Drug Description:
This medicine helps to reduce swelling, redness, itching, and allergic reactions in the anal region.Store at room temperature in a cool dry place, protect from heat and light. Keep all medicines out of the reach of children and pets.How much medicine you take and how often you take it depend on many factors, including the condition being treated and the age and weight of the patient. If you have any questions about the amount and/or frequency of the medicine you are taking, talk with your health care provider. Visit your prescriber or health care professional for regular checks on your progress. Consult your prescriber or health care professional if there is no improvement after several days of use. Do not use if there is blood in your stools. Report rectal bleeding, pain, burning, itching, blistering, or any other sign of irritation to your prescriber or health care professional. If you use corticosteroids for a long time, avoid contact with people who have an infection. You may be at an increased risk from infection while using hydrocortisone. Tell your prescriber or health care professional if you are exposed to anyone with measles or chickenpox, or if you develop sores or blisters that do not heal properly. People who are taking certain dosages of hydrocortisone may need to avoid immunization with certain vaccines or may need to have changes in their vaccination schedules to ensure adequate protection from certain diseases. Make sure to tell your prescriber or health care professional that you are taking hydrocortisone before receiving any vaccine. Do not stop taking this medicine without checking with your health care provider. Patients with previous medical conditions should talk with their health care provider before taking this medicine. Do not take more medicine than prescribed unless advised to do so by your health care provider. Do not take any other over-the-counter or prescription medications without talking with your health care provider. If a dose is missed, take it as soon as possible. If several hours have passed or if it is nearing time for the next dose, do not double the dose to catch up, unless advised by your health care provider. If more than one dose is missed, contact your health care provider or pharmacist.Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to any component present in this medicine.Before using this medicine, tell your health care provider about any of the following: if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding if you are taking any prescription or nonprescription medicine if you are taking blood thinners if you have stomach problems if you have peptic ulcers if you have any other medical condition like liver or kidney function impairment or heart problemDo not take by mouth. Wash hands before use.Most severe: Bloody or black, tarry stools, confusion, excitement, restlessness, a 0 sense of well-being, eye pain, decreased or blurred vision, or bulging eyes, fever, sore throat, sneezing, cough, or other signs of infection, frequent passing of urine, hallucinations (seeing and hearing things that are not really there), increased thirst, irregular heartbeat, menstrual problems, mental depression, mood swings, mistaken feelings of self-importance, mistaken feelings of being mistreated, muscle cramps or muscle weakness, nausea, vomiting, pain in hips, back, ribs, arms, shoulders, or legs, rectal pain, burning or bleeding after use of medicine, rounding out of face, skin problems, acne, stomach pain, swelling of feet or lower legs, unusual bruising or red pinpoint spots on the skin, unusual tiredness or weakness, weight gain or weight loss, wounds that will not healMost common: Diarrhea or constipation, change in taste, headache, increased appetite or loss of appetite, increased sweating, nervousness, restlessness, or difficulty sleeping, unusual increased growth of hair on the face or body, upset stomachOther: None
Indication:
This medicine helps to reduce swelling, redness, itching, and allergic reactions in the anal region.
Storage:
Store at room temperature in a cool dry place, protect from heat and light. Keep all medicines out of the reach of children and pets.
General:
If you have any questions about your medicine, please talk with your Health care provider, pharmacist, or health care provider. This medicine is only to be used by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not give it to others. This information is advisory only. It does not contain all information about this medicine. If you have any questions about your medicine, ask your Health care provider, pharmacist, or health care provider.
Precautions:
Before using this medicine, tell your health care provider about any of the following: if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding if you are taking any prescription or nonprescription medicine if you are taking blood thinners if you have stomach problems if you have peptic ulcers if you have any other medical condition like liver or kidney function impairment or heart problem
Warnings:
Do not take by mouth. Wash hands before use.
Patient Family Info:
How much medicine you take and how often you take it depend on many factors, including the condition being treated and the age and weight of the patient. If you have any questions about the amount and/or frequency of the medicine you are taking, talk with your health care provider. Visit your prescriber or health care professional for regular checks on your progress. Consult your prescriber or health care professional if there is no improvement after several days of use. Do not use if there is blood in your stools. Report rectal bleeding, pain, burning, itching, blistering, or any other sign of irritation to your prescriber or health care professional. If you use corticosteroids for a long time, avoid contact with people who have an infection. You may be at an increased risk from infection while using hydrocortisone. Tell your prescriber or health care professional if you are exposed to anyone with measles or chickenpox, or if you develop sores or blisters that do not heal properly. Pe
Contra Indication:
Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to any component present in this medicine.
Severe Side Effects:
Most severe: Bloody or black, tarry stools, confusion, excitement, restlessness, a 0 sense of well-being, eye pain, decreased or blurred vision, or bulging eyes, fever, sore throat, sneezing, cough, or other signs of infection, frequent passing of urine, hallucinations (seeing and hearing things that are not really there), increased thirst, irregular heartbeat, menstrual problems, mental depression, mood swings, mistaken feelings of self-importance, mistaken feelings of being mistreated, muscle cramps or muscle weakness, nausea, vomiting, pain in hips, back, ribs, arms, shoulders, or legs, rectal pain, burning or bleeding after use of medicine, rounding out of face, skin problems, acne, stomach pain, swelling of feet or lower legs, unusual bruising or red pinpoint spots on the skin, unusual tiredness or weakness, weight gain or weight loss, wounds that will not heal
Common Side Effects:
Most common: Diarrhea or constipation, change in taste, headache, increased appetite or loss of appetite, increased sweating, nervousness, restlessness, or difficulty sleeping, unusual increased growth of hair on the face or body, upset stomach
Other Side Effects:
None