Cortade 1% Cream

Cortade 1% Cream: An effective remedy with glucocorticosteroid activity

Cortade 1% cream is a drug used to treat various diseases associated with inflammation and allergic reactions. It contains the active substance hydrocortisone, which is a glucocorticosteroid. This drug is manufactured in the United States by Upjohn.

The drug is available in two dosage forms: 28 grams and 14 grams. The cream contains 1% hydrocortisone, which makes it an effective remedy with glucocorticosteroid activity.

Cortade 1% cream is used for the treatment of many diseases, including seasonal allergic rhinitis, severe asthma, asthmatic condition, serum sickness, drug hypersensitivity reactions, and for the treatment of emergency conditions such as spontaneous and orthostatic hypotension, collapse in Addison's disease , myocardial infarction, hemorrhagic stroke, Morgagni-Adams-Stokes syndrome, coma due to cerebrovascular accident and inflammatory diseases of the brain, hypothyroid and hepatic coma, acute adrenal insufficiency (Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome), multiple bleeding, acute liver failure in case of poisoning, laryngeal edema for allergic and inflammatory lesions, burns and injuries, poisoning with vitamin D, strong acids, organophosphorus substances, quinine, chlorine, post-transfusion complications, Mendelssohn's syndrome, snake and scorpion bites, anaphylactic, hemorrhagic, cardiogenic and traumatic shocks.

In addition, Cortade 1% cream can be used to treat endocrine diseases such as primary or secondary adrenal insufficiency, sodium-losing adrenogenital syndrome, thyroiditis, hypercalcemia associated with cancer. The drug can also be used to treat rheumatic diseases, such as psoriatic, rheumatoid, juvenile rheumatoid and acute gouty arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, acute and subacute bursitis, glenohumeral periarthritis and other diseases. In addition, Cortade 1% cream can be used to treat skin diseases such as eczema, dermatitis, psoriasis, acne and others.

Despite its wide range of uses, Cortade 1% cream is not recommended for use without consulting a doctor. The drug may have side effects and is contraindicated in certain diseases, such as fungal or viral skin infections, tuberculosis, herpes, purulent skin infections, as well as during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Cortade 1% cream should only be used in accordance with the instructions, which usually recommend applying a thin layer of cream to the affected area of ​​the skin no more than 2-3 times a day. The duration of treatment and dosage depend on the nature of the disease and the individual characteristics of the patient.

In general, Cortade 1% cream is an effective remedy in the treatment of various diseases, but its use must be justified and supervised by a physician.