5 mg 10 mg 20 mg Cortef is also available as an Oral Suspension. This drug is available in a generic form. Hydrocortisone is a steroid drug. It is similar to cortisone, which is made in the adrenal glands. The drug has anti-inflammatory effects in the body which is the desired action.
Hydrocortisone is used to treat a wide range of disorders such as asthma and arthritis.
In gastroenterology, it is effective in the treatment of several inflammatory conditions such as ulcerative and microscopic colitis, Crohn's disease and autoimmune hepatitis. Follow your physician's instructions carefully. The medication is usually taken once or twice a day. For long-term use, physicians will often try to use alternate day treatment, taking a dose one day and nothing the next. At one time, the drug was thought to be a stomach irritant and even cause ulcers.