Hydrocortisone vs Prednisolone
Compare Hydrocortisone and Prednisolone side by side: what they treat, drug class, cost and FDA label information.
| Hydrocortisone | Prednisolone | |
|---|---|---|
| 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, Collagen diseases, Conjunctivitis, Dermatitis herpetiformis, Edema, Erythema multiforme, Hemolytic anemia, Hypercalcemia, Inflammation, Leukemia, Multiple sclerosis, Mycosis fungoides, Nephrotic syndrome, Pemphigus, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Rheumatic diseases, Sarcoidosis, Serum sickness, Synovitis, Systemic lupus erythematosus, Thrombocytopenia, 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 $8.48 each, about $255 for 30 (5 mg tablet); other forms from $0.55 per mL (5 mg/5 mL solution) |
| Brand price | Cortef: from $0.98 each, about $29.25 for 30 (5 mg tablet) | No brand price listed |
| Generic savings | Generic costs about 86% less than the brand | Not listed |