Hemmorex-HC Dosage
Generic name: HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE 25mg
Dosage form: suppository
Drug class: Topical steroids
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Feb 24, 2025.
For rectal administration. Detach one suppository from strip of suppositories. Remove the wrapper. Avoid excessive handling of the suppository which is designed to melt at body temperature. Insert suppository into the rectum with gentle pressure, pointed end first. Insert one suppository in the rectum twice daily, morning and night for two weeks, in nonspecific proctitis. In more severe cases, one suppository three times a day or two suppositories twice daily. In factitial proctitis, the recommended duration of therapy is six to eight weeks or less, according to the response of the individual case.
All prescription substitutions and/or recommendations using this product shall be made subject to state and federal statutes as applicable. PleaseNOTE: This is notanOrange Book product and hasnot been subjected to FDA therapeutic or other equivalencytesting. No representation is made asto generic status orbioequivalency. Each person recommending a prescription substitution using this product shall make such recommendation based on his/her professional knowledge and opinion, upon evaluating the active ingredients, inactive ingredients, excipients and chemical information provided herein.
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