Drug class

Corticosteroid medications

“Corticosteroid” is a drug class recorded for these medicines in the National Library of Medicine’s RxClass service — usually the FDA “established pharmacologic class” from the drug label, which groups medicines by how they work or what they are. Our directory includes 15 medicines in this class, 1 of which carries a boxed warning on the label shown.

Fluticasone
Brand names: Aller-Flo, Armonair, Arnuity, Beser
The label says: Fluticasone propionate nasal spray is indicated for the management of the nasal symptoms of perennial nonallergic rhinitis in adults and pediatric patients aged 4 years and older. …
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Prednisone
Brand names: Deltasone, Rayos
The label says: PredniSONE Tablets are indicated in the following conditions: 1. Endocrine Disorders Primary or secondary adrenocortical insufficiency (hydrocortisone or cortisone is the first choice; synthetic analogs may be used in conjunction with mineralocorticoids where applicable; in infancy mineralocorticoid …
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Fluticasone and salmeterol
Brand names: Advair, AirDuo, Wixela
The label says: Fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhalation powder is a combination product containing a corticosteroid and a long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist (LABA) indicated for: Twice-daily treatment of asthma in patients aged 4 years and older. …
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Methylprednisolone
Brand names: Depo-Medrol, HybriSil, Medrol, Solu-Medrol
The label says: Methylprednisolone tablets are indicated in the following conditions: 1. Endocrine Disorders Primary or secondary adrenocortical insufficiency (hydrocortisone or cortisone is the first choice; synthetic analogs may be used in conjunction with mineralocorticoids where applicable; in infancy, mineralo …
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Budesonide and formoterol
Brand names: Breyna, Symbicort
The label says: BREYNA is a combination product containing a corticosteroid and a long-acting beta 2 -adrenergic agonist indicated for: • Treatment of asthma in patients 6 years of age and older. …
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Triamcinolone
Brand names: Aller-Cort, AllerNaze, Genesis, Hexatrione
The label says: Intramuscular Where oral therapy is not feasible, injectable corticosteroid therapy, including triamcinolone acetonide injectable suspension is indicated for intramuscular use as follows: Allergic states: Control of severe or incapacitating allergic conditions intractable to adequate trials of conve …
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Prednisolone
Brand names: MILLIPRED, Orapred, Pediapred, Pred Forte
The label says: Prednisolone Oral Solution, USP is indicated in the following conditions: 1. Endocrine Disorders Primary or secondary adrenocortical insufficiency (hydrocortisone or cortisone is the first choice: synthetic analogs may be used in conjunction with mineralocorticoids where applicable; in infancy miner …
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Budesonide
Brand names: Eohilia, Ortikos, Pulmicort, Rhinocort
The label says: Budesonide inhalation suspension is an inhaled corticosteroid indicated for: • Maintenance treatment of asthma and as prophylactic therapy in children 12 months to 8 years of age ( 1 ) Limitations of Use : Not indicated for the relief of acute bronchospasm ( 1 ) 1.1 Maintenance Treatment of Asthma B …
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Fluticasone and vilanterol
Brand names: Breo
The label says: Fluticasone Furoate/Vilanterol ELLIPTA is a combination of fluticasone furoate, a corticosteroid, and vilanterol, a long‑acting beta 2 -adrenergic agonist (LABA), indicated for: • the maintenance treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). …
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Beclomethasone
Brand names: Beconase, Qnasl, Qvar
The label says: Beclomethasone dipropionate HFA inhalation aerosol is indicated in the maintenance treatment of asthma as prophylactic therapy in patients 5 years of age and older. …
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Mometasone
Brand names: Nasonex
The label says: Mometasone Furoate Monohydrate Nasal Spray is a corticosteroid indicated for: Prophylaxis of Nasal Symptoms of Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis in adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older ( 1.1 ) Treatment of Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps in adult patients 18 years of age and olde …
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Clobetasol
Brand names: Byqlovi, Clobex, Clodan, Impoyz
The label says: Clobetasol propionate topical spray, 0.05% is a corticosteroid indicated for the topical treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis affecting up to 20% body surface area (BSA) in patients 18 years of age or older ( 1.1 ) Limitations of Use: Do not use on the face, axillae or groin.( 1.2 ) Do n …
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Hydrocortisone
Brand names: Ala-Cort, Ala-Scalp, Alkindi, Alocane Anti-Itch
The label says: Hydrocortisone tablets are indicated in the following conditions. 1. Endocrine Disorders Primary or secondary adrenocortical insufficiency (hydrocortisone or cortisone is the first choice; synthetic analogs may be used in conjunction with mineralocorticoids where applicable; in infancy mineralocorti …
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Betamethasone
Brand names: Betavet, Del-Beta, Diprolene, Luxiq
The label says: Topical corticosteroids are indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses.
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Dexamethasone
Brand names: Decadron, Dexasone, Dexium, Dexlyt
The label says: Allergic states: Control of severe or incapacitating allergic conditions intractable to adequate trials of conventional treatment in asthma, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, drug hypersensitivity reactions, perennial or seasonal allergic rhinitis and serum sickness. …
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Medicines in the same class can still differ in their approved uses, warnings and side effects. Class membership comes from the FDA label data published through the National Library of Medicine's RxClass service.

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