Is Corticosteroid vegetarian?

A class of steroid hormones naturally produced and secreted by the adrenal cortex of vertebrate animals, as well as their numerous synthetic analogs. They are used in pharmaceutical preparations for their anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties.

An ingredient is considered vegetarian if it avoids components derived from killing an animal.

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