United Kingdom· GB-APID-14944911000001104
Hydrocortisone 2.5% ointment
A medicinal product containing hydrocortisone, registered in United Kingdom by Essential Generics Ltd.
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Informational only — not a medical device.
The record
At a glance
NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)- Active substance
- Hydrocortisone
- Manufacturer
- Essential Generics Ltd
- Country
- United Kingdom (GB)
- ATC code
- —
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
- Last checked
- September 13, 2026
Packs & prices · 4
- gtin5050204100582
- gtin05050204100582
- gtin5050204100599
- gtin05050204100599
Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
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.
- United States1% Hydrocortisone Anti-itchALAINA HEALTHCARE PRIVATE LIMITED
- NetherlandsAcecort 1 mg, filmomhulde tablettenACE Pharmaceuticals B.V.
- PolandAkortorOrion Corporation
- FinlandAlcortNextmune Italy S.r.l.
- SwedenAlkindi 0,5 mg Granulat i kapsel avsedd att öppnasImmedica Pharma AB
- GermanyAcecortAce Pharmaceuticals Bv
- NorwayAcecortOrifarm AS
- BelgiumAcecort 1 mgACE Pharmaceuticals
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
- Greece · Drosone, Edicot
- Croatia · Cortef, Cortovex
- Hungary · Cortef, Hikomicron
- Ireland · Cortopin 1% W/W Cream, Hc45
- 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.
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For developers
The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/cd50acb5-9b98-4671-a93e-3f2df9610d31 GET /v1/drugs/cd50acb5-9b98-4671-a93e-3f2df9610d31?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.
{
"apid": "14944911000001104",
"desc": "Hydrocortisone 2.5% ointment (Essential Generics Ltd)",
"form": "Cutaneous ointment",
"vpid": "41900811000001101",
"source": "dmd",
"vtm_id": "776251005",
"strength": "25 mg",
"substance": "Hydrocortisone",
"ingredient": "Hydrocortisone",
"supplier_code": "9477011000001107"
}See everything about hydrocortisone.
This page is the registration. A free account adds the label text as the regulator wrote it, what it costs per daily dose across the markets that publish a price, a feed of what changes in the registers, and an assistant that answers with its sources. Interaction severity is free; mechanism and management are on the Growth plan. No card, nothing to install.