HISONE 10MG TABLET

Introduction:

Hisone 10mg Tablet contains the active constituent hydrocortisone. It is used to treat primary or secondary adrenocortical insufficiency and Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (conditions in which adequate steroid hormones are not produced). It is useful to treat arthritis, skin diseases, allergic conditions, eye diseases, respiratory diseases, cancer conditions, disorders affecting blood, gastrointestinal diseases, and collagen disorders. 

Hisone 10mg Tablet may mask the signs of infections, and new infections may appear during the use. Prolonged use of the medicine may lead to eye-related problems. Avoid vaccination during the treatment with this medicine. Tell your doctor if you have any fungal infections before taking medicine. It is important to inform your allergic conditions and diseases to your doctor before taking the Hisone 10mg Tablet. 

Avoid exposure to people who have chickenpox, measles, or shingles during the treatment with Hisone 10mg Tablet. Consult your doctor if you experience mental health problems while taking medicine. This medicine contains lactose. Ask for a doctor’s advice if you are intolerant to sugars.

Uses of Hisone 10mg Tablet:

• Adrenocortical insufficiency
• Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
• Arthritis, allergic conditions, and eye diseases
• Disorders affecting blood, cancer conditions, and respiratory diseases
• Gastrointestinal diseases and collagen disorders

How Hisone 10mg Tablet works:

It binds to glucocorticoid receptors and inhibits production of substances that lead to inflammation and allergies.

Interactions with other drugs:

Inform your doctor about any medications you are taking or have taken before the treatment.

More information:

Keep out of sight and reach of children. Do not store above 25°C.

References:

1. KD Tripathi, Essentials of Medical Pharmacology, Corticosteroids, 7th edition, 2013,282 - 293.
2. Goodman & Gilman’s, The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, ACTH, Adrenal Steroids and Pharmacology of the Adrenal Cortex,12th edition, 2011, 1228-1229.
3. Focus Pharmaceuticals Limited, Electronic medicines compendium (emc), [ Revised on May 2019] [ Accessed on 3rd May 2021], https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/files/pil.3065.pdf
4. Pfizer, US Food and Drug Administration, [ Revised on Nov 2019] [ Accessed on 3rd May 2021], https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2019/008697s036lbl.pdf

How to use Hisone 10mg Tablet Tablet:

Take the Hisone 10mg Tablet Tablet in the dose and duration prescribed by your physician. Swallow the tablets whole and intact with a glass of water. Do not break or crush the tablets.

Safety advice:

Pregnancy: 

Inform your doctor if you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant before taking this medication. It will be given to you only if it is clearly needed.

Breastfeeding:

Inform your doctor if you are breastfeeding before taking this medication. 

Liver:

It is important to tell your doctor if you have or ever had any liver disorders before taking this medicine.

Kidney:

It is important to tell your doctor if you have or ever had any kidney disorders before taking this medicine.

Driving:

This medicine may cause dizziness. Avoid driving if you are not well.

Others:

• Inform your doctor about allergic conditions and other diseases you have
• Avoid contact with patients suffering from infectious diseases.

Side effects are unwanted symptoms caused by medicines. Even though all medicines cause side effects, not everyone gets them.

Serious:

• Itching or skin rashes, swelling of lips, throat, or face, difficulty in breathing
• Depressed, mood swings, feeling or seeing things that do not exist, feeling lonely
• Cushing’s syndrome (reddish stretch marks, round red face, weak bones, and muscles)
• Bleeding ulcer (stomach pain, black stools, bleeding from back passage)
• Aseptic necrosis (hip or shoulder pain, joint inflammation of knee or groin)
• Inflammation of pancreas

Common:

• Headaches, dizziness
• Swollen ankles
• Feeling tiredness