Mecasermin
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| AHFS/Drugs.com | monograph |
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Subcutaneous |
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| CAS Number | 68562-41-4  |
| ATC code | H01AC03 (WHO) |
| DrugBank | DB01277 |
| UNII | 7GR9I2683O  |
| KEGG | D04870 |
| ChEMBL | CHEMBL1201716 |
| Chemical data | |
| Formula | C331H512N94O101S7 |
| Molecular mass | 7648.67 g/mol |
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Mecasermin (INN) (trade name Increlex) is recombinant human insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-I), which is used for the long-term treatment of growth failure in children with severe primary IGF-I deficiency.[1][2]
This drug is not to be confused with mecasermin rinfabate (trade name Iplex), which is a combination of recombinant human IGF-1 (rhIGF-1) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3). IGFBP-3 serves to prolong the action of IGF-1 in the human body.
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