Norditropin Simplexx Pen 30IU *10mg/1.5 ml

Norditropin Simplexx Pen 30IU *10mg/1.5 ml

Norditropin is a polypeptide hormone of recombinant DNA origin. The hormone is synthesized by a special strain of E. coli bacteria that has been modified by the addition of a plasmid which carries the gene for human growth hormone. Norditropin contains the identical sequence of 191 amino acids constituting the naturally occurring pituitary human growth hormone with a molecular weight of about 22,000 Daltons.

Norditropin Simplex contains a biosynthetic human growth hormone called somatropin which is identical to the growth hormone produced naturally in the body. Children need growth hormone to help them grow, but adults also need it for their general health.

Therapy with Norditropin should be supervised by a physician who is experienced in the diagnosis and management of pediatric patients with short stature associated with GHD, Noonan syndrome, Turner syndrome or SGA, and adult patients with either childhood onset or adult onset GHD.

The Norditropin dosage and administration schedule should be individualized based on the growth response of each patient. Serum insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) levels may be useful during dose titration.
Norditropin  injection is used to treat growth failure in children and adults who lack natural growth hormone, and in those with chronic kidney failure, Noonan syndrome, Turner syndrome, short stature at birth with no catch-up growth, and other causes. It is also used to prevent severe weight loss in people with AIDS, or to treat short bowel syndrome. It is a form of human Growth Hormone. Common side effects include headache, nausea, vomiting, tired, muscle pain, or weakness.

 

How to use Norditropin SimpleXx ?

Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

Recommended dose

The dose for children depends on their body weight and body surface area. Later in life, the dose depends on height, weight, gender and growth hormone sensitivity and will be adjusted until you are on the right dose.

Children with low production or lack of growth hormone: The usual dose is 0.025 to 0.035 mg per kg body weight per day or 0.7 to 1.0 mg per m2 body surface area /day
Children with Turner syndrome: The usual dose is 0.045 to 0.067 mg per kg body weight per day or 1.3 to 2.0 mg per m2 body surface area per day
Children with kidney disease: The usual dose is 0.05 mg per kg body weight per day or 1.4 mg per m2 body surface area per day
Children born small for gestational age (SGA): The usual dose is 0.035 mg per kg body weight per day or 1.0 mg per m2 body surface area per day until final height is reached. (In clinical trials of short children born SGA doses of 0.033 and 0.067 mg per kg body weight per day have typically been used)
Adults with low production or lack of growth hormone: If your growth hormone deficiency continues after completion of growth, treatment should be continued. The usual starting dose is 0.2 to 0.5 mg per day. Dose will be adjusted until you are on the right dose. If your growth hormone deficiency starts during adult life, the usual starting dose is 0.1 to 0.3 mg per day. Your doctor will increase this dose each month until you are on the right dose. The usual maximum dose is 1.0 mg per day

Dosage :

The dose for children depends on their body weight and body surface area. Later in life, the dose depends on height, weight, gender and growth hormone sensitivity and will be adjusted until you are on the right dose.

Children with low production or lack of growth hormone: The usual dose is 0.025 to 0.035 mg per kg body weight per day or 0.7 to 1.0 mg per m2 body surface area per day
Children with Turner syndrome: The usual dose is 0.045 to 0.067 mg per kg body weight per day or 1.3 to 2.0 mg per m2 body surface area per day
Children with kidney disease: The usual dose is 0.05 mg per kg body weight per day or 1.4 mg per m2 body surface area per day
Children born small for gestational age (SGA): The usual dose is 0.035 mg per kg body weight per day or 1.0 mg per m2 body surface area per day until final height is reached. (In clinical trials of short children born SGA doses of 0.033 and 0.067 mg per kg body weight per day have typically been used)
Adults with low production or lack of growth hormone: If your growth hormone deficiency continues after completion of growth, treatment shoul

 

Side effects :

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Effects seen in children and adults (unknown frequency):

Rash; wheezing; swollen eyelids, face or lips; complete collapse. Any of these may be signs of allergic reactions
Headache, eyesight problems, feeling sick (nausea), and being sick (vomiting). These may be signs of raised pressure in the brain
Serum thyroxin levels may decrease
Hyperglycaemia (elevated levels of blood glucose).
If you get any of these effects, see a doctor as soon as possible. Stop using Norditropin  SimpleXx until your doctor says you can continue treatment.

Formation of antibodies directed against somatropin has been rarely observed during Norditropin  therapy.

Increased levels of liver enzymes have been reported.

Cases of leukaemia and relapse of brain tumors have also been reported in patients treated with somatropin (the active ingredient in Norditropin SimpleXx), although there is no evidence that somatropin was responsible.

If you think you are suffering from any of these diseases, speak to your doctor.