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What is GENOTROPIN 36IU?
- GENOTROPIN 36IU contains Somatropin which is a growth hormone
What GENOTROPIN 36IU is used for?
It is used for the long-term treatment of growth problems due to:
- lack of growth hormone in children
- turner’s syndrome (a genetic disorder affecting females)
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Pregnancy & Breast Feeding
Children & Adolescents
Driving & Using Machines
Talk to your Doctor, if you:
- are allergic to somatropin or any of the other ingredients of this medicine
- have an active tumor (cancer)
- are seriously ill due to complications following open heart or abdominal surgery, multiple injuries from an accident or respiratory failure
- have chronic renal disease at time for renal transplantation
- have a family history of diabetes mellitus
- have growth hormone deficiency
- have developed leukemia
- are suffering from complications following surgery, trauma
- have problems with vision
- If you are pregnant or breast feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine
- Your doctor will give you the right dose based on your child’s age and body weight
- It has no influence on the ability to drive or use machinery
Tell your doctor if you are taking,
- androgens, estrogens or anabolic steroids
- medication for epilepsy or medication to suppress the body’s immune system
- insulin (used to treat diabetes)
- It must only be given by a doctor or nurse
- It is given subcutaneously (under the skin) with a syringe or with the needle-free device
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
- bleeding and bruising (purple discoloration of the skin) at the site of administration
- swelling due to the buildup of fluid, especially in the hands and feet (edema)
- mild high blood sugar (hyperglycemia)
- joint or muscle pain
- headache, numbness, tingling, burning or creeping on the skin (paresthesia)
- hypothyroidism
- an immune reaction to the growth hormone, which may show up in a blood test (antibody building)
- increased tightness of muscle tone (hypertonia)
- injection site reactions
- weakness
- stiffness in the legs and/or arms
- difficulty falling asleep and/or difficulty staying asleep (insomnia)
- pain or itching at the site of injection
- anemia
- rapid heart rate (tachycardia)
- feel a whirling or spinning (vertigo)
- double vision (diplopia) or involuntary eye movement (nystagmus)
- papilloedema
- low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
- hyperphosphatemia
- muscle atrophy
- bone pain
- carpal tunnel syndrome
- neoplasm malignant
- sleepiness (somnolence)
- personality disorders
- urinary incontinence, hematuria, polyuria, increased urine frequency, urine abnormality
- stiffness in the legs and arms
- high blood pressure (hypertension)
- diarrhoea
- renal function test abnormal
- tingling or numbness in certain areas of the body (neuropathy)
- a buildup of fluid around the brain (appears as repeated or severe headache, blurred vision and nausea and/or vomiting)
- numbness, tingling, burning or creeping on the skin (paresthesia)
- insomnia (difficulty in sleep)
For Children only:
- leukemia (the occurrence appears to be no more common than in children in the general population)
- abnormal breasts enlargement (gynecomastia)
- Keep this medicine out of reach of children
- Store in a refrigerator at 2-8°C
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