Hydrocortisone Ointment
Natural health product licensed in Canada
- Other names
- Option+, Pharmasave
- Licence holder
- CRLS
- NPN or DIN-HM
- 80006059
- Status
- Active licence
- Licence date
- 9 June 2008
- Revision date
- 14 November 2025
- Form
- Onguent
- Route of administration
- Topique
- Application type
- Officinale
Oral dose analysis does not apply without an established exclusively oral route.
Composition
Medicinal composition not provided.
Non-medicinal ingredients
Pétrolatum blanc, Jus de feuilles d'Aloe Barbadensis, Triglycéride caprylique/caprique
Recommended doses in Canada
| Population | Age | Quantity per serving | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adultes, adolescents et enfants | minimum: 2 years | Not specified | minimum: 1 Tous les jours ; maximum: 4 Tous les jours |
| Adultes et adolescents | minimum: 12 years | Not specified | minimum: 1 Tous les jours ; maximum: 4 Tous les jours |
Uses authorised in Canada
Text supplied in English because no French text is available.
For the temporary relief of itching associated with minor skin irritations, inflammation, and rashes due to eczema, insect bites, poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac, seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis, soaps, detergents, cosmetics, jewellery. For the temporary relief of external feminine genital itching and anal itching (due to hemorrhoids).
A use authorised in Canada is not an authorised health claim in the European Union. See the health claims register.
Warnings in Canada
- Contre-indications
Do not use in or around the eyes. Do not apply to large areas. Do not use on children 2 years of age or younger, except on the advice of a health care practitioner. Do not use for the treatment of diaper rash, except on the advice of a health care practitioner. Do not use in the genital area if you have a vaginal discharge, for the treatment of diaper rash.
Source
Official Health Canada record, licence 80006059
Licensed Natural Health Products Database (LNHPD), Health Canada: licensed products, ingredients, doses, uses and risks, retrieved 27 October 2026.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Health Canada, LNHPD)
Licence du gouvernement ouvert – Canada 2.0 (OGL-Canada 2.0)
The formula sold in Europe under the same name may differ. This information does not replace advice from a doctor or pharmacist.
List in the official revision dated (register: Licensed Natural Health Products Database (LNHPD), Health Canada: licensed products, ingredients, doses, uses and risks).
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