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Drugs Approved by the FDA

Drug Name: Nutropin (somatropin-rDNA origin) injection

The following information is obtained from various newswires, published medical journal articles, and medical conference presentations.

Company: Genentech
Approval Status: Approved January 1996
Treatment for: liquid growth hormone

General Information

Nutropin AQ is the liquid version of Nutropin R, which Genentech currently markets. It is a hormone that helps children grow and is used in children who do not make enough of their own growth hormone or who have kidney disease.

Side Effects

  • Skin rash, itching, or hives
  • Hip or knee pain, limping
  • Muscle pain
  • Pain where the shot is given
  • Headache
  • Weakness

Additional Information

You should not get this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to somatropin or if you have cancer or a growing tumor.


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