Hydrocortisone vs Prednisone
Compare Hydrocortisone and Prednisone side by side: what they treat, drug class, cost and FDA label information.
| Hydrocortisone | Prednisone | |
|---|---|---|
| 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, Allergic conjunctivitis, Allergic rhinitis, Anemia, hemolytic, autoimmune, Ankylosing spondylitis, Asthma, Atopic dermatitis, Berylliosis, Bursitis, Collagen diseases, Contact dermatitis, Dermatitis herpetiformis, Erythema multiforme, Graft vs host disease, Hypercalcemia, Inflammation, Iritis, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple sclerosis, Nephrotic syndrome, Pemphigus, Psoriatic arthritis, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Purpura, thrombocytopenic, idiopathic, Rheumatic diseases, Sarcoidosis, Seborrheic dermatitis, Serum sickness, Synovitis, Systemic lupus erythematosus, Thyroiditis, Ulcerative colitis |
| Generic price | From $0.14 each, about $4.17 for 30 (5 mg tablet); other forms from $0.061 per gram (1% cream) | From $0.037 each, about $1.10 for 30 (5 mg tablet); other forms from $0.61 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 |