Drosone® For Patients

Drosone® tablets contain a medicine called hydrocortisone. This belongs to a group of medicines called “steroids”. Their full name is corticosteroids. These corticosteroids occur naturally in the body and help maintain health and well-being.

Supplementing your body with additional corticosteroids (such as Drosone® tablets) is an effective way of treating various illnesses that involve inflammation in your body. Drosone® tablets reduce this inflammation, which could otherwise make your condition worse. You should take this medicine as prescribed by your doctor, in order to get the maximum benefit from it.

Hydrocortisone is a steroid medicine prescribed for the treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia in children, emergency treatment of asthma, treatment of reactions to medicines, serum sickness and severe allergic reactions in adults and children.

Always take this medicine strictly in accordance with your doctor’s or pharmacist’s instructions. If you are in doubt, ask your doctor or pharmacist. You must take this medicine by mouth. The amount you take each day will depend on your illness.

Dosage for acute emergency situations

The recommended dose for adults is six to eight tablets (60-80mg) every 4 to 6 hours for 24 hours, followed by gradual dose reduction over a few days.

Use in children

When used for replacement therapy, the recommended dose for children is one to three tablets (10-30mg) divided into two doses each day. The first dose, taken in the morning, may be larger than the second dose, taken in the evening.

Method of administration

Drosone® soluble tablets must be dissolved in water (at least 50 ml) before use. After dissolving, take it immediately.

If you take more Drosone® tablets than you should

If you accidentally take too many tablets, contact your doctor as soon as possible.

If you forget to take Drosone® tablets

• If you forget to take your dose, skip that dose.
• Take the next dose as normal.

Do not take a double dose to make up for the dose you forgot.

If you stop taking Drosone® tablets

It is dangerous to reduce the dose of Drosone® tablets too quickly. Stopping Drosone® tablets may result in your body being left without enough steroid hormones. This may cause withdrawal symptoms such as:

• muscle or joint pain, fever, general malaise.

 

Your doctor or pharmacist will advise you on how to reduce the number of tablets you take if you need to do this.

If you have any further questions on the use of this product, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Find the full package leaflet of Drosone® here