Discount Drug Mart Hydrocortisone 1% cream

Manufacturer: Discount Drug Mart, Inc.
Effective date: 2023-02-17
Label type: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version: 4
Source: legacy-cache
Hydrated at: 2026-08-01 21:36:23

Label at a glance#

ProductHydrocortisone

Active ingredientHYDROCORTISONE

Label structure8 sections

Indications and uses

temporarily relieves itching associated with minor sin irritation, inflammation and rashes due to: eczema insect bites poison ivy, oak, sumac soaps detergents cosmetics jewelry seborrheic dermatitis psoriasis temporarily relieves external anal and genital itching Other uses of this product should only be under the advice and supervision of a doctor

Dosage and administration

for itching of skin irritation, inflammation, and rashes adults and children 2 years of age and older: apply to affected area not more than 3 to 4 times daily children under 2 years: ask a doctor for external anal and genital itching, adults: when practical, clean the affected area with mild soap and water and rinse thoroughly gently dry by patting or blotting with toilet tissue or soft cloth before applying apply...

Storage and handling

store at 20° to 25°C (63° to 77°F) see end of carton or tube crimp for lot number and expiration date

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

Active Ingredient

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Hydrocortisone 1%

Purpose

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Anti-itch

Uses

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

temporarily relieves itching associated with minor sin irritation, inflammation and rashes due to:

eczema
insect bites
poison ivy, oak, sumac
soaps
detergents
cosmetics
jewelry
seborrheic dermatitis
psoriasis
temporarily relieves external anal and genital itching
Other uses of this product should only be under the advice and supervision of a doctor

Warnings

WARNINGS SECTION

For external use only

Do not use

OTC - DO NOT USE SECTION

if you are allergic to any of the ingredients
in the gential area if you have a vaginal discharge. Consult a doctor
for the treatment diaper rash: Ask a doctor

When using this product

OTC - WHEN USING SECTION

avoid contact with eyes
do not use more than directed unless told to do so by a doctor
do not put directly into the rectum by using finders or any mechanical devices or applicator

Stop use and ask a doctor if

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

condition worsens, symptoms persist for more than 7 days or clear up and occur again within a few day, and do not begin use of any other hydrocortisone product unless you have asked a doctor
rectal bleeding occurs

Keep out of reach of children

OTC - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN SECTION

If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control right away.

Directions

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

for itching of skin irritation, inflammation, and rashes
adults and children 2 years of age and older: apply to affected area not more than 3 to 4 times daily
children under 2 years: ask a doctor
for external anal and genital itching, adults:
when practical, clean the affected area with mild soap and water and rinse thoroughly
gently dry by patting or blotting with toilet tissue or soft cloth before applying
apply to affected area not more than 3 to 4 times daily
children under 12 years age. Ask a doctor

Other information

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

store at 20° to 25°C (63° to 77°F)
see end of carton or tube crimp for lot number and expiration date

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Butylated hydroxytoluene, Cetyl alcohol, Glycerin, Glyceryl monostearate, Isopropyl myristate, Methylparaben,Propylparaben, Purified water, Squalane, Stearic acid

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

Hydrocortisone

Hydro.carton

FDA-Initiated Inactive NDC Indexing#

NDC, Effective, Action table
NDC	Effective	Action	Document	Indexing SPL	Related label
53943-984-01	2023-02-17	C162847	48780-1	f386c64a-41df-0266-e053-dadaa90a7c1a	Discount Drug Mart Hydrocortisone 1% cream
53943-984-01	2023-01-30	C162847	48780-1	f386c64a-41df-0266-e053-dadaa90a7c1a	Discount Drug Mart Hydrocortisone 1% cream

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
Ingredient	Type	UNII	SPL version
HYDROCORTISONE	ACTIVE INGREDIENT	WI4X0X7BPJ	1
HYDROCORTISONE	ACTIVE MOIETY	WI4X0X7BPJ	1
BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	1P9D0Z171K	1
CETYL ALCOHOL	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	936JST6JCN	1
GLYCERIN	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	PDC6A3C0OX	1
GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	230OU9XXE4	1
ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	0RE8K4LNJS	1
METHYLPARABEN	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	A2I8C7HI9T	1
PROPYLPARABEN	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	Z8IX2SC1OH	1
SQUALANE	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	GW89575KF9	1
STEARIC ACID	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	4ELV7Z65AP	1
WATER	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	059QF0KO0R	1

Products#

Every source-derived product name is available through these pages.

DailyMed product names page 1 of 1 · 11 matching rows.

Hydrocortisone
CETYL ALCOHOL
BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE
GLYCERIN
GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE
ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE
METHYLPARABEN
SQUALANE
STEARIC ACID
PROPYLPARABEN
WATER

NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDC	Package NDC
53943-984	53943-984-01

Ingredients#

Every source-derived ingredient row is available through these pages.

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 11 matching rows.

Name, UNII, Kind table
Name	UNII	Kind
CETYL ALCOHOL	936JST6JCN	IACT
BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE	1P9D0Z171K	IACT
GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	IACT
GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE	230OU9XXE4	IACT
ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE	0RE8K4LNJS	IACT
METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	IACT
SQUALANE	GW89575KF9	IACT
STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	IACT
PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	IACT
WATER	059QF0KO0R	IACT
HYDROCORTISONE	WI4X0X7BPJ	ACTIB

Source Document#

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Inactive ingredient matches#

Inactive Ingredient Database values describe FDA-listed use contexts. The match method and ambiguity count are shown because ingredient names, routes, and dosage forms are not always unique. Browse recovered IID releases and source provenance.

Inactive ingredient links page 1 of 6 · 344 matching rows.

DailyMed ingredient, IID ingredient, UNII table
DailyMed ingredient	IID ingredient	UNII	Dosage form / route	Potency	Maximum daily exposure	Match
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	GEL / TOPICAL		500 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	LOTION / TOPICAL		140 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	FILM / BUCCAL		1 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	PASTE, DENTIFRICE / DENTAL	18 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACID	STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	CREAM / VAGINAL		1088 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 26 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	LIQUID / ORAL		2400 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE	BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE	1P9D0Z171K	GEL, METERED / TOPICAL		4 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 32 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	SOLUTION/ DROPS / OPHTHALMIC	0.05 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	DROPS / OPHTHALMIC	0.01 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SUPPOSITORY / RECTAL		440 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACID	STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	TABLET / BUCCAL	6 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 26 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACID	STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	AEROSOL, FOAM / VAGINAL	4 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 26 equally ranked IID candidates
BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE	BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE	1P9D0Z171K	SOLUTION / ORAL		14 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 32 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	LIQUID / ORAL		162 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	SOLUTION / ORAL	100 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	JELLY / NASAL	250 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	SOLUTION / RESPIRATORY (INHALATION)	0.01 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	SUSPENSION / AURICULAR (OTIC)	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SUPPOSITORY / VAGINAL	227.9 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SHAMPOO / TOPICAL	5 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL		75 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	0.17 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACID	STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	OINTMENT / TOPICAL	15 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 26 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE	GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE	230OU9XXE4	EMULSION / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 21 equally ranked IID candidates
ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE	ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE	0RE8K4LNJS	FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE / TRANSDERMAL	20.4 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 18 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	TABLET / PERIODONTAL	0.53 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACID	STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL		80 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 26 equally ranked IID candidates
CETYL ALCOHOL	CETYL ALCOHOL	936JST6JCN	SUSPENSION / OPHTHALMIC	0.5 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 20 equally ranked IID candidates
ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE	ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE	0RE8K4LNJS	AEROSOL, SPRAY / TOPICAL	6.89 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 18 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	CREAM / VAGINAL		60 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SPRAY / NASAL	22.3 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACID	STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	PELLET / SUBCUTANEOUS	0.97 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 26 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE	GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE	230OU9XXE4	TABLET / SUBLINGUAL	1.23 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 21 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	SOLUTION / RECTAL	0.13 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		7 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SOLUTION / NASAL	25 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE	ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE	0RE8K4LNJS	SPRAY / TOPICAL		3665 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 18 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	POWDER / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	TABLET / ORAL	0.2 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	TABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL	0.14 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE	BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE	1P9D0Z171K	CAPSULE / ORAL		3 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 32 equally ranked IID candidates
ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE	ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE	0RE8K4LNJS	GEL, METERED / TRANSDERMAL		50 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 18 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	CAPSULE, LIQUID FILLED / ORAL		185 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	SOLUTION/ DROPS / OPHTHALMIC	0.01 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	ELIXIR / ORAL	800 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	INJECTION / INTRADERMAL	1.6 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE	GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE	230OU9XXE4	LIQUID / TOPICAL	1 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 21 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	ELIXIR / ORAL	200 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	INJECTION / PARENTERAL		18 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	DROPS / NASAL	10 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACID	STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	EMULSION / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 26 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SPONGE / TOPICAL	2 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	INJECTION / INTRAMUSCULAR		6 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	SOLUTION / OPHTHALMIC	0.02 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	DROPS / AURICULAR (OTIC)	0.01 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	SOLUTION / RECTAL	0.02 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	LIQUID / TOPICAL	2.5 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	EMULSION / OPHTHALMIC		3 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE	ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE	0RE8K4LNJS	CREAM / TOPICAL		65000 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 18 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACID	STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	TABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL		180 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 26 equally ranked IID candidates

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
Brand	Generic	Manufacturer	SPL set ID	Effective date	Available safety fields	Join
f4ee89f0-25d5-6ffc-e053-2995a90a857b			235adfa5-9b22-0948-e054-00144ff88e88	2023-02-17	Warnings	Exact identifier spl id: f4ee89f0-25d5-6ffc-e053-2995a90a857b spl set id: 235adfa5-9b22-0948-e054-00144ff88e88

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