Hydrocortisone Acetate 30 mg Suppository, 12 suppositories
🆔 Identity & classification
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🏷️ RxNorm drug class
This medicine belongs to the Corticosteroid class.
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🏭 Manufacturer & labeler
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🩺 Clinical
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Supplement & herbal interactions
Hydrocortisone may be associated with lower levels of 8 nutrients — worth a chat with your pharmacist, not a cause for alarm.
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A plant-based oil that has been chemically hardened to stay solid at room temperature. It works as a binder and lubricant to hold tablet ingredients together and help them release properly during digestion.
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💲 Pricing
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| Price system | Per each | Per package |
|---|---|---|
| Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly | Not in the retail survey — common for institutional, discontinued, or low-volume packs. | |
| Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo | No recent Medicaid claims on file for this NDC — rare and low-volume NDCs are suppressed in the public data. | |
| Medicare drug plans payPart D · quarterly | No Part D plan price is available for this NDC in our data. | |
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🔁 Therapeutic equivalents
| Product | Labeler | Pack | NADAC/unit | TE | Status | Price vs. this |
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| Hydrocortisone Acetate 30 mg 00574-7093-12 | Padagis | 12 suppositories | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Hydrocortisone Acetate 30 mgthis 00713-0493-12 | Cosette | 12 suppositories | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Hemmorex-HC 30 mg 16477-0202-12 | Laser | 12 suppositories | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Hydrocortisone Acetate 30 mg 16571-0164-21 | Rising | 12 suppositories | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Hydrocortisone Acetate 30 mg 24689-0103-01 | APNAR | 12 suppositories | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Hydrocortisone Acetate 30 mg 39328-0129-12 | Patrin | 12 suppositories | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Hydrocortisone Acetate 30 mg 63629-2531-01 | Bryant | 12 suppositories | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Proctocort 30 mg 65649-0511-12 | Salix | 12 suppositories | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Hydrocortisone Acetate 30 mg 69367-0260-12 | Westminster | 12 suppositories | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Hydrocortisone Acetate 30 mg 82568-0160-01 | AARNA | 12 suppositories | — | — | FDA listed | — |
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⏳ Availability & generic status
We did not find an FDA-approved generic match for this exact strength, form and route.
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📊 Medicare Part D spend CMS · PART D · 2026 (Q1)
📦 Packaging — all sizes for this product
| Package NDC | Description | Marketing start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00713-0493-12 You're viewing this | 12 PACKET in 1 BOX (0713-0493-12) / 1 SUPPOSITORY in 1 PACKET | 2021-08-09 | Active |
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Listed without an FDA application
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| NADAC pharmacy acquisition price (CMS) | — Not published for this NDC CMS publishes NADAC only for NDCs reported in its retail-pharmacy survey. |
| Orange Book / therapeutic-equivalence data | — Not published for this NDC Applies only to products approved under an NDA/ANDA; many listings are out of scope. |
| HCPCS J-code billing crosswalk | — Not published for this NDC Most self-administered / retail products have no J-code — that is normal. |
| Medicaid utilization (CMS SDUD) | — Not published for this NDC CMS reports utilization only for NDCs with Medicaid claims above its privacy threshold. |
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📄 Full prescribing information FDA SPL
🎯 Indications and Usage ▾
INDICATIONS AND USAGE Hydrocortisone Acetate Suppositories are indicated for use in inflamed hemorrhoids, post irradiation (factitial) proctitis, as an adjunct in the treatment of chronic ulcerative colitis, cryptitis, other inflammatory conditions of the anorectum, and pruritus ani.
⏱️ Dosage and Administration ▾
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION Usual dosage: One suppository in the rectum twice daily morning and night for two weeks, in nonspecific proctitis. In more severe cases, one suppository three times daily; or two suppositories twice daily. In factitial proctitis, recommended therapy is six to eight weeks or less, according to response.
⛔ Contraindications ▾
CONTRAINDICATIONS Hydrocortisone Acetate Suppositories are contraindicated in those patients with a history of hypersensitivity to any of the components.
🤒 Adverse Reactions ▾
ADVERSE REACTIONS The following local adverse reactions have been reported with Hydrocortisone Acetate Suppositories: 1. Burning 5. Folliculitis 2. Itching 6. Hypopigmentation 3. Irritation 7. Allergic Contact Dermatitis 4. Dryness 8. Secondary Infection To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 1-800-922-1038 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch .
🤰 Pregnancy ▾
Pregnancy Category C and Nursing Mothers In laboratory animals, topical steroids have been associated with an increase in the incidence of fetal abnormalities when gestating females have been exposed to rather low dosage levels. There are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women. It is not known whether this drug is excreted in human milk.
Since many drugs are excreted in human milk and because of the potential for serious adverse reactions in nursing infants from Hydrocortisone Acetate Suppositories, a decision should be made whether to discontinue nursing or to discontinue taking the drug, taking into account the importance of the drug to the mother. Until adequate studies in pregnant or lactating women have been conducted, this drug should be used during pregnancy or by nursing mothers only when clearly needed and when the potential benefits outweigh the potential risks to the fetus.
Drugs of this class should not be used extensively on pregnant patients, in large amounts, or for prolonged periods of time.
🆘 Overdosage ▾
OVERDOSAGE If signs and symptoms of systemic overdosage occur, discontinue use.
🧬 Clinical Pharmacology ▾
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY In normal subjects, about 26 percent of hydrocortisone acetate is absorbed when the hydrocortisone acetate suppository is applied to the rectum. Absorption of hydrocortisone acetate may vary across abraded or inflamed surfaces. Topical steroids are primarily effective because of their anti-inflammatory, antipruritic and vasoconstrictive action.
📦 How Supplied / Storage and Handling ▾
HOW SUPPLIED Hydrocortisone Acetate Suppositories are easy to open and available in cartons of: 12's NDC 0713-0493-12 Store at controlled room temperature 15° to 30° C (59° to 86° F). Store away from heat. Protect from freezing.
📦 Storage and Handling ▾
Store at controlled room temperature 15° to 30° C (59° to 86° F). Store away from heat. Protect from freezing.
📋 Description ▾
DESCRIPTION Each Hydrocortisone Acetate Suppository for rectal administration contains 30 mg hydrocortisone acetate, USP in a specially blended hydrogenated vegetable oil base. Hydrocortisone acetate is a corticosteroid. The molecular weight of hydrocortisone acetate is 404.50.
Chemically, hydrocortisone acetate is pregn-4-ene-3, 20 dione, 21-(acetyloxy)-11, 17-dihydroxy-, (11β)- with an empirical formula of C 23 H 32 O 6 and the following structural formula: Chemical Structure