C21H30O5
362.5 g/mol
APIWarning
Hydrocortisone
CAS50-23-7EC200-020-1
Category
API
Compound Class
Steroid
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material
Hydrocortisone is the pharmaceutical name for the hormone cortisol. It is a corticosteroid used as an active pharmaceutical ingredient for its anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties.
active pharmaceutical ingredient for corticosteroid formulationsraw material for anti-inflammatory pharmaceutical productscompound for immunosuppressive pharmaceutical preparations
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Related Compounds
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Safety Reference
Warning
H361Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child
H373May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Hydrocortisone (CAS 50-23-7) is 2937.21.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2937.21
EU CN code (8-digit)
2937 21 00
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(8S,9S,10R,11S,13S,14S,17R)-11,17-dihydroxy-17-(2-hydroxyacetyl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one
InChIKey
JYGXADMDTFJGBT-VWUMJDOOSA-N
SMILES
C[C@]12CCC(=O)C=C1CC[C@@H]3[C@@H]2[C@H](C[C@]4([C@H]3CC[C@@]4(C(=O)CO)O)C)O
Synonyms (489)
- Hidrocortisona [INN-Spanish]
- Hydrocortisone (JP17/USP/INN)
- Hydrocortisone for peak identification, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
- Hydrocortisone, British Pharmacopoeia (BP) Assay Standard
- Hydrocortisone, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
- Hydrocortisone, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- Hydrocortisone, meets USP testing specifications
- Hydrocortisone; Prednisolone EP Impurity A; Hydrocortisone Acetate EP Impurity A
- Hydrocortisonum [INN-Latin]
- 1 % Hydrocortisone
- 11 Epicortisol
- 11-Hydrocortisone
- 11a-Hydroxycorticosterone
- 11alpha-Hydroxycorticosterone
- 11b-Hydrocortisone
- 11b-Hydroxycortisone
- 11beta-Hydrocortisone
- 11beta-Hydroxycortisone
- 11beta-cortisol
- 17-Hydroxycorticosterone
- 17a-Hydroxycorticosterone
- 17alpha-Hydroxycorticosterone
- 2v95
- 4p6x
- 999 Itch Relieving
- AFASSCO 1% Hydrocortisone
- ALKINDI SPRINKLE
- ANTI-ITCH FEMININE CARE
- AOSI HEALTHCARE
- AVON HeXashield Anti Itch
- Acticort
- Acticort (TN)
- Aeroseb-HC
- Ala-Scalp
- Alacort
- Algicirtis
- Alkindi
- Aloe Cort
- Alphaderm (Salt/Mix)
- Alumier MD Intensive Recovery
- Amberin
- Anflam
- Anti-Itch Regular Strength
- Anti-Itch Spray
- Anti-Itch with Aloe
- Anti-itch
- Anti-itch Paraben Free
- Anti-pruritic
- Antipruritic (Anti-Itch)
- Anucort
- Anugesic hc
- Anusol
- Anusol HC
- Anusol HC (TN)
- Anusol plus hc
- Anusol soothing relief
- Aquacort
- Aquanil HC
- Aquaphor Itch Relief
- Assured
- AtopiCream HC
- Audiologist Anti-itch
- Avedana Hydrocortisone
- BARMICIL PLUS
- Balneol-hc
- Barmicil Anti-itch
- Barseb HC
- Basan-Corti
- Basic Care Hydrocortisone
- Beard Medicated Cremo
- Berkley and Jensen Anti Itch
- Beta-hc
- Bloop Itch Soothing Topical
- Budpak Anti-itch
- CAREALL Hydrocortisone
- COR-OTICIN
- CVS Anti itch
- CaldeCORT Spray
- Care One hydrocortisone
- CareOne Anti Itch
- Caring Mills Hydrocortisone
- Cetacort
- Chew Plus Heal HYDROCORTISONE
- Chronocort
- Clear aid
- Cleiton
- CliniCalm
- Cobadex
- Colocort
- Colocort (TN)
- Compound F
- Compound F (kendall)
- Cool Relief gel with Aloe
- Cooling Itch Relief
- Cooling Itch Relief Rite Aid
- Corhydron
- Cort-Dome
- Cort-Quin (Salt/Mix)
- Cortanal
- Cortef
- Cortef (TN)
- Cortenem
- Cortenema
- Cortesal
- Corticol-Aloe
- Corticreme
- Cortifan
- Cortisol
- Cortisol 1552
- Cortisol Phenolic
- Cortisol alcohol
- Cortisol, 1mg/ml in Methanol
- Cortisolonum
- Cortisone 10 Overnight Creme
- Cortisporin
- Cortisporin (Salt/Mix)
- Cortisporin Otico
- Cortispray
- Cortizol
- Cortizone 10
- Cortizone 10 Cooling
- Cortizone 10 Cooling Relief
- Cortizone 10 Easy Relief
- Cortizone 10 Plus
- Cortizone 10 Water Resistant
- Cortizone 10 for Psoriasis
- Cortolotion
- Cortonema
- Cortoxide
- Cortril
- Crane Safety Hydrocortisone
- Cremesone
- Cremicort-H
- Cutisol
- Cvs Anti-itch Hydrocortisone
- Cvs Cools Itch Fast
- Cvs Cortisone
- Cvs Pharmacy Anti-itch
- DERMFREE Anti-itch
- Daktacort hydrocort
- Delacort
- Derm-Aid
- Derma care hydrocort
- Dermacort
- Dermacort Anti-itch
- Dermarest
- Dermarest Eczema Medicated
- Dermaspray
- Dermaspray demang
- Dermil
- Dermocortal
- Dermolate
- Dg Health Hydrocortisone
- Dihydrocostisone
- Dioderm
- Discount Drug Mart Anti-Itch
- Dome-cort
- Domolene-HC
- Dr Lift Soothing Cream
- Drotic
- Drotic (Salt/Mix)
- Drs. Hydrocortisone
- Drs. Hydrocortisone Aloe Vera
- Duane Reade
- Duane Reade Hydrocortisone
- DuoCort
- Econacort
- Ef corlin
- Efcorbin
- Efcortelan p
- Efcortelan;Ficortril;
- Efcortelin
- Efmody
- Eldecort
- Eldercort
- Epicort
- Epiderm H
- Equaline Anti Itch
- Equate Cortisone
- Equate Hydrocortisone
- Equate Hydrocortisone Topical
- Esiderm H
- Eurax-hc
- Eurax-hydrocort
- Evacort
- Exe-cort
- Eye-Cort
- Family Care Anti-Itch
- Family Care Hydrocortisone
- Family Wellness
- Ficortril
- Fiocortril
- Flexicort
- Foille Insetti
- Forticept Anti-Itch Ear Drops
- Freds Hydrocortisone
- Genacort
- Genacort (lotion)
- Germoloids hc
- Glycort
- Good Neighbor Pharmacy
- Good Sense Anti Itch
- Gregoderm
- Gyno-Cortisone
- H Plus Holdings
- H Plus Holdings Nourishing
- H-Cort
- HC #1
- HC #4
- HC (HYDROCORTISONE)
- HEALMUSZ ECZEMA
- HYDROCORTISONE HCL
- HYDROCORTISONE IN ABSORBASE
- HYDROCORTISONE [MART.]
- Harris Teeter Anti-Itch
- Hartz
- Hartz Groomers Best
- HeXashield Anti Itch
- Healerz for Itches
- Heb Cort
- Hemorrodil Unguento Plus
- Herb Street Anti-Itch Stick
- Hi-cor
- Hidalone
- Hidro-Colisona
- Hidrocortisona
- Home PapKit
- Hycort
- Hycortol
- Hycortole
- Hydracort
- Hydrasson
- Hydro-Adreson
- Hydro-Colisona
- Hydro-RX
- Hydrocort
- Hydrocort in calamine oily
- Hydrocort in wte soft paraf
- Hydrocortal
- Hydrocorticosterone
- Hydrocortisone (Cortisol)
- Hydrocortisone (Standard)
- Hydrocortisone Anti-itch
- Hydrocortisone Anti-itch Plus
- Hydrocortisone CRS
- Hydrocortisone Continuous
- Hydrocortisone Cream
- Hydrocortisone D
- Hydrocortisone HC
- Hydrocortisone Impurity 66
- Hydrocortisone Lotion Kit
- Hydrocortisone Ointment
- Hydrocortisone Plus
- Hydrocortisone RS
- Hydrocortisone Spray
- Hydrocortisone Ultra Strength
- Hydrocortisone With Aloe
- Hydrocortisone alcohol
- Hydrocortisone base
- Hydrocortisone free alcohol
- Hydrocortisone liquid
- Hydrocortisone, >=98% (HPLC)
- Hydrocortisone, VETRANAL(TM)
- Hydrocortisone, topical
- Hydrocortisone1%, Anti-itch
- HydrocortisoneLotion
- Hydrocortisonum
- Hydrocortisyl
- Hydrocortizone
- Hydrocortone
- Hydrocortsione Cream
- Hydroderm
- Hydroderm hc
- Hydroskin
- Hydroxate Gel
- Hydroxycortisone
- Hydroxym
- Hydroxym Cream
- Hytisone
- Hytone
- Hytone (TN)
- Hytone lotion
- Idrocortisone
- Incortin-H
- Incortin-hydrogen
- Instant Cooling Itch Relief
- Intensive Healing Eczema
- Itch Fixer
- Itch Relief
- Itch and Rash Cream
- Jungle for
- KERA HC
- Kendall's compound F
- Komed HC
- Kyypakkaus
- LMNOOP Feminine Itch Relief
- Lacticare-HC
- Lactisona
- Leader Hydrocortisone
- Live Better
- Loesch
- Loesch Anti-itch Therapy
- Lubricort
- Lucky SuperSoft
- Maintasone
- Makesense
- Makesense Maximum Strength
- Maximum Strength Anti-Itch
- Maximum Strength Cortisone
- Maximum-H
- Medi-Cortisone
- Medi-First Hydrocortisone
- Medi-cortisone With Aloe
- Medicort
- Meijer Anti Itch
- Meijer Anti-itch With Aloe
- Meijer Hydrocortisone
- Meijer Hydrocortsione Cream
- Meijer Itch and Rash Relief
- Members Mark Hydrocortisone
- Meusicort
- Mildison
- Mildison lipocream
- Milliderm
- MyMedic Hydrocortisone
- NU-DERM Tolereen
- Natureplex Hydrocortisone
- NeilMed Anti-Itch
- Neo-Cort-Dome
- Neo-Cort-Dome (Salt/Mix)
- Neosporin-H Ear
- Nizoral Scalp Itch Relief
- Nogenic HC
- Nutracort
- Nybadex
- Nystaform-HC
- OTICBLISS MEDICATED EAR DROPS
- Ophthocort
- Optef
- Otalgine
- Otalgine (Salt/Mix)
- Otic-Neo-Cort-Dome
- Otic-Neo-Cort-Dome (Salt/Mix)
- Otobiotic
- Otobiotic (Salt/Mix)
- Otocort (Salt/Mix)
- Otoseptil
- Otosone-F
- Our Family
- PEDIADERMICS ECZEMA 2
- PREDNISOLONE IMPURITY A
- Pediotic Suspension
- Penecort
- Permicort
- PetArmor Hydrocortisone
- Petrocort Antipruritic Lip 21
- Pharmaskincare Acnecare Cream
- Piyanping Antiitch
- Plenadren
- Plenadren (TN)
- Polcort H
- Post Treatment Balm
- Post peel Protectant
- Post-Treatment Repair Cream
- Premier Value Hydrocortisone
- Preparation H Hydrocortisone
- Prepcort
- Prevex HC
- Procto-Med HC
- Proctocort
- Proctocream HC
- Proctofoam
- Proctosol-HC
- Proctozone
- Proctozone HC
- Protocort
- Publix
- Publix Hydro
- Publix Hydro Plus
- Quadrydern
- Quality Choice Anti Itch
- Quality Choice Hydrocortisone
- Quatriderm Anti-itch
- Quinocort
- Rectasol-HC
- Rectoid
- Refuge HC
- Reichstein's substance M
- Remederm HC
- Rephresh Cooling
- Rite Aid
- Rite Aid Anti-itch
- Rite Aid Cortisone
- Rite Aid Hydrocortisone
- Rodan and Fields Soothe
- SUNMARK HYDROCORTISONE PLUS
- Sanatison
- Scalp-Cort
- Scalpicin
- Scalpicin Capilar
- Schericur
- Scheroson F
- Sential hc
- Shopko
- Shopko Hydrocortisone
- Shopko Maximum Strength
- Sigmacort
- Signature Care Anti Itch
- Signature Care Hydrocortisone
- Signef
- Skin Relief Cream
- Soothe Rodan Fields
- Stie-cort
- Stiefcorcil
- Sunmark
- Sunmark Hydrocortisone
- Synacort
- Systral Hydrocort
- TOTAL RELIEF
- Tarcortin
- Terra-cortril nystatin
- Texacort
- Texacort lotion 25
- Thera
- Thera Plus
- Theraplex
- Thompson Hydrocortisone
- Timocort
- Topcare Hydrocortisone
- Topisone
- Transderma H
- Traumaide
- Tri-cicatrin
- UEC Medical Anti-Itch
- US10188667, Example 00023
- Uniderm
- Uniroid hc
- Unishield
- VeterGen Hydrocortisone
- VoSol HC (Salt/Mix)
- Vytone
- WINCO Hydrocortisone
- Walgreens Scalp Relief
- Welly Excursion First Aid Kit
- Welly First Aid Kit
- Welly Itch Fix
- Western Family Hydrocortisone
- Westlake Anti-itch
- Xpect Hydrocortisone
- Xyloproct
- Zenoxone
- [3H]cortisol
- component of Lubricort
- component of Neo-Cort-Dome
- component of Otalgine
- glo SKIN BEAUTY Remedy Gel
- hydrocortisone
- hydrocortisone 1
- rexall anti itch
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