Hydrocortisone vs Methylprednisolone
Compare Hydrocortisone and Methylprednisolone side by side: what they treat, drug class, cost and FDA label information.
| Hydrocortisone | Methylprednisolone | |
|---|---|---|
| Drug class | Corticosteroid | Corticosteroid |
| Used to treat | Adrenal insufficiency, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Contact dermatitis, Facial dermatoses, Foot dermatoses, Hand dermatoses, Hemorrhoids, Inflammation, Leg dermatoses, Pruritus ani, Rheumatic diseases, Scalp dermatoses, Shock, Status asthmaticus, Ulcerative colitis | Adrenal insufficiency, Ankylosing spondylitis, Asthma, Atopic dermatitis, Berylliosis, Brain neoplasms, Dermatitis herpetiformis, Erythema multiforme, Graft vs host disease, Hematologic diseases, Hypercalcemia, Inflammation, Leukemia, Multiple sclerosis, Mycosis fungoides, Nephrotic syndrome, Neurologic manifestations, Pemphigus, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Respiratory distress syndrome, Rheumatic diseases, Sarcoidosis, Serum sickness, Synovitis, Systemic lupus erythematosus, Thyroiditis, Ulcerative colitis, Uveitis |
| Generic price | From $0.14 each, about $4.17 for 30 (5 mg tablet); other forms from $0.061 per gram (1% cream) | From $0.12 each, about $3.63 for 30 (4 mg tablet); other forms from $0.14 per item (4 mg dosepk) |
| Brand price | Cortef: from $0.98 each, about $29.25 for 30 (5 mg tablet) | Medrol: from $0.25 each, about $7.36 for 30 (4 mg tablet); other forms from $0.29 per item (4 mg dosepak) |
| Generic savings | Generic costs about 86% less than the brand | Generic costs about 51% less than the brand |