Somatropindrug info

1.5 ML somatropin 6.67 MG/ML Pen Injector [Norditropin]

What it is used for

NORDITROPIN is a recombinant human growth hormone indicated for:

Pediatric: Treatment of pediatric patients with growth failure due to inadequate secretion of endogenous growth hormone (GH), short stature associated with Noonan syndrome, short stature associated with Turner syndrome, short stature born small for gestational age (SGA) with no catch-up growth by age 2 to 4 years, Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS), and growth failure due to Prader-Willi Syndrome

Adult: Replacement of endogenous GH in adults with growth hormone deficiency

1.1 Pediatric

Patients NORDITROPIN is indicated for the treatment of pediatric patients with:

growth failure due to inadequate secretion of endogenous growth hormone (GH),

short stature associated with Noonan syndrome,

short stature associated with Turner syndrome,

short stature born small for gestational age (SGA) with no catch-up growth by age 2 years to 4 years of age,

Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS), height standard deviation score (SDS) <-2.25, and associated with growth rates unlikely to permit attainment of adult height in the normal range,

growth failure due to Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). 1.2 Adult Patients NORDITROPIN is indicated for the replacement of endogenous GH in adults with growth hormone deficiency (GHD)

Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 7, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.

Description

Somatropin is a human growth hormone (GH) produced by recombinant DNA technology using Escherichia Coli. The protein is comprised of 191 amino acids and has a molecular weight of about 22,000 daltons. The amino acid sequence is identical to that of human growth hormone of pituitary origin. NORDITROPIN (somatropin) injection is a sterile, clear and colorless solution for subcutaneous use in ready-to-administer prefilled single-patient-use pens with a volume of 1.5 mL or 3 mL with a pH of 6.13–6.20. Each NORDITROPIN contains the following (see Table 3 ): Table 3. Contents of NORDITROPIN Pen Component 5 mg/1.5 mL 10 mg/1.5 mL 15 mg/1.5 mL 30 mg/3 mL Somatropin 5 mg 10 mg 15 mg 30 mg Histidine 1 mg 1 mg 1.7 mg 3.3 mg Mannitol 60 mg 60 mg 58 mg 117 mg Phenol 4.5 mg 4.5 mg 4.5 mg 9 mg Poloxamer 188 4.5 mg 4.5 mg 4.5 mg 9 mg Hydrochloric acid/sodium hydroxide to adjust pH as needed as needed as needed as needed Water for Injection, USP up to 1.5 mL up to 1.5 mL up to 1.5 mL up to 3 mL

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