Recombinant DNA Human Growth Hormone (Somatropin)

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Growth hormone deficiency. Turners syndrome. Growth retardation due to chronic renal insufficiency. HIV associated wasting or cachexia. Prader-Will syndrome. Growth retardation in child who were born small for gestational age. Short bowel syndrome. Children with SHOX (short stature homeobox-containing) deficiency.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Active neoplasms, proliferative or preproliferative diabetic retinopathy, lactation, patients with closed epiphyses. Intracranial lesions. Patients with Prader-Will syndrome who are severely obese or have severe respiratory impairment.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Benign intracranial hypertension. Diabetes mellitus. Pregnancy.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Hypothyroidism, peripheral oedema, headache, muscle and joint pain, benign intracranial hypertension. Loss of glycaemic control in diabetics.

Drug Category/Class

Recombinant Dna Human Growth Hormone (somatropin) has 5 Brands listed


LG Eutropin (1.75 mg)Norditropin Nordilet (10 mg)
Norditropin Nordilet (15 mg)Norditropin Nordilet (5 mg)
Saizen (5 mg)

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