hydrocortisone acetate
Drug ingredientCAS 42016-02-4
This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
US productionNot reported
Top sourceNo public record
This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.
Why supply is unknownWhere It Comes From
EPA and Census publish no US supply data for this chemical.
75 FDA-registered drug labelers
A-S Medication Solutions
Allegis Holdings LLC
APNAR PHARMA LP
ASTONEA LABS PRIVATE LIMITED
AvPAK
Bentlin Products LLC
BluePoint Laboratories
Bryant Ranch Prepack
Cameron Pharmaceuticals, Limited Liability Company
Cardinal Health
Cintas Corp
Cintex Services, LLC
Combe Incorporated
Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Eckson Labs LLC
Endo USA, Inc.
GERI-GENTLE CORPORATION
Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.
HART Health
Henan Lihua Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
HENANA LIHUA PHARMACEUTICALS CO., INC.
HF Acquisition Co LLC, DBA HealthFirst
Isomedix Operations, Inc
JHK Inc dba American Safety & First Aid
Jiangsu Lianhuan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
Jiangxi Yudexi Pharmaceutical Co., LTD
KMM Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Laser Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Legacy Pharma USA Inc
Major Pharmaceuticals
Marlex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Medisca Inc.
New World Imports, Inc
Newchem SpA
Nivagen Pharmaceuticals Inc.
NuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.
Orazen Inc
Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Padagis US LLC
Patrin Pharma Inc.
Pharmaceutical Specialties, Inc.
Pharmacia and Upjohn Company LLC
Professional Compounding Centers of America dba PCCA
Proficient Rx LP
PureTek Corporation
QUAGEN PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.
Rite Aid Corporation
RxDino, LLC
Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Sato Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Sebela Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Seton Pharmaceuticals
Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical Company Limited
Shield Line LLC
Sion Biotext Medical Ltd
Spectrum Laboratory Products, Inc.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
Symbiotec Pharmalab Limited
The Honey Pot Company LLC
Thompson
Tianjin Jinjin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
TRUPHARMA, LLC
TWIN MED, LLC
Unifirst First Aid Corporation
Vege Labs LLC.
Viatris Specialty LLC
Walgreen Co.
Walgreen Company
Walmart Inc.
Water-Jel Technologies
Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Womens Choice Pharmaceuticals LLC
Zhejiang Xianju Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 54 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Thompson Hydrocortisone 1%
- •Pramosone Cream
- •Pramosone
- •Hydrocortisone Acetate
- •hydrocortisone acetate pramoxine HCl
- •Medi-First Hydrocortisone 1%
- •Hydrocortisone
- •Lidocaine HCl - Hydrocortisone Acetate
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- •Epifoam
- •Gerigentle
- •MEDI First PLUS
- •Procort
- •procure
- •Lidocaine HCl - Hydrocortisone Acetate with Aloe
- •SionBiotext Hydrocortisone
- •MiCort HC Cream
- •Vytone
- •Analpram HC
- •Cortifoam
- •Lidocaine Hydrochloride and Hydrocortisone Acetate
- •Hydrocortisone Acetate Pramoxine Hydrochloride
- •Equate Hydrocortione
- •Medi-First Plus Hydrocortisone 1%
- •Hydrocortisone Acetate Antipruritic (Anti-Itch)
- •Cortisporin TC
- •MEDI-First
- •ZCort Ultra
- •Hemmorex-HC
- •Hydrocortisone Acetate, Iodoquinol
- •Radiaura Skin Recovery
- •Hydrocortisone Acetate Cream
- •astonea
- •Iodoquinol, Hydrocortisone Acetate, ALOE Polysaccharides
- •Post Treatment Repair Cream
- •Vagisil Anti-Itch Creme Maximum Strength Sensitive Skin Formula
- •Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Hydrocortisone Acetate
- •Xpect Hydrocortisone
- •Vanicream HC Anti-Itch
- •Green Guard Hydrocortisone 1%
- •American Safety and First Aid
- •Anti-Itch Vulva Cream 1 Hydrocortisone Acetate
- •Natuheal Relief Cream FOR Eczema
- •MedPride
- •Lidotral 3.88 Percent Plus Hydrocortisone 1 Percent Cream
- •Lidotral 5 Percent and Hydrocortisone 1 Percent with Peptides and Arnica
- •Lidocort
- •Proctofoam HC
- •Walgreens Eczema Relief
- •Anucort-HC
- •Poli-A
- •Careall Hydrocortisone Maximum Strength
- •Anusol HC
- •Proctocort
- •Medi-First 1% Hydrocortisone
FDA Shortage Status
Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."
No FDA shortage records
Vendor Pricing
$1.64/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$818.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors26 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
25 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $1.65 | 500 g | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $2.10 | 500 g | 98% |
| Chemscene | United States | $3.00 | 500 g | — |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $9.52 | 100 g | 98% |
| Cayman Europe | Estonia | $17.90 | 50 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $22.40 | 5 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $25.80 | 5 g | 98% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $35.52 | 5 g | 97% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $40.00 | 5 g | 95% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $43.96 | 10 g | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $43.96 | 10 g | 98% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $46.80 | 5 g | 98% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $75.02 | 1 g | 99.39% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $95.00 | 10 g | 98% |
| Interbioscreen | Hong Kong | $170.00 | 10 g | 95% |
| Molnova | China | $305.00 | 200 mg | 99% |
| Specs | Netherlands | $804.65 | 1 g | 90% |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 90% |
| ChemDiv, Inc. | United States | $4070.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
| Key Organics Ltd. | United Kingdom | $6900.00 | 10 mg | 97% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $8000.00 | 15 mg | 90% |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $9000.00 | 10 mg | 90% |
| TimTec, LLC (back-ordered) | United States | $33333.33 | 15 mg | 94% |
| A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks) | United States | $417200.00 | 20 mg | — |
Chemical Identity
CAS42016-02-4
PubChem CID5744
DTXSIDDTXSID20962156
FormulaC23H32O6
Mol. Weight404.5 g/mol
SMILESCC(=O)OCC(=O)C1(CCC2C1(CC(C3C2CCC4=CC(=O)CCC34C)O)C)O
Data Sources
- PubChem · compound 5744Retrieved 2026-04-07
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
Brief citations
hydrocortisone acetate (CAS 42016-02-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/42016-02-4/ PubChem: 5744. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5744 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 42016-02-4. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/