Somatropine (International)
Note: In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.
Scheme
Rec.INN
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0012629-01-5
Chemical Formula
C990-H1528-N262-O300-S7
Molecular Weight
22125
Therapeutic Category
Anterior pituitary hormone: Growth hormone, GH (somatropin)
Chemical Name
Growt hormon (human), r-DNA derived
Foreign Names
- Somatropinum (Latin)
- Somatropin (German)
- Somatropine (French)
- Somatropina (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Somatotropine (OS: DCF)
- Somatropin (OS: BAN, USAN)
- Somatropin (Genetical Recombination) (OS: JAN)
- Somatropina (OS: DCIT)
- CB 311 (IS)
- Genotropine (IS)
- rhGH (IS)
- SF (IS)
- SM 8144 (Sumitomo) (IS)
- ST (IS)
- STh (IS)
- Somatropin (PH: BP 2018, Ph. Eur. 9, USP 41)
- Somatropin Concentrated Solution (PH: BP 2018)
- Somatropine (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
- Somatropinum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
Brand Names
- An Su Meng
Anke Biotechnology Group, China - Biomatrop
Biosintética, Brazil - Biosoma
Sicor Biotech, Lithuania - Biotropin
Ferring, Argentina - Careltropin
Daewoong Pharmaceuticals, Vietnam - Cryotropin
Cryopharma, Mexico - Cryo-Tropin
Cryopharma, Mexico - Declage
LG Life Sciences, South Korea - Eutropin
Aspen Pharma, Brazil; Hoffmann, Pakistan; LG Life Sciences, South Korea; LG Life Sciences, Thailand - Eutropinaq
LG Life Sciences, South Korea - Genheal
Great Eastern, Thailand; Pediatrica, Philippines; United Cell Biotech, China - GenLei Jintropin
GeneScience, Hong Kong - Genotonorm
Pfizer, Belgium; Pfizer, Spain; Pfizer, France; Pfizer, Tunisia - Genotonorm 12mg
Pfizer, Luxembourg - Genotonorm 5.3mg
Pfizer, Luxembourg - Genotropin
Laboratorio Pfizer de Chile, Chile; Pfizer, Argentina; Pfizer, Australia; Pfizer, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Pfizer, Brazil; Pfizer, Canada; Pfizer, Colombia; Pfizer, Czech Republic; Pfizer, Germany; Pfizer, Denmark; Pfizer, Ecuador; Pfizer, Estonia; Pfizer, Finland; Pfizer, United Kingdom; Pfizer, Greece; Pfizer, Hong Kong; Pfizer, Croatia (Hrvatska); Pfizer, Indonesia; Pfizer, Ireland; Pfizer, South Korea; Pfizer, Lithuania; Pfizer, Latvia; Pfizer, Macedonia; Pfizer, Mexico; Pfizer, Malaysia; Pfizer, Netherlands; Pfizer, Norway; Pfizer, New Zealand; Pfizer, Peru; Pfizer, Poland; Pfizer, Portugal; Pfizer, Sweden; Pfizer, Singapore; Pfizer, Slovakia; Pfizer, Turkey; Pfizer, Taiwan; Pfizer, Venezuela; Pfizer, South Africa; Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, Malta; Pfizer H.C.P., Serbia; Pfizer Hellas AE, Cyprus; Pfizer Italia, Italy; Pfizer Japan, Japan; Pfizer Limited, Romania; Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Ltd, China; Pharmacia, Pakistan; Pharmacia & Upjohn, Kuwait; Pharmacia & Upjohn, United States; Pharmacia Upjohn, Lebanon; Phrmcia, Egypt - Genotropin [pediatric]
Pfizer ApS, Iceland - Genotropin 0,2mg
Pfizer, Austria - Genotropin 12 mg
Pfizer, Hungary - Genotropin 12mg
Pfizer, Austria; Pfizer, Bulgaria; Pfizer, Bulgaria; Pfizer, Switzerland; Pfizer, Israel - Genotropin 5.3 mg
Pfizer, Hungary - Genotropin 5.3mg
Pfizer, Austria; Pfizer, Bulgaria; Pfizer, Bulgaria; Pfizer, Israel - Genotropin 5mg
Pfizer, Switzerland - Genotropin MiniQuick
Pfizer, Denmark; Pfizer, Sweden - Genotropin TC
Pfizer Japan, Japan - Growject
JCR Pharmaceuticals, Japan - Growject BC
JCR Pharmaceuticals, Japan - Growtropin
Bio Reg Pharma, Peru; Dong-A, South Korea - Hai Zhi Yuan
Hai Ji Medicine Biological Engineering, China - HHT
Bio Sidus, Tunisia; Biosidus, Argentina; Interpharm, Ecuador; Pentafarma, Chile; Seignior, Pakistan; Sidus, Paraguay; Sidus, Uruguay - Hilac [veterinary use]
Ceva AH, South Africa - Hormotrop
Bergamo, Brazil; Bergamo, Paraguay - Hormotrop AQ
Bergamo, Brazil - Humatrope
Eli Lilly, Australia; Eli Lilly, Canada; Eli Lilly, Colombia; Eli Lilly, Denmark; Eli Lilly, Japan; Eli Lilly, Lithuania; Eli Lilly, Malta; Eli Lilly, Mexico; Eli Lilly, Pakistan; Eli Lilly and Company, United Kingdom; Eli Lilly and Company, United States; Eli Lilly Benelux, Belgium; Eli Lilly de Chile, Chile; Lilly, Czech Republic; Lilly, Germany; Lilly, Spain; Lilly, Finland; Lilly, Italy; Lilly, Kuwait; Lilly, Norway; Lilly, Sweden; Lilly, Slovakia; Lilly, Turkey; Lilly, Taiwan; Lilly, Venezuela; Lilly, South Africa; Lilly Nederland, Netherlands; Lilly Suzhou Pharmaceutical, China; Lilly-Pharmaserve, Greece; Phadisco, Cyprus - Humatrope [pediatric]
Eli Lilly Danmark A/S, Iceland - Humatrope 12mg
Eli Lilly, Austria; Eli Lilly, Switzerland; Eli Lilly, Luxembourg - Humatrope 18 NE
Eli Lilly Nederland, Hungary - Humatrope 24mg
Eli Lilly, Austria; Eli Lilly, Switzerland - Humatrope 36 NE
Eli Lilly Nederland, Hungary - Humatrope 6mg
Eli Lilly, Austria; Eli Lilly, Switzerland; Eli Lilly, Luxembourg - Humatrope 72 NE
Eli Lilly Nederland, Hungary - Hutrope
Eli Lilly, Argentina; Eli Lilly de Chile, Chile - Jintropin
Jinsai Pharmaceutical, China - Jintropin AQ
Delta, Colombia - Lactatropin [veterinary use]
Elanco, South Africa - Norditropin
Al Masria, Egypt; Laboratorio Novo Nordisk, Chile; Medcor Pharmaceuticals, Netherlands; Novo Nordisk, Argentina; Novo Nordisk, Australia; Novo Nordisk, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Novo Nordisk, Bangladesh; Novo Nordisk, Belgium; Novo Nordisk, Bulgaria; Novo Nordisk, Brazil; Novo Nordisk, Canada; Novo Nordisk, China; Novo Nordisk, Colombia; Novo Nordisk, Czech Republic; Novo Nordisk, Germany; Novo Nordisk, Denmark; Novo Nordisk, Spain; Novo Nordisk, Finland; Novo Nordisk, United Kingdom; Novo Nordisk, Greece; Novo Nordisk, Croatia (Hrvatska); Novo Nordisk, Ireland; Novo Nordisk, India; Novo Nordisk, Iceland; Novo Nordisk, Italy; Novo Nordisk, Japan; Novo Nordisk, Kuwait; Novo Nordisk, Lebanon; Novo Nordisk, Lithuania; Novo Nordisk, Macedonia; Novo Nordisk, Malta; Novo Nordisk, Mexico; Novo Nordisk, Malaysia; Novo Nordisk, Netherlands; Novo Nordisk, Norway; Novo Nordisk, Oman; Novo Nordisk, Philippines; Novo Nordisk, Poland; Novo Nordisk, Portugal; Novo Nordisk, Russian Federation; Novo Nordisk, Sweden; Novo Nordisk, Slovakia; Novo Nordisk, Tunisia; Novo Nordisk, Turkey; Novo Nordisk, Taiwan; Novo Nordisk, United States; Novo Nordisk, Uruguay; Novo Nordisk, South Africa; Novo Nordisk Pharma Operations, Vietnam; Novo Nordisk Scandinavia, Romania; Novo Nordisk Pharma Singapore, Singapore - Norditropin 10mg
Novo Nordisk, Switzerland; Novo Nordisk, Israel - Norditropin 10mg/1.5ml
Novo Nordisk, Austria; Novo Nordisk, Hungary; Novo Nordisk, Luxembourg - Norditropin 15mg
Novo Nordisk, Switzerland; Novo Nordisk, Israel - Norditropin 15mg/1.5ml
Novo Nordisk, Austria; Novo Nordisk, Hungary; Novo Nordisk, Luxembourg - Norditropin 5mg
Novo Nordisk, Switzerland; Novo Nordisk, Israel - Norditropin 5mg/1.5ml
Novo Nordisk, Austria; Novo Nordisk, Hungary; Novo Nordisk, Luxembourg - Norditropin S
Novo Nordisk, Japan - Norditropine
Novo Nordisk, France; Novo Nordisk, Serbia - Novell-Eutropin
Novell Pharmaceutical, Indonesia - Nutropin
Genentech, United States; Hoffmann-La Roche, Canada; Ipsen, Greece; Ipsen Pharma, Lithuania - Nutropin Aq
Ipsen, Australia; Ipsen, Spain; Ipsen, Latvia; Ipsen, Poland; Ipsen Biopharm, United Kingdom; Ipsen Pharma, Germany; Ipsen Pharma, Netherlands - Nutropin AQ
Genentech, United States; Hoffmann-La Roche, Canada; Ipsen, Greece; Ipsen Pharma, France - Nutropin AQ-5mg/ml
Ipsen, Luxembourg - NutropinAq
Ipsen, Belgium; Ipsen, Denmark; Ipsen, Estonia; Ipsen, Finland; Ipsen, Ireland; Ipsen, Italy; Ipsen, Norway; Ipsen, Sweden; Ipsen, Slovakia; Ipsen Pharma, Czech Republic; Ipsen Pharma, Romania - NutropinAq 10mg/2ml (30 I.E.)
Eurim-Pharm, Austria; Ipsen Pharma, Austria - NutropinAq 10mg/2ml (30 NE)
Ipsen, Hungary - Omnitrope
Hexal, Germany; Lek, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Novartis, Bangladesh; Novartis, New Zealand; Sandoz, Argentina; Sandoz, Australia; Sandoz, Belgium; Sandoz, Canada; Sandoz, Cyprus; Sandoz, Czech Republic; Sandoz, Denmark; Sandoz, Estonia; Sandoz, France; Sandoz, United Kingdom; Sandoz, Georgia; Sandoz, Croatia (Hrvatska); Sandoz, Italy; Sandoz, Lithuania; Sandoz, Latvia; Sandoz, Macedonia; Sandoz, Mexico; Sandoz, Netherlands; Sandoz, Norway; Sandoz, Poland; Sandoz, Portugal; Sandoz, Romania; Sandoz, Serbia; Sandoz, Sweden; Sandoz, Slovenia; Sandoz, Tunisia; Sandoz, Turkey; Sandoz, United States; Sandoz España, Spain; Sandoz GmbH, Greece; Sandoz GmbH, Iceland - Omnitrope 10mg/1.5ml
Sandoz, Austria; Sandoz, Switzerland; Sandoz, Hungary; Sandoz, Luxembourg - Omnitrope 15mg/1.5ml
Sandoz, Austria; Sandoz, Switzerland - Omnitrope 5mg/1.5ml
Sandoz, Austria; Sandoz, Switzerland; Sandoz, Luxembourg - Omnitrope SurePal
Sandoz, United Kingdom - Posilac [veterinary use]
Elanco Animal Health, United States - Protophin
Probiomed, Mexico - Sai Gao Lu
Kexing Biotech, China - Saizen
EMD Serono, Canada; EMD Serono, United States; Merck, Chile; Merck, Ecuador; Merck, Finland; Merck, Greece; Merck, Hong Kong; Merck, Indonesia; Merck, South Korea; Merck, Norway; Merck, Philippines; Merck, Sweden; Merck, Slovakia; Merck, Turkey; Merck A E Hellas, Cyprus; Merck S.L., Spain; Merck Sereno, Latvia; Merck Serono, Argentina; Merck Serono, Australia; Merck Serono, China; Merck Serono, Czech Republic; Merck Serono, Estonia; Merck Serono, France; Merck Serono, United Kingdom; Merck Serono, Ireland; Merck Serono, Iceland; Merck Serono, Italy; Merck Serono, Japan; Merck Serono, Macedonia; Merck Serono, Malaysia; Merck Serono, Serbia; Merck Serono, Taiwan; Merck Serono Kuwait, Kuwait; Pharmacy Retailing, New Zealand; Serono, Bangladesh; Serono, Oman; Serono, Tunisia; Merck Merck Serono Division, Singapore - Saizen 12mg
Merck, Switzerland - Saizen 20mg
Merck, Switzerland - Saizen 24IU (8mg)
Serono Europe, Lithuania - Saizen 3.33mg
Merck KGaA, Vietnam - Saizen 4 UI
Serono, Venezuela - Saizen 5,83mg/ml
Merck, Austria; Merck Serono, Germany - Saizen 5.83 mg/ml
Merck, Hungary - Saizen 6mg
Merck, Switzerland; Merck KGaA, Vietnam - Saizen 8 mg/ml
Merck, Hungary - Saizen 8mg
Merck KGaA, Vietnam - Saizen 8mg/ml
Merck, Austria; Merck Serono, Germany - Scav
Catedral, Paraguay - Scitropin A
SciGen, Australia; SciGen, Philippines; SciGen, Thailand - Serostim
EMD Serono, Canada; EMD Serono, United States - Somatogen-L 4
Sicor Biotech, Lithuania - Somatogen-L 8
Sicor Biotech, Lithuania - Somatropin - LG Life Sciences
LG Life Sciences, China - Somatropin Biopartners
BioPartners, Estonia; BioPartners, Lithuania; BioPartners, Poland; BioPartners, Sweden - Somatropin BS
Sandoz, Japan - Somatropin Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk, Sweden - Somatropin Sedico
Sedico, Egypt - Somatropina
Amsa, Mexico - Umatrope
Lilly, France - Valtropin
BioPartners, Lithuania; LG Life Sciences, United States - Xerendip
Pisa, Mexico - Yelit
Rimsa, Mexico - Zomacton
Ferring, Argentina; Ferring, Australia; Ferring, Belgium; Ferring, Bulgaria; Ferring, Czech Republic; Ferring, Denmark; Ferring, Estonia; Ferring, Spain; Ferring, Finland; Ferring, France; Ferring, Greece; Ferring, Hong Kong; Ferring, Ireland; Ferring, Italy; Ferring, Lithuania; Ferring, Latvia; Ferring, Netherlands; Ferring, Norway; Ferring, Sweden; Ferring, Slovakia; Ferring Arzneimittel, Romania; Ferring Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom; Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Singapore; Ferring Pharmaceuticals, United States; Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Vietnam; Perulab, Peru - Zomacton 10mg
Ferring, Israel - Zomacton 10mg/ml
Ferring, Germany; Ferring Arzneimittel, Austria - Zomacton 4mg
Ferring, Germany; Ferring, Israel; Ferring, Luxembourg; Ferring Arzneimittel, Austria - Zomacton-10
Ferring, Luxembourg - Zorbtive
EMD Serono, United States
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BAN | British Approved Name |
| DCF | Dénomination Commune Française |
| DCIT | Denominazione Comune Italiana |
| IS | Inofficial Synonym |
| JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
| OS | Official Synonym |
| PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
| Rec.INN | Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization) |
| USAN | United States Adopted Name |
Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.
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