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Perrigo Hydrocortisone Cream 1% Drug Facts

Manufacturer
NuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.
Effective date
2025-07-21
Label type
HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version
6
Source
full-release
Hydrated at
2026-06-01 01:08:09

Label at a glance#

Producthydrocortisone
Active ingredientHYDROCORTISONE
Label structure9 sections

Indications and uses

temporarily relieves itching associated with minor skin irritations, inflammation, and rashes due to: eczema insect bites poison ivy, oak, or 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 of age: ask a doctor for external anal and genital itching, adults: when practical, cleanse the affected area with mild soap and warm water and rinse thoroughly gently dry by patting or blotting with toilet tissue or a soft cloth befo...

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 skin irritations, inflammation, and rashes due to:
  • eczema
  • insect bites
  • poison ivy, oak, or 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

  • in the genital area if you have a vaginal discharge. Consult a doctor.
  • for the treatment of diaper rash. Consult 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 fingers or any mechanical device 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 days, 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 Center right away (1-800-222-1222).

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

OTHER SAFETY INFORMATION

  • store at 20-25°C (68-77°F)

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

water, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, cetyl palmitate, glycerin, isopropyl myristate, isostearyl neopentanoate, methylparaben, aloe barbadensis leaf juice

Questions or comments?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

1-800-719-9260

Principal Display Panel

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

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DailyMed RxNorm Mappings#

RxCUI, RxNorm string, TTY table
RxCUIRxNorm stringTTYSPL version
106258hydrocortisone 1 % Topical CreamPSN6
106258hydrocortisone 10 MG/ML Topical CreamSCD6
106258hydrocortisone 1 % (as hydrocortisone acetate 1.2 % ) Topical CreamSY6
106258hydrocortisone 1 % Topical CreamSY6
106258hydrocortisone 1 GM per 100 GM Topical CreamSY6

DailyMed Pharmacologic Classes#

Class, Version, Type table
ClassVersionTypeEffective
HYDROCORTISONE Pharmacologic Class Indexing2Indexing - Pharmacologic Class20180813

DailyMed Product Concepts#

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FDA-Initiated Inactive NDC Indexing#

NDC, Effective, Action table
NDCEffectiveActionDocumentIndexing SPLRelated label
68071-5205-12022-02-07C16284748780-1d6a99b39-eeb1-a426-e053-dadaa90af4c2Perrigo Hydrocortisone Cream 1% Drug Facts
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DailyMed Package Descriptions#

Package NDC, Product, Description table
Package NDCProductDescriptionFormQuantityStrengthSPL version
68071-5205-1hydrocortisone28 g in 1 TUBECREAM286

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDCBilling unitProduct NDCDailyMed indexing SPLSPL versionEffective
45802-438-03GM - Gram45802-4383634198b-3abd-46dd-9e1a-f43c8f37ad4512012-07-24
45802-438-05GM - Gram45802-438e7af108f-440a-4ff7-94c2-15cb34cf5cea12012-07-24
45802-438-70EA - Each45802-4383d62d85d-e8af-4abb-8dee-b614f448fd9e12012-07-24

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NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDCPackage NDC
68071-520568071-5205-1
45802-438

Ingredients#

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

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Name, UNII, Kind table
NameUNIIKind
CETOSTEARYL ALCOHOL2DMT128M1SIACT
POLYOXYL 20 CETOSTEARYL ETHERYRC528SWUYIACT
CETYL PALMITATE5ZA2S6B08XIACT
GLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXIACT
WATER059QF0KO0RIACT
ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE0RE8K4LNJSIACT
ISOSTEARYL NEOPENTANOATE411THY156QIACT
METHYLPARABENA2I8C7HI9TIACT
ALOE VERA LEAFZY81Z83H0XIACT
HYDROCORTISONEWI4X0X7BPJACTIB

Source Document#

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
BrandGenericManufacturerSPL set IDEffective dateAvailable safety fieldsJoin
hydrocortisoneHYDROCORTISONEPadagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd2dc7f76f-f9ad-46ba-8b41-952e1c15f0522026-04-29WarningsExact identifier
ndc (product): 45802-438
hydrocortisoneHYDROCORTISONENuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.a0fde5c9-afb2-76a9-e053-2995a90af3e82025-07-21WarningsExact identifier
ndc (package): 68071-5205-1
ndc (product): 68071-5205
ndc11 (package): 68071520501
spl id: 3a75f711-5374-e186-e063-6294a90a7a06
spl set id: a0fde5c9-afb2-76a9-e053-2995a90af3e8

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