Somatropin
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What is the most important information I should know about somatropin?
| Pronunciation: | soe ma TROE pin |
| Brand: | Genotropin, Genotropin Miniquick, Humatrope, Norditropin, Norditropin Cartridge, Norditropin Nordiflex Pen, Nutropin, Nutropin AQ, Omnitrope, Saizen, Serostim, Tev-tropin, Zorbtive |
If you use a steroid or any medicine to treat diabetes, your doses may need to be changed when you start using somatropin. Do not stop using or change the dose of your steroid or diabetes medication without your doctor's advice.
If you are using somatropin to treat short bowel syndrome, it is very important to follow the diet plan created for you by your doctor or nutrition counselor. Somatropin is not a cure for short bowel syndrome.
If you have Prader-Willi syndrome and are using somatropin, call your doctor promptly if you develop signs of lung or breathing problems such as shortness of breath, coughing, or new or increased snoring.
 | Call your doctor at once if you have sudden and severe pain or tenderness in your upper stomach, with nausea, vomiting, sweating, fever, fast heartbeat, and yellowing of the skin or eyes. You should also call your doctor promptly if you have vision changes and sudden, severe pain behind your eyes. |
How you store this medicine will depend on what brand you are using and what diluent (liquid) you are mixing somatropin with. Read and carefully follow the instructions provided with your medicine about proper storage of somatropin before and after it has been mixed.
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| Last updated: | March 17, 2008 |
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