Hydrocortisone advice for parents booklet

An information booklet for parents to help you understand steroid replacement treatment for your child.

This booklet covers:

• What hydrocortisone treatment is
• Why your child needs to take replacement steroids
• Times when your child may need to take more hydrocortisone (known as the Steroid Sick Day Rules)
• How to give an emergency injection of hydrocortisone

This booklet was last updated in March 2018.