Hydrocortisone topical Pregnancy and Breast Feeding Warnings
Hydrocortisone topical is also known as: Acticort 100, Aeroseb-HC, Ala-Cort, Ala-Scalp HP, Aloe Cort, Anucort-HC, Anumed-HC, Anuprep-HC, Anurx-HC, Anusert HC-1, Anusol HC-1, Anusol-HC, Anusol-HC Suppositories, Anutone-HC, Anuzone HC, Aquanil HC, Beta HC, Caldecort, Cetacort, Cort-Dome, Cort-Dome High Potency, Cortaid, Cortaid Intensive Therapy, Cortaid Maximum Strength, Cortaid with Aloe, Cortane, Corticaine, Corticreme, Cortizone for Kids, Cortizone-10, Cortizone-10 Anal Itch Cream, Cortizone-10 Intensive Healing Formula, Cortizone-10 Plus, Cortizone-5, Cotacort, Delcort, Dermacort, Dermarest Dricort, Dermarest Eczema Medicated, Dermarest Plus Anti-Itch, Dermol HC, Dermolate, Dermtex HC, Encort, Genasone/Aloe, Gly-Cort, Gynecort Maximum Strength, Hemorrhoidal HC, Hemril-30, Hemril-HC Uniserts, Hi-Cor, Hycort, Hydrocort cream, Hytone, Instacort, Instacort 10, Itch-X Lotion, Ivocort, Lacticare-HC, Locoid, Locoid Lipocream, Massengill Medicated Soft Cloth, MD Hydrocortisone, Monistat Soothing Care Itch Relief Cream, Neutrogena T-Scalp, Nogenic HC, NuCort with Aloe, Nupercainal HC 1%, Nutracort, NuZon, Orabase HCA, Pandel, Penecort, Procort, Procto-Kit 1%, Procto-Kit 2.5%, Procto-Pak 1%, ProctoCare-HC, Proctocort, Proctocream-HC, Proctosert HC, Proctosol-HC, Proctozone HC, Proctozone-H, Recort Plus, Rectasol-HC, Rederm, Sarnol-HC, Scalacort, Scalp-Aid, Scalp-Cort, Scalpicin, Texacort, Tucks HC, U-Cort, Westcort
Overview
If you become pregnant, contact your doctor. You will need to discuss the benefits and risks of using Hydrocortisone Gel while you are pregnant. It is not known if Hydrocortisone Gel is found in breast milk. If you are or will be breast-feeding while you use Hydrocortisone Gel, check with your doctor. Discuss any possible risks to your baby.
Hydrocortisone topical Pregnancy Warnings
Hydrocortisone has been assigned to pregnancy category C. Animal studies have revealed evidence of teratogenicity when corticosteroids are administered orally or potent steroids are applied topically. There are no controlled data in human pregnancy. Hydrocortisone should only be used during pregnancy when benefit outweighs risk.
Hydrocortisone topical Lactation Warnings
There are no data on the excretion of topically applied hydrocortisone into human milk.
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