What is Hydrocortisone used for?

Hydrocortisone is indicated for: anti-inflammatory, Glucocorticoid.

Which species have cited Hydrocortisone dosing data?

Hydrocortisone dosing in the ExoticRx formulary covers 1 species: Zebra Finch.

Is Hydrocortisone a controlled substance?

Hydrocortisone is not federally scheduled in the US. Controlled-drug status differs by country — verify your local rules.

Hydrocortisone

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Sourced from published veterinary references. Awaiting credentialed clinical reviewer — our editorial process.

Hydrocortisone is dosed at 10 mg/kg IM, IV not stated in source; max 5 days total in zebra finches, per 391. Hawkins MG, Barron H, Speer BL, et al. Birds. In: Carpenter JW, eds. Exotic Animal Formulary, 4th ed., Elsevier Saunders, St. Louis, MO; 2013:183-437. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.462 — SOURCE EDITION: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — ISBN 9780323833929, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780323833929; Current Therapy in Avian Medicine and Surgery — ISBN 9781455746712, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781455746712 [w3r2 2026-08-14] LOCATOR: Carpenter 6th ed, Table 5.7 (Hormones and Steroids Used in Birds), footnote a. Held copy is a paginationless ebook conversion, so the table and not the page is the citable location. SEPARATE OPEN ITEM (not fixed here, one reader only): this citation also lists Current Therapy in Avian Medicine and Surgery as a SOURCE EDITION, which has nothing to do with ref 391 and should be removed when the field is next touched.. Verify against current literature before clinical use.

Drug Class

Uncategorized

Routes

IM, IV

Indications

anti-inflammatoryGlucocorticoid

Side effects & warnings

Added 2026-08-04 by the book-verification programme. Every dose rule under this entry was mined from a source, independently re-verified against that source, and adversarially challenged before publication. Drafted for: Zebra Finch

Species with Hydrocortisone dosing data (1 dose rule)

Zebra Finch

Species references:All Zebra Finch drugs

Evidence levels across 1 dose rule

Weak×1

Each ExoticRx dose rule is graded by the strength of its primary evidence — see the editorial process.

Backed by a published source

· 391. Hawkins MG, Barron H, Speer BL, et al. Birds. In: Carpenter JW, eds. Exotic Animal Formulary, 4th ed., Elsevier Saunders, St. Louis, MO; 2013:183-437. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.462 — SOURCE EDITION: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — ISBN 9780323833929, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780323833929; Current Therapy in Avian Medicine and Surgery — ISBN 9781455746712, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781455746712 [w3r2 2026-08-14] LOCATOR: Carpenter 6th ed, Table 5.7 (Hormones and Steroids Used in Birds), footnote a. Held copy is a paginationless ebook conversion, so the table and not the page is the citable location. SEPARATE OPEN ITEM (not fixed here, one reader only): this citation also lists Current Therapy in Avian Medicine and Surgery as a SOURCE EDITION, which has nothing to do with ref 391 and should be removed when the field is next touched.

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