Growth Hormone (Systemic)
Category- Growth hormone—Somatrem; Somatropin
DescriptionSomatrem and somatropin are man-made versions of human growth hormone.
Growth hormone is naturally produced by the pituitary gland and is necessary
to stimulate growth in children. Man-made growth hormone may be used in children
who have certain conditions that cause failure to grow normally. These conditions
include growth hormone deficiency (inability to produce enough growth hormone),
kidney disease, Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS), and Turner's syndrome. Growth
hormone is also used in adults to treat growth failure and to treat weight
loss caused by acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription, in the
following dosage forms:
Parenteral
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Somatrem
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Injection (U.S. and Canada)
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Somatropin, Recombinant
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Injection (U.S. and Canada)
Brand NamesSome commonly used brand names are:
In the U.S.—
- Genotropin 2
- Genotropin Miniquick 2
- Humatrope 2
- Norditropin 2
- Nutropin 2
- Nutropin AQ 2
- Protropin 1
- Saizen 2
- Serostim 2
In Canada—
- Humatrope 2
- Nutropin 2
- Nutropin AQ 2
- Protropin 1
- Saizen 2
- Serostim 2
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Note:
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For quick reference, the following growth hormones are numbered
to match the corresponding brand names.
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| This information applies to the following medicines: |
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Somatrem (SOE-ma-trem) |
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Somatropin, Recombinant (soe-ma-TROE-pin, re-KOM-bi-nant) |
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