cortisone

Manufacturer
CVS Pharmacy
Effective date
2024-10-31
Label type
HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version
4
Source
full-release
Hydrated at
2026-06-01 00:32:53

Label at a glance#

Productcortisone
Active ingredientHYDROCORTISONE
Label structure12 sections

Indications and uses

• temporarily relieves itching associated with minor skin irritations, rashes, and inflammation due to eczema • other uses of this product should be only under the advice and supervision of a doctor

Dosage and administration

• 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

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, rashes, and inflammation due to eczema
  • other uses of this product should be only under the advice and supervision of a doctor

Warnings

WARNINGS SECTION

For external use only

Do not use

OTC - DO NOT USE SECTION

  • 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

Stop use and ask a doctor if

OTC - ASK DOCTOR SECTION

  • condition worsens, or if 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

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

  • 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

Other information

SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

  • store at 20-25°C (68-77°F)
  • contents filled by weight, not volume

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

aloe barbadensis leaf juice, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, bisabolol, boswellia serrata gum, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter) extract, cetyl alcohol, dextrin, dimethicone, dipropylene glycol, edetate disodium, glycerin, glyceryl stearate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, isohexadecane, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, maltodextrin, methyl gluceth-20, methylparaben, petrolatum, phenoxyethanol, polysorbate 60, propylparaben, purified water, retinyl palmitate, sodium citrate, tocopheryl acetate, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract

Questions or comments?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

1-800-719-9260

Package/Label Principal Display Panel

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

CVS Health®

Compare to the active ingredient in Cortizone•10® Intensive Healing Lotion

MAXIMUM STRENGTH‡

Cortisone

HYDROCORTISONE 1%

Anti-itch lotion

Long-lasting healing lotion

Fast relief for eczema & dry, itchy skin

• With 7 intensive moisturizers

• Contains botanicals & antioxidant Vitamins A, C & E

• Hypoallergenic

Clinically proven to moisturize 24 hours

24 HOUR moisturizing

NET WT 3.5 OZ (99 g)

‡Under OTC Monograph

CVS Cortisone Container Image
CVS Cortisone Container Image

DailyMed RxNorm Mappings#

RxCUI, RxNorm string, TTY table
RxCUIRxNorm stringTTYSPL version
103403hydrocortisone 1 % Topical LotionPSN4
103403hydrocortisone 10 MG/ML Topical LotionSCD4
103403hydrocortisone 1 % Topical LotionSY4

DailyMed Pharmacologic Classes#

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

DailyMed Product Concepts#

Product concept, Relation, Version table
Product conceptRelationVersionEffective
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DailyMed Package Descriptions#

Package NDC, Product, Description table
Package NDCProductDescriptionFormQuantityStrengthSPL version
59779-878-25cortisone99 g in 1 TUBELOTION994
59779-878-25cortisone1 in 1 CARTONLOTION14

DailyMed Dashboard NDC Coverage#

NDC, Dashboard title, SPL version table
NDCDashboard titleSPL versionValidationDashboard ZIP
59779-878CORTISONE (HYDROCORTISONE) LOTION [CVS PHARMACY]4Current NDC, Legacy NDC, 2 package rows20241102_c766deac-d993-4e48-a5c3-4cfde7338dff.zip

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDCBilling unitProduct NDCDailyMed indexing SPLSPL versionEffective
59779-878-25GM - Gram59779-878f204c482-6936-4a71-9c95-bfa83f1005f212017-11-06

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
IngredientTypeUNIISPL versionUploaded
HYDROCORTISONEACTIVE INGREDIENTWI4X0X7BPJ1
HYDROCORTISONEACTIVE MOIETYWI4X0X7BPJ1
.ALPHA.-TOCOPHEROL ACETATEINACTIVE INGREDIENT9E8X80D2L01
ALOE VERA LEAFINACTIVE INGREDIENTZY81Z83H0X1
CETYL ALCOHOLINACTIVE INGREDIENT936JST6JCN1
DIMETHICONEINACTIVE INGREDIENT92RU3N3Y1O1
DIPROPYLENE GLYCOLINACTIVE INGREDIENTE107L85C401
EDETATE DISODIUMINACTIVE INGREDIENT7FLD91C86K1
GINGERINACTIVE INGREDIENTC5529G5JPQ1
GLYCERININACTIVE INGREDIENTPDC6A3C0OX1
GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATEINACTIVE INGREDIENT230OU9XXE41
ICODEXTRININACTIVE INGREDIENT2NX48Z0A9G1
INDIAN FRANKINCENSEINACTIVE INGREDIENT4PW41QCO2M1
ISOHEXADECANEINACTIVE INGREDIENT918X1OUF1E1
LEVOMENOLINACTIVE INGREDIENT24WE03BX2T1
MAGNESIUM ASCORBYL PHOSPHATEINACTIVE INGREDIENT0R822556M51
MALTODEXTRININACTIVE INGREDIENT7CVR7L4A2D1
METHYL GLUCETH-20INACTIVE INGREDIENTJ3QD0LD11P1
METHYLPARABENINACTIVE INGREDIENTA2I8C7HI9T1
OATINACTIVE INGREDIENTZ6J799EAJK1
PETROLATUMINACTIVE INGREDIENT4T6H12BN9U1
PHENOXYETHANOLINACTIVE INGREDIENTHIE492ZZ3T1
POLYSORBATE 60INACTIVE INGREDIENTCAL22UVI4M1
PROPYLPARABENINACTIVE INGREDIENTZ8IX2SC1OH1
SODIUM CITRATEINACTIVE INGREDIENT1Q73Q2JULR1
VITAMIN A PALMITATEINACTIVE INGREDIENT1D1K0N0VVC1
WATERINACTIVE INGREDIENT059QF0KO0R1

Products#

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NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDCPackage NDC
59779-87859779-878-25

Ingredients#

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

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Source Document#

Source XML

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 2 · 68 matching rows.

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PROPYLPARABENPROPYLPARABENZ8IX2SC1OHLOTION / TOPICAL140 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
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POLYSORBATE 60POLYSORBATE 60CAL22UVI4MLOTION / TOPICAL5 %w/wExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
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METHYL GLUCETH-20METHYL GLUCETH-20J3QD0LD11PCREAM / TOPICAL5 %w/wExact identifier — unii+route
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METHYL GLUCETH-20METHYL GLUCETH-20J3QD0LD11PCREAM / TOPICAL5 %w/wExact identifier — unii+route
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METHYLPARABENMETHYLPARABENA2I8C7HI9TLOTION / TOPICAL351 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
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MALTODEXTRINMALTODEXTRIN7CVR7L4A2DTABLET, COATED / ORAL5.6 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXLOTION / TOPICAL3990 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
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METHYLPARABENMETHYLPARABENA2I8C7HI9TLOTION / TOPICAL351 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
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ICODEXTRINICODEXTRIN2NX48Z0A9GLOTION / TOPICALNAExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
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MALTODEXTRINMALTODEXTRIN7CVR7L4A2DPASTE / ORAL1050 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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MALTODEXTRINMALTODEXTRIN7CVR7L4A2DTABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / ORAL12 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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MALTODEXTRINMALTODEXTRIN7CVR7L4A2DTABLET, EFFERVESCENT / ORAL14404 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXLOTION / TOPICAL3990 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
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MALTODEXTRINMALTODEXTRIN7CVR7L4A2DLOZENGE / ORAL175 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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.ALPHA.-TOCOPHEROL ACETATE.ALPHA.-TOCOPHEROL ACETATE9E8X80D2L0CAPSULE / ORAL2 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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GINGERGINGERC5529G5JPQSYRUP / ORAL0.05 ml/5mlExact identifier — unii candidate
4 equally ranked IID candidates
PHENOXYETHANOLPHENOXYETHANOLHIE492ZZ3TLOTION / TOPICAL1 %w/wExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
MALTODEXTRINMALTODEXTRIN7CVR7L4A2DSUSPENSION / ORAL6040 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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CETYL ALCOHOLCETYL ALCOHOL936JST6JCNLOTION / TOPICAL1140 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
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MALTODEXTRINMALTODEXTRIN7CVR7L4A2DGRANULE, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL952 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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MALTODEXTRINMALTODEXTRIN7CVR7L4A2DCAPSULE / ORAL200 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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MALTODEXTRINMALTODEXTRIN7CVR7L4A2DTABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / ORAL12 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
PHENOXYETHANOLPHENOXYETHANOLHIE492ZZ3TLOTION / TOPICAL1 %w/wExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
MALTODEXTRINMALTODEXTRIN7CVR7L4A2DTABLET, EFFERVESCENT / ORAL14404 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
MALTODEXTRINMALTODEXTRIN7CVR7L4A2DFILM, SOLUBLE / ORAL19 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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GINGERGINGERC5529G5JPQELIXIR / ORAL10 mg/5mlExact identifier — unii candidate
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POLYSORBATE 60POLYSORBATE 60CAL22UVI4MLOTION / TOPICAL5 %w/wExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
MALTODEXTRINMALTODEXTRIN7CVR7L4A2DTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL3239 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
.ALPHA.-TOCOPHEROL ACETATE.ALPHA.-TOCOPHEROL ACETATE9E8X80D2L0TABLET / ORAL0.5 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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MALTODEXTRINMALTODEXTRIN7CVR7L4A2DPASTE / ORAL1050 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
.ALPHA.-TOCOPHEROL ACETATE.ALPHA.-TOCOPHEROL ACETATE9E8X80D2L0FILM / BUCCAL0.09 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATEGLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE230OU9XXE4LOTION / TOPICAL177 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
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MALTODEXTRINMALTODEXTRIN7CVR7L4A2DTABLET, COATED / ORAL5.6 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KLOTION / TOPICAL22 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
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PETROLATUMPETROLATUM4T6H12BN9ULOTION / TOPICAL25 %w/wExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
MALTODEXTRINMALTODEXTRIN7CVR7L4A2DFILM, SOLUBLE / ORAL19 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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2 equally ranked IID candidates
MALTODEXTRINMALTODEXTRIN7CVR7L4A2DTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL3239 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
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30 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATEGLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE230OU9XXE4LOTION / TOPICAL177 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
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2 equally ranked IID candidates
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4 equally ranked IID candidates
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30 equally ranked IID candidates
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6 equally ranked IID candidates
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openFDA label cross-check#

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
BrandGenericManufacturerSPL set IDEffective dateAvailable safety fieldsJoin
cortisoneHYDROCORTISONECVS Pharmacyc766deac-d993-4e48-a5c3-4cfde7338dff2024-10-31WarningsExact identifier
ndc (package): 59779-878-25
ndc (product): 59779-878
ndc11 (package): 59779087825
spl id: 36f9e1d5-02cc-4b78-88e1-5b4ac01d9f8c
spl set id: c766deac-d993-4e48-a5c3-4cfde7338dff

Reported adverse events (FAERS/openFDA)#

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