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How to Take Somatrem and it's Dose

Written by - Dhanalakshmi Chinnuswamy, Diploma in Pharmacy, MBA (Healthcare)

Medically Checked by - Dr. M. Sree Mohana Preetha, Doctor of Pharmacy

Last Updated on August 11, 2022

It comes as a solution for injection, to be administered by a healthcare provider into the vein or muscle.

Dosage & When it is to be taken

IM/IV- A weekly dosage of 0.30 mg/kg (approximately 0.90 IU/kg) of body weight.

When it is not to be taken (Contraindications)

Contraindicated in patients with cancer, closed epiphyses (growth spot) and hypersensitivity.

Drug Name : Somatrem

This medication is an analogue of growth hormone, prescribed for growth in children.

Trade Names/Brand Names of Somatrem

International :

Protropin, Nutropin Depot, Saizen, Genotropin

Last Updated on August 11, 2022

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