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| Field | Field type | Value |
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| generic | String | Hydrocortisone (cortisol) |
| brand | String | Cortef (oral), Solu-Cortef (IV), many topical brands (Cortizone, OTC); Plenadren, Alkindi (modified-release for adrenal insufficiency) |
| structure | File | |
| classes | List of String, delimiter: , | [[:Category:Corticosteroids|Corticosteroid]] • [[:Category:Glucocorticoids|Glucocorticoid (short-acting • with mineralocorticoid activity)]] • [[:Category:Topical_corticosteroids|Topical corticosteroid]] |
| mechanism | String | |
| uses | String | '"`UNIQ--vote-00000ACD-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000ACE-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000ACF-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000AD0-QINU`"' |
| starting_dose | String | Physiologic replacement 15-25 mg/d divided (e.g., 10 mg AM, 5 mg noon, 5 mg afternoon); stress dose 50-100 mg IV q6-8h; adrenal crisis 100 mg IV then 50-100 mg q6h; topical 0.5-2.5% applied 2-4×/d |
| preparations | String | 5, 10, 20 mg oral tablets; 100, 250, 500, 1000 mg IV (Solu-Cortef); 0.5%, 1%, 2.5% topical creams/ointments; rectal foam and enemas |
| fda_max | String | Indication-specific |
| pill_id | Text | |
| routes | List of String, delimiter: , | Oral • IV • IM • topical • rectal |
| onset | String | Hours |
| duration | String | Biologic ~8-12 hours (short-acting) |
| halflife | String | Plasma ~1-2 hours; biologic ~8-12 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-00000AD1-QINU`"' |
| bioavailability | String | ~96% (oral)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000AD2-QINU`"' |
| pregnancy | String | Use when benefits outweigh; widely used at physiologic doses for adrenal insufficiency.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> |
| legal | String | OTC (low-dose topicals) and [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] (other forms) in US |
