Somatropin and Alcohol/Food Interactions
There is 1 alcohol/food/lifestyle interaction with somatropin.
Somatropin Obesity
Major Potential Hazard, Moderate plausibility
human growth hormone - Prader-Willi Syndrome
Somatropin and somatrogon is contraindicated in patients with Prader-Willi Syndrome who are severely obese, have a history of upper airway obstruction or sleep apnea, or have severe respiratory impairment. There have been reports of sudden death when somatropin was used in such patients.
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Somatropin drug interactions
There are 439 drug interactions with somatropin.
Somatropin disease interactions
There are 9 disease interactions with somatropin which include:
- active malignancy
- acute critical illness
- diabetic retinopathy
- Prader-Willi Syndrome
- diabetes
- hypothyroidism
- intracranial hypertension
- scoliosis
- Turner syndrome
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Drug Interaction Classification
| Highly clinically significant. Avoid combinations; the risk of the interaction outweighs the benefit. | |
| Moderately clinically significant. Usually avoid combinations; use it only under special circumstances. | |
| Minimally clinically significant. Minimize risk; assess risk and consider an alternative drug, take steps to circumvent the interaction risk and/or institute a monitoring plan. | |
| No interaction information available. |
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