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Use and Dosing

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Growth failure due to growth hormone deficiency (GHD)

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Indications

Contraindications

Black Box Warnings

Dosing Adjustment

Renal Dose Adjustment

Hepatic Dose Adjustment

Warnings/Precautions

See Supplemental Patient Information

Cautions: Use cautiously in

Supplemental Patient Information

Pregnancy/Breast Feeding

Pregnancy Category:C

Breastfeeding: Safety unknown. Limited data indicate that exogenous somatropin is not expected to cause any adverse effects in breastfed infants of mothers who receive somatropin. This information is based upon LactMed database (available at http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT last accessed 27 January 2011). Manufacturer advises caution.

Adverse Reactions

Clinical Pharmacology

Brands and Availability

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US Trade Name(s)

US Availability

Tev-Tropin

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Canadian Trade Name(s)

Canadian Availability

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UK Availability

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Classification

Endocrine/Metabolic

Growth Hormones

Pricing

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