Genotropin Pen, Brand Name : Pfizer

Genotropin is indicated for the treatment of idiopathic short stature (ISS), also called non-growth hormone-deficient short stature, defined by height standard deviation score (SDS) ≤-2.25, and associated with growth rates unlikely to permit attainment of adult height in the normal range, in pediatric patients whose epiphyses are not closed and for whom diagnostic evaluation excludes other causes associated with short stature that should be observed or treated by other means.

What is Genotropin?

• Genotropin is a form of human growth hormone important for the growth of bones and muscles.
• Genotropin is used to treat growth failure in children and adults who lack natural growth hormone. This includes people with short stature due to Noonan syndrome, Turner syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, short stature at birth with no catch-up growth, and other causes.
• Genotropin is also used in adults to treat short bowel syndrome, or to prevent severe weight loss related to AIDS.
• Genotropin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

Important Information : You should not use Genotropin if you have cancer, diabetic retinopathy, or if you are being treated for Prader-Willi syndrome and you are overweight or have severe breathing problems. You should not use this medicine if you have a serious illness due to lung failure or complications from recent surgery, injury, or medical trauma.
Tell Your Doctor if You have Ever Had :

• Cancer (especially During Childhood);
• Diabetes;
• A Pituitary Gland Disorder;
• Abnormal Curvature of the Spine (scoliosis);
• Underactive Thyroid;
• A Head Injury or Brain Tumor; Or
• Childhood Brain Cancer and Radiation Treatment.

Symptoms of overdose :

• Anxiety
• blurred vision
• changes in vision
• cold sweats
• coma
• cool, pale skin
• decrease in the amount of urine
• depression
• excessive sweating
• extreme weakness
• flushed, dry skin
• frequent urination
• fruit-like breath odor
• increase in hands and feet size
• increased hunger