Comparing Genotropin vs Humatrope
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Adult Human Growth Hormone Deficiency, Idiopathic Short Stature, Short Stature for Age, Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency, Turner Syndrome, Prader-Willi Syndrome. Genotropin may also... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Adult Human Growth Hormone Deficiency, Idiopathic Short Stature, Short Stature for Age, Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency, Turner Syndrome. Humatrope may also be used for purposes... View more |
Related suggestions Adult Human Growth Hormone Deficiency
Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency
Short Stature for Age
Turner Syndrome
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| More about Genotropin (somatropin) | More about Humatrope (somatropin) | ||||||||||||||||
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Genotropin has an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from a total of 6 ratings on Drugs.com. 33% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 33% reported a negative effect. |
Humatrope has an average rating of 8.3 out of 10 from a total of 7 ratings on Drugs.com. 71% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 0% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
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View all Genotropin side effects |
View all Humatrope side effects |
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| Other somatropin brands include: Humatrope, Norditropin, Norditropin FlexPro, Norditropin Nordiflex, Nutropin, Nutropin AQ, Omnitrope, Saizen, Serostim, Zomacton, Zorbtive View more | Other somatropin brands include: Genotropin, Norditropin, Norditropin FlexPro, Norditropin Nordiflex, Nutropin, Nutropin AQ, Omnitrope, Saizen, Serostim, Zomacton, Zorbtive View more | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 438 drugs are known to interact with Genotropin:
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A total of 438 drugs are known to interact with Humatrope:
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No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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August 24, 1995 |
October 16, 1986 |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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