andlt;strongandgt;Anti-inflammatory drug.andlt;/strongandgt; Bottle of water andpowder and syringe for an emergency injection ofthe drug hydrocortisone. This is also a hormonesecreted by the adrenal glands. In drug form it isused to treat deficiencies in disorders of theseglands, and also in its main role as ananti-inflammatory. The sterile water (centre) isinjected into the bottle (left) with the needle.Once the powder has dissolved, a one-off injectioncan be carried out. Hydrocortisone is used totreat an extremely wide range of inflammatorysymptoms, arising from skin disorders likedermatitis and psoriasis, as well as rheumatism, systemic lupus erythematosus, and also cancerslike leukaemia and lymphomas.
