Corticosteroids

Corticosteroids - Rectal

Description and Brand Names *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Description Drug

Rectal corticosteroids - kor-ti-ko-STER-oyds are using to treat mild or moderate ulcerative colitis. They also may be using along with systemic - oral or injection corticosteroids or other medication to treat severe disease or mild to moderate disease that has spread too far to be treated effectively by drug inserted into the rectum alone. Rectal corticosteroids also are using to help relieve swelling, itching and discomfort of some other rectal problems, including hemorrhoids and inflammation of the rectum causing by radiation therapy.

Rectal corticosteroids are available only with your family doctor's prescription in the following dosage forms:

Rectal

Betamethasone
- Enema - Canada
Budesonide
- Enema - Canada
Hydrocortisone
- Enema - USA and Canada
Hydrocortisone acetate
- Foam - USA and Canada
- Suppositories - USA and Canada
Tixocortol
- Enema - Canada

Brand Names

Some commonly using brand names are:

In the USA

Anucort-HC ⁴
Anu-Med HC ⁴
Anuprep HC ⁴
Anusol-HC ⁴
Anutone-HC ⁴
Anuzone-HC ⁴
Cort-Dome ⁴
Cortenema
Cortifoam ⁴
Hemril-HC Uniserts ⁴
Hemorrhoidal HC ⁴
Proctocort ⁴
Proctosol-HC ⁴
Rectasol-HC ⁴

In Canada

Betnesol
Cortenema
Cortifoam ⁴
Cortiment-10 ⁴
Cortiment-40 ⁴
Entocort
Hycort
Rectocort ⁴
Rectovalone ⁵

Note:

For quick reference, the following rectal corticosteroids are numbered to match the corresponding brand names.

This information applies to the following medication: 1. Betamethasone - bay-ta-METH-a-sone* 2. Budesonide - byoo-DES-oh-nide* 3. Hydrocortisone - hye-droe-KOR-ti-sone 4. Hydrocortisone acetate - hye-droe-KOR-ti-sone AS-a-tate 5. Tixocortol - tix-OH-kor-tole* * Not commercially available in the USA Generic name product may be available in the USA

Another commonly using name for hydrocortisone is cortisol .