Somatropin Pregnancy and Breast Feeding Warnings
Somatropin is also known as: Accretropin, Genotropin, Humatrope, HumatroPen, Norditropin, Norditropin Nordiflex, Nutropin, Nutropin AQ, Nutropin Depot, Omnitrope, Saizen, Serostim, Tev-Tropin, Zorbtive
Overview
If you become pregnant, discuss the benefits and risks of using Somatropin (rDNA origin - Nonrefrigerated) during pregnancy with your doctor. It is unknown if Somatropin (rDNA origin - Nonrefrigerated) is excreted in breast milk. If you plan to breast-feed while you are using Somatropin (rDNA origin - Nonrefrigerated) , talk with your doctor about the risks to your baby.
Somatropin Pregnancy Warnings
Somatropin has been assigned to pregnancy category C by the FDA. There are no controlled data in human pregnancy. Somatropin is only recommended for use during pregnancy when benefit outweighs risk.
One study has suggested that human growth hormone does not cross the placenta in the direction from mother to fetus.
Somatropin Lactation Warnings
There are no data on the excretion of somatropin into human milk. The manufacturers recommend that caution be used when administering somatropin to nursing women.
Recombinant human growth hormone has been studied as an agent to increase production of milk in mothers of premature infants. No adverse effects were seen in either the mothers or infants and no changes were noted in milk constituents.
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