Ireland· IE-PA-EU/1/11/715/002

Plenadren 20 mg modified-release tablets

A hydrocortisone product containing hydrocortisone, registered in Ireland by Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG Ireland Branch. The same ATC class is registered in 14 of our 19 countries.

ATC H02AB09

Checked against HPRA (Ireland) on September 28, 2026

Informational only — not a medical device.

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Where it is registered

Hydrocortisone is registered in 14 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC H02AB09 (hydrocortisone), each read from that country’s own register.

This record: Ireland, from HPRA (Ireland)
8 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose

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Hydrocortisone · ATC H02AB09

14 / 19 countries

Belgiumprice
Canada
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Denmark
Finlandprice
Germany
Icelandprice
Ireland
Netherlands
Norwayprice
Polandprice
Switzerlandprice
United Kingdom
United Statesprice

Blue: a registration under this ATC code. The ringed marker is this record’s country. Markets marked price publish a price we can compare per daily dose.

Price per daily dose

What a daily dose of hydrocortisone costs, country by country.

Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (30 mg), the median price runs from $1.17 in Czechia to $31.20 in Switzerland — a ×27 gap.

2 markets with a comparable price for this class
Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown

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Hydrocortisone · price per daily dose (30 mg)

USD · FX 28 Sept 2026

CH Switzerland$31.20
CZ Czechia$1.17

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The record

At a glance

HPRA (Ireland)

Active substance: Hydrocortisone
Manufacturer: Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG Ireland Branch
Country: Ireland (IE)
ATC code: H02AB09
ATC class: Hydrocortisone
Defined daily dose: 30 mg, O
Reimbursed: Not published by this register
Source register: HPRA (Ireland)
Last checked: September 28, 2026

Packs & prices · 1

ie_pa_number
EU/1/11/715/002

Regulatory notes

No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.

Interactions

845 interactions on record for hydrocortisone.

Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 63 severe. Severity grades are free for everyone; mechanism and management come with Growth.

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Hydrocortisone · interactions on record

845 records

63 severe
407 moderate
40 minor
315 info

Most severe, free to view

DesirudinB01AE01severe
AmiodaroneC01BD01severe
DofetilideC01BD04severe
DronedaroneC01BD07severe

20 more interactions with mechanism and management, from a commercially licensed source.

Interaction severity from DDInter 2.0 (Xiong G. et al., Nucleic Acids Res.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 — free for non-commercial use only; not covered by the Drug Database commercial licence.

Mechanism and what to do, in the interaction check

Source: DDInter 2.0 · synced 29 Sept 2026. Grades as the source publishes them.

Same medicine, other countries

Hydrocortisone in 18 other countries

What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.

All hydrocortisone products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 30 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

Austria · Ekzemsalbe „f“, Hydrocortison
Belgium · Acecort, Cremicort
Bulgaria · Хидрокортизон Ромфарм
Cyprus · Cortopin, Dermaid
Czechia · Hydrocortison Léčiva, Hydrocortison Vuab
Germany · Acecort, Ebenol Für Erwachsene Und Kinder Ab 6 Jahren
Denmark · Hydrocortison Strides, Hydrocortisone Activase
Estonia · Abix, Hydrocortisone Dak
Spain · Calmiox, Dermosa Hidrocortisona
Finland · Ampikyy, Hydrocortison Orion
France · Colofoam, Corazed
United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Colifoam, Corlan
Greece · Drosone, Edicot
Croatia · Cortef, Cortovex
Hungary · Cortef, Hikomicron
Iceland · Alkindi, Efmody
Italy · Cortidro, Dermirit
Liechtenstein · Alkindi, Efmody
Lithuania · Hydrocortisone Orifarm
Luxembourg · Cortisedermyl, Cremicort
Latvia · Hydrocortisone Renata, Hydrocortisonum Pharmaswiss
Malta · Carplexil, Hydrokortyzon Allefin Max
Netherlands · Acecort, Hydrocortison
Norway · Alkindi, Efmody
Poland · Akortor, Dermocort
Portugal · Carplexil, Hidrocortisona Bluepharma
Romania · Hidrocortizon Atb, Hidrocortizon Fiterman
Sweden · Ficortril, Hydrocortisone Activase
Slovenia · Hidrokortizon Altamedics, Hidrokortizon Orion
Slovakia · Cortovex, Hydrocortison Léčiva

Source: European Medicines Agency, Article 57 product data.

Sourced from a public register and reproduced with attribution. Drug Database is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a partner of HPRA (Ireland). This is an informational data service and not a medical device — verify against the official source of record before any clinical decision.

For developers

The same record over the API, and the raw payload

GET /v1/drugs/7d5af575-4746-48d0-b9e8-bcc565ddde94
GET /v1/drugs/7d5af575-4746-48d0-b9e8-bcc565ddde94?format=fhir

Every response carries last_synced_at, so freshness is a field rather than a promise. Below is exactly what the ingestion wrote, before any presentation — the same JSON the API returns under payload.

{
  "form": "Modified-release tablet",
  "routes": [
    "Oral use"
  ],
  "source": "hpra",
  "atc_all": [
    "H02AB",
    "H02AB09"
  ],
  "strength": null,
  "pa_number": "EU/1/11/715/002",
  "substances": [
    "Hydrocortisone"
  ],
  "legal_basis": "Hybrid application (Article 10(3) of Directive No 2001/83/EC)",
  "market_info": "Unknown",
  "authorised_at": null,
  "dispensing_status": "Product subject to prescription which may not be renewed (A)",
  "registration_status": "AU",
  "supply_legal_status": "Supply through pharmacies only",
  "interchangeable_code": null
}

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