Somatropin Alternatives Compared
| Somatropin | Skytrofa (lonapegsomatropin) | Humatrope (somatropin) |
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| Somatropin | Skytrofa (lonapegsomatropin) | Humatrope (somatropin) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Adult Human Growth Hormone Deficiency, Short Stature for Age, Idiopathic Short Stature, Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency, Noonan's Syndrome, AIDS Related Wasting, Prader-Willi... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency. Skytrofa may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Adult Human Growth Hormone Deficiency, Short Stature for Age, Idiopathic Short Stature, Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency, Turner Syndrome. Humatrope may also be used for purposes... View more |
Related suggestions Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency
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| More about Somatropin | More about Skytrofa (lonapegsomatropin) | More about Humatrope (somatropin) | ||||||||||||||||
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Somatropin has an average rating of 7.6 out of 10 from a total of 38 ratings on Drugs.com. 61% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 16% reported a negative effect. |
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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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| Genotropin, Humatrope, Norditropin, Norditropin FlexPro, Norditropin Nordiflex, Nutropin, Nutropin AQ, Omnitrope, Saizen, Serostim, Zomacton, Zorbtive View more |
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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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30.7 hours |
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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. |
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. |
Summary unavailable. See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | ||||||||||||||||||
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A total of 439 drugs are known to interact with Somatropin:
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A total of 440 drugs are known to interact with Skytrofa:
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A total of 439 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. |
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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October 16, 1986 |
August 25, 2021 |
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.
See also:
Gattex
Gattex is used to treat Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) in adults and children aged 1 year and older who ...
Genotropin
Genotropin is a human growth hormone used to treat growth failure in children and adults who lack ...
Skytrofa
Skytrofa injection is a once-weekly, slow-release human growth hormone (lonapegsomatropin) ...
Norditropin
Norditropin is used to treat growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in adults and children and other ...
Omnitrope
Omnitrope (somatropin) is a form of human growth hormone used to treat adults and children with ...
Humatrope
Humatrope injection (somatropin) is a human growth hormone used to treat growth failure in children ...
Sogroya
Sogroya information from Drugs.com, includes Sogroya side effects, interactions and indications.
Norditropin FlexPro
Norditropin FlexPro is used for adult human growth hormone deficiency, idiopathic short stature ...
Zomacton
Zomacton is used for adult human growth hormone deficiency, idiopathic short stature, pediatric ...
Further information
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