Somatropin

Introduction: Somatropin

Description of Somatropin

Somatropin: Do not confuse this word with somatotropin. A drug identical with human growth hormone; used in the treatment of growth disturbances due to insufficient secretion of growth hormone in children or adults or associated with gonadal dysgenesis (Turner syndrome) and of growth disturbance in prepubertal children with chronic renal insufficiency. SYN: recombinant human growth hormone.
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Somatropin: A peptide hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland and regulates several physiologic processes, including growth and metabolism.(NCI)
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Drug name confusion

Because many drug names share similar spellings or sound almost identical when spoken, it is possible to mistake the name of a particular medication. Other drugs that are sometimes confused with Somatropin include:

• Somatrem
• Sumatriptan

Terms associated with Somatropin:

Terms Similar to Somatropin:

• Growth hormone
• Somatotropin
• Somatrem

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The following terms can be used for Somatropin

• somatotropin

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External links related to: Somatropin

• Saizen 1.33mg , SPC from the eMC
• Nutropin Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Somatropin (rDNA origin) Inj - RxList Monographs
• Growth Hormone Scams
• Recombinant growth hormone for idiopathic short stature in children and adolescents (Cochrane Review)
• RxMed: Pharmaceutical Information - HUMATROPE
• Humatrope 6mg, 12mg, or 24mg powder and solvent for solution for injection , SPC from the eMC
• RxMed: Pharmaceutical Information - SAIZEN
• Growth hormone deficiency (children) - human growth hormone (No. 42)
• Humatrope Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Somatropin rDNA Origin - RxList Monographs
• Growth hormone for children with chronic renal failure (Cochrane Review)
• Nutropin Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Somatropin (rDNA origin) for Inj - RxList Monographs
• eMedicine - Growth Hormone Replacement in Older Men : Article by Angela Gentili, MD
• Recombinant growth hormone in children and adolescents with Turner syndrome (Cochrane Review)
• Saizen 8mg click.easy , SPC from the eMC
• Zomacton 4mg Injection , SPC from the eMC
• OMIM - GROWTH HORMONE 1; GH1
• Protropin Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Somatrem - RxList Monographs
• Genotropin Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Somatropin - RxList Monographs
• Norditropin Simplexx 5 mg/1.5 ml, Norditropin Simplexx 10 mg/1.5 ml, Norditropin Simplexx 15 mg/1.5 ml, SPC from the eMC
• Growth hormone deficiency (adults) - human growth hormone (No. 64)
• Saizen 3.33mg , SPC from the eMC

Source: Diseases Database

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