Norditropin (SOMATROPIN)
Norditropin (SOMATROPIN) is one of 8,063 medications in the MedPlain dataset. Key details — Brand name: Norditropin; Generic name: SOMATROPIN; Drug class: Recombinant Human Growth Hormone [EPC].
| Brand name | Norditropin |
|---|---|
| Generic name | SOMATROPIN |
| Drug class | Recombinant Human Growth Hormone [EPC] |
| Manufacturer | Novo Nordisk |
| Used for | 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE NORDITROPIN is a recombinant human growth hormone indicated for: • Pediatric : Treatment of pediatric patients with growth failure due to inadequate secretion of endogenous growth hormone (GH), short stature associated with Noonan syndrome, short stature associated with Turner syndrome, short stature born small for gestational age (SGA) with no catch-up growth by age 2 to 4 years, Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS), and growth failure due to Prader-Willi Syndrome ( 1.1 ) • Adult : Replacement of endogenous GH in adults with growth hormone deficiency ( 1.2 ) 1.1 Pediatric Patients NORDITROPIN is indicated for the treatment of pediatric patients with: • growth failure due t |
| Dosage | 2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION • Administer by subcutaneous injection to the back of upper arm, abdomen, buttock, or thigh with regular rotation of injection sites ( 2.1 ) • Pediatric Dosage - divide the calculated weekly dosage into equal doses given either 6, or 7 days per week o GHD: 0.17 mg/kg/week to 0.24 mg/kg/week( 2.2 ) o Noonan Syndrome: Up to 0.46 mg/kg/week ( 2.2 ) o Turner Syndrome: Up to 0.47 mg/kg/week ( 2.2 ) o SGA: Up to 0.47 mg/kg/week ( 2.2 ) o ISS: Up to 0.47 mg/kg/week ( 2.2 ) o |
| Active ingredient(s) | SOMATROPIN |
| Route | SUBCUTANEOUS |
| Official label | https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=1058e17c-9261-459c-a3e6-fae38d196c14 |