HYDROCORTISONE (Cortenema) Nursing Considerations

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What is the generic name?

HYDROCORTISONE

What is the Trade Name for HYDROCORTISONE?

Cortenema

What are the Indications for HYDROCORTISONE?

  • INDICATIONS AND USAGE CORTENEMA¬Æ is indicated as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of ulcerative colitis, especially distal forms, including ulcerative proctitis, ulcerative proctosigmoiditis, and left-sided ulcerative colitis. It has proved useful also in some cases involving the transverse and ascending colons.

 

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References: https://open.fda.gov/

 

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