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Steroids are helpful in many conditions, such as asthma and arthritis.
They come in pills, creams and ointments. The creams and ointments can help some skin conditions, such as eczema and contact dermatitis. It is common practice to administer 100-200 mg of intravenous hydrocortisone in accident and emergency departments to any asthmatic likely to need admission. Cortisone, manufactured naturally by the body's adrenal glands and also made synthetically, has been found to have a marked anti-inflammatory effect. Cortisone and its derivatives are steroids, the most effective anti-inflammatory drugs known.