason
Cortisol
Hydroxycorticosterone
Ala-Cort
Anflam
Cleiton
Cremesone
Cobadex
Cort-dome
Cortef
Cortifoam
Cortril
Dermacort
dermolate
Dermolen
Dioderm
Dome-Cort
Elcorbin
Efcorlin
EF-Cortelan
Efcortelin
Evacort
Hydrocortisone-17-Butyrate
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Where is it found?
What is it?
Hints on avoiding:
Anti-inflammatory medications
Topical medications
Eye-Cort
Epicort
Ficorrtril
Genacort
Hidro-Colisona
HVB
Hydro-AdressonHydrocort
Hydrocortisyl
Hydrocortone
Incortin-H
Kendall's compound F
Lubricort
Possible Occupational exposures:
Nurses
Pharmacists
Medicort
Meusicort
Maintasone
Mildison
Sigmacort
Texacort
Timocort
Proctoscort
Rectoid
Zenoxone
Locoid
Plancol
This information is provided as educational only and is
not intended to substitute for medical care or recommendations by a physician.