Drug Identity
Active Ingredient
Hydrocortisone
What is Succicort?
Uses
Treatment of a wide variety of diseases and conditions principally for glucocorticoid effects as an anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressa...
How It Works
It is of Synthetic origin. The Molecular Weight of Sodium Succinate is 162.05.
How to Take It
1
Adult · IV
100 to 500 mg — 8 hourly
2
Adult · Ophthalmic
1 % — As recommended.
As Required
3
Adult · Topical
0.1 to 2 % — 8 hourly
As Required
4
Child · Intra Muscular
5 mg/kg — 6 hourly
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5
Child · Intra Venous
5 mg/kg — 6 hourly
-
6
Child · Opthalmic
1 % — As recommended.
As Required
Safety Alerts
Sodium Succinate
Important Warnings
May precipitate mental disturbances ranging from euphoria, insomnia, mood swings, depression and anxiety, and personality changes to frank psychoses
Use may aggravate emotional instability or psychotic tendencies
Use with caution in patients with myasthenia gravis receiving anticholinesterase therapy
Serious, potentially permanent, and sometimes fatal adverse neurologic events (e
, spinal cord infarction, paraplegia, quadriplegia, cortical blindness, stroke, seizures, nerve injury, brain edema) reported rarely, often within minutes to 48 hours following epidural glucocorticoid injection given either with or without fluoroscopic guidance
FDA states efficacy and safety of epidural glucocorticoid administration not established
not FDA-labeled for this use
When given in supraphysiologic doses for prolonged periods, glucocorticoids may cause decreased secretion of endogenous corticosteroids by suppressing pituitary release of corticotropin (secondary adrenocortical insufficiency)
Side Effects
No data regarding the side effects produced by Sodium Succinate is available
Drug Interactions
Sodium Succinate is known to interact with other drugs
the details of drug interactions is as follows:DrugDetailsSeverityOnsetManagementAscorbic AcidParaffinThe absorption of liquid paraffin may be enhanced by the concomitant use of dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate. These interactions are sometimes beneficial and sometimes may pose threats to life. Always consult your physician for the change of dose regimen or an alternative drug of choice that may strictly be required.
Storage
Inj, Oral Susp, Dental Paste, Cream, Oint Store Below 40°C. Do not Freeze. Protect from Sunlight. Suppositories Store at room temperature, Below 15°C or in refrigerator. Do not Freeze. Protect from Sunlight and Moisture. Tab Store at room temperature.
Price Intelligence
Rs 358.66
DRAP approved maximum price · per unit · approved 27 Jul, 2026
No retail price observed for this pack. Retailers may not exceed the approved maximum.
Prices across sources
DRAPper unitRs 358.66
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