Accretropin

Active Ingredient(s): Somatropin Recombinant
FDA Approved: * January 23, 2008
Pharm Company: * CANGENE
Category: Growth Hormone Treatment

* This drug may consist of multiple approval dates, manufacturers, or distributors. If applicable, they would be listed below under "NDC Database Records".

Accretropin Overview

Growth hormone (GH) or somatotropin, also known as human growth hormone (hGH or HGH) in its human form, is a peptide hormone that stimulates growth, cell reproduction, and cell regeneration in humans and other animals. It is thus important in human development. GH also stimulates production of IGF-1 and raises the concentration of glucose and free fatty acids.[1][2] It is a type of mitogen which is specific only to the receptors on certain types of cells. GH i...

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Possible Dosages for this and Related Drugs:

Somatropin Recombinant

Injection: 0.2mg, 0.2mg/vial, 0.4mg, 0.4mg/vial, 0.6mg, 0.6mg/vial, 0.8mg, 0.8mg/vial, 1.2mg, 1.2mg/vial, 1.4mg, 1.4mg/vial, 1.5mg, 1.5mg/vial, 1.6mg, 1.6mg/vial, 1.8mg, 1.8mg/vial, 10mg, 10mg/1.5ml, 10mg/vial, 12mg, 12mg/vial, 13.5mg, 13.8mg, 13.8mg/vial, 15mg/1.5ml, 18mg, 1mg, 1mg/vial, 22.5mg, 24mg, 24mg/vial, 2mg, 2mg/vial, 4.8mg, 4.8mg/vial, 4mg, 4mg/vial, 5.8mg, 5.8mg/vial, 5mg, 5mg/1.5ml, 5mg/ml, 5mg/ml (5mg/ml), 5mg/vial, 6mg, 6mg/0.5ml, 6mg/0.5ml (6mg/0.5ml), 6mg/vial, 8.8mg, 8.8mg/vial, 8mg, 8mg/vial, n/a

Note: Above list includes dosages for all drugs with the same combination of active ingredients.

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