Nutropin AQ and Omnitrope provide liquid GH in prefilled cartridges, and Norditropin NordiFlex (30 mg formulation), Norditropin FlexPro (5, 10, and 15 mg formulation), and
Nutropin AQ Nuspin provide prefilled, ready-to-use pens (see Table 2).
Nutropin AQ[R] (somatopin [rDNA origin] injection) [Prescribing information].
Along with the discontinuation of
Nutropin Depot(R) (somatropin (rDNA origin) for injectable suspension), Genentech took a charge of $37.4 million, of which $18.6 million was related to the
Nutropin Depot license and $18.8 million was related to inventory.
(NYSE:DNA), South San Francisco, has announced that the
Nutropin AQ Pen(TM) has received clearance from the FDA.
In these same studies, head-to-head comparisons have repeatedly demonstrated that daily injections and Infitropin CR are both greater in potency compared to
Nutropin Depot, a sustained release human growth hormone product that has already been approved by the FADA.
* Genetically engineered somatropin (
Nutropin Depot) for long-term treatment of growth failure.
The contract guarantees Schwarz Pharma exclusive rights to market Genentech's
Nutropin AQ and
Nutropin Depot products in Europe and other countries excluding the United States, Canada and Japan.
Growth Hormone Replacement[18, 34, 58] Somatropin: (Humatrope): Maximum of 0.06 mg/kg, subcutaneous (SC) or intramuscular (IM), 3 times a week (
Nutropin): 0.3 mg/kg total weekly dose, SC injections, daily Somatrem: (Protropin) Maximum of 0.1 mg/kg, SC or IM, 3 times a week or 0.3 mg once a week Nursing Implications * Monitor electrolytes, especially BUN and creatinine for increased protein synthesis, glucose for insulin resistance, and alkaline phosphates as a measure of bone growth pretreatment and periodically.
The Triad Group alcohol prep pads are co-packaged and distributed with Genentech medicines Boniva Injection, Fuzeon,
Nutropin AQ Pen, Pegasys, and TNKase to customers in the USA.
Products such as Amgen's Epogen and Genentech's
Nutropin were not new inventions because the molecules' functions and mechanisms were already well known.
Other therapies include Activase and TNKase, clot busters to treat acute heart attacks and strokes; the growth hormone
Nutropin; and the pulmonary products Pulmozyme and Xolair.
