Somatropine

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0012629-01-5

Chemical Formula

C990-H1528-N262-O300-S7

Molecular Weight

22125

Therapeutic Category

Anterior pituitary hormone: Growth hormone, GH (somatropin)

Chemical Name

Growth hormon (human), r-DNA derived

Foreign Names

• Somatropinum (Latin)
• Somatropin (German)
• Somatropine (French)
• Somatropina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Somatotropine (OS: DCF)
• Somatropin (OS: BAN, USAN, JAN)
• Somatropina (OS: DCIT)
• CB 311 (IS)
• Genotropine (IS)
• rhGH (IS)
• SF (IS)
• SM 8144 (IS: Sumitomo)
• ST (IS)
• STh (IS)
• Somatropin (PH: BP 2010, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Somatropin Concentrated Solution (PH: BP 2010)
• Somatropine (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Somatropinum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Accretropin
  Cangene, United States



• Biosoma
  Sicor, Lithuania; Sicor, Latvia



• Biotropin
  Ivax, Argentina



• Cryotropin
  Cryopharma, Mexico



• Genheal
  Pediatrica, Philippines; United Cell Biotech, China



• Genotonorm Kabipen
  Pfizer, Spain



• Genotonorm Miniquick
  Pfizer, Spain



• Genotonorm
  Pfizer, Belgium; Pfizer, Chile; Pfizer, France; Pfizer, Philippines; Pfizer, Tunisia; Pharmacia, Luxembourg



• Genotropin
  Combiphar, Netherlands; Dr. Fisher, Netherlands; EU-Pharma, Netherlands; Eureco, Netherlands; Euro, Netherlands; Medcor, Netherlands; Pfizer, Austria; Pfizer, Australia; Pfizer, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Pfizer, Bahrain; Pfizer, Brazil; Pfizer, Switzerland; Pfizer, Colombia; Pfizer, Costa Rica; Pfizer, Czech Republic; Pfizer, Germany; Pfizer, Denmark; Pfizer, Ecuador; Pfizer, Estonia; Pfizer, Finland; Pfizer, United Kingdom; Pfizer, Guatemala; Pfizer, Hong Kong; Pfizer, Honduras; Pfizer, Croatia (Hrvatska); Pfizer, Hungary; Pfizer, Indonesia; Pfizer, Ireland; Pfizer, Israel; Pfizer, Iceland; Pfizer, Italy; Pfizer, Japan; Pfizer, Lithuania; Pfizer, Latvia; Pfizer, Malta; Pfizer, Mexico; Pfizer, Malaysia; Pfizer, Nicaragua; Pfizer, Netherlands; Pfizer, Norway; Pfizer, New Zealand; Pfizer, Panama; Pfizer, Peru; Pfizer, Poland; Pfizer, Portugal; Pfizer, Romania; Pfizer, Russian Federation; Pfizer, Sweden; Pfizer, Singapore; Pfizer, Slovenia; Pfizer, Slovakia; Pfizer, El Salvador; Pfizer, Turkey; Pfizer, Taiwan; Pfizer, United States; Pfizer, Venezuela; Pfizer, South Africa; Pharmacia, Greece; Pharmacia, Serbia



• Genotropin (veterinary use)
  Pfizer Animal Health, United Kingdom



• Gentonorm
  Pharmacia, Luxembourg



• Growject
  Dainippon Sumitomo, Japan; JCR Pharmaceuticals, Japan



• Growtropin
  Bioreg, Peru



• HHT
  Biolatina, Chile; Landsteiner, Mexico; Sidus, Argentina



• Humatrope
  Eli Lilly, Canada; Eli Lilly, United Kingdom; Eli Lilly, Japan; Eli Lilly, Malta; Eli Lilly, Netherlands; Eli Lilly, South Africa; Euro, Netherlands; Irisfarma, Spain; Lilly, Austria; Lilly, Australia; Lilly, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Lilly, Belgium; Lilly, Bulgaria; Lilly, Bahrain; Lilly, Brazil; Lilly, Switzerland; Lilly, Chile; Lilly, Czech Republic; Lilly, Germany; Lilly, Denmark; Lilly, Finland; Lilly, Greece; Lilly, Croatia (Hrvatska); Lilly, Hungary; Lilly, India; Lilly, Iceland; Lilly, Italy; Lilly, Kenya; Lilly, Lithuania; Lilly, Luxembourg; Lilly, Mexico; Lilly, Norway; Lilly, Peru; Lilly, Philippines; Lilly, Serbia; Lilly, Russian Federation; Lilly, Sweden; Lilly, Singapore; Lilly, Slovenia; Lilly, Slovakia; Lilly, Turkey; Lilly, Taiwan; Lilly, Tanzania; Lilly, Uganda; Lilly, United States; Medcor, Netherlands



• Humatrope (veterinary use)
  Lilly, United Kingdom



• Hutrope
  Lilly, Argentina; Lilly, Chile



• Maxomat
  Sanofi-Aventis, France



• MDB Hilac (veterinary use)
  Ceva Animal Health, South Africa



• Norditropin NordiLet
  Novo Nordisk, Chile; Novo Nordisk, Lithuania; Novo Nordisk, Latvia; Novo Nordisk, Russian Federation; Novo Nordisk, Tunisia



• Norditropin
  Euro, Netherlands; Ferron, Indonesia; Novo Nordisk, Austria; Novo Nordisk, Australia; Novo Nordisk, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Novo Nordisk, Belgium; Novo Nordisk, Bahrain; Novo Nordisk, Cyprus; Novo Nordisk, Denmark; Novo Nordisk, Estonia; Novo Nordisk, Egypt; Novo Nordisk, Finland; Novo Nordisk, United Kingdom; Novo Nordisk, Georgia; Novo Nordisk, Ghana; Novo Nordisk, Greece; Novo Nordisk, Hong Kong; Novo Nordisk, Hungary; Novo Nordisk, Indonesia; Novo Nordisk, Ireland; Novo Nordisk, Israel; Novo Nordisk, Iraq; Novo Nordisk, Iran; Novo Nordisk, Italy; Novo Nordisk, Jordan; Novo Nordisk, Kenya; Novo Nordisk, Kuwait; Novo Nordisk, Lebanon; Novo Nordisk, Luxembourg; Novo Nordisk, Luxembourg; Novo Nordisk, Mexico; Novo Nordisk, Nigeria; Novo Nordisk, Netherlands; Novo Nordisk, Oman; Novo Nordisk, Portugal; Novo Nordisk, Qatar; Novo Nordisk, Romania; Novo Nordisk, Serbia; Novo Nordisk, Saudi Arabia; Novo Nordisk, Sudan; Novo Nordisk, Singapore; Novo Nordisk, Slovenia; Novo Nordisk, Syria; Novo Nordisk, Tanzania; Novo Nordisk, Uganda; Novo Nordisk, United States; Novo Nordisk, Yemen; Novo Nordisk, South Africa; Novo Nordisk, Zambia; Roemmers, Peru



• Norditropin NordiFlex
  Novo Nordisk, Austria; Novo Nordisk, Switzerland; Novo Nordisk, Germany; Novo Nordisk, Japan; Novo Nordisk, Sweden



• Norditropin S
  Novo Nordisk, Japan



• Norditropin SimpleXx
  Dr. Fisher, Netherlands; Eureco, Netherlands; Euro, Netherlands; Novo Nordisk, Argentina; Novo Nordisk, Austria; Novo Nordisk, Switzerland; Novo Nordisk, Czech Republic; Novo Nordisk, Germany; Novo Nordisk, Spain; Novo Nordisk, Croatia (Hrvatska); Novo Nordisk, Ireland; Novo Nordisk, Israel; Novo Nordisk, Iceland; Novo Nordisk, Lithuania; Novo Nordisk, Luxembourg; Novo Nordisk, Latvia; Novo Nordisk, Malta; Novo Nordisk, Netherlands; Novo Nordisk, Norway; Novo Nordisk, Portugal; Novo Nordisk, Romania; Novo Nordisk, Sweden; Novo Nordisk, Slovenia; Novo Nordisk, Slovakia; Novo Nordisk, Turkey; Novo Nordisk, Taiwan



• Norditropine
  Novo Nordisk, France



• Norditropine Simplexx
  Novo Nordisk, France; Novo Nordisk, New Zealand



• Novell-Eutropin
  Novell, Indonesia



• Nutropin
  Beaufour Ipsen, Hungary; Genentech, United States; Ipsen, Greece; Ipsen, Luxembourg; Ipsen, Portugal; Roche, Canada



• Nutropin Aq
  Ipsen, Australia; Ipsen, Denmark; Ipsen, Spain; Ipsen, United Kingdom; Ipsen, Italy; Ipsen, Luxembourg; Ipsen, Slovenia



• NutropinAq
  Beaufour Ipsen, Romania; Ipsen, Austria; Ipsen, Belgium; Ipsen, Czech Republic; Ipsen, Germany; Ipsen, Finland; Ipsen, France; Ipsen, Netherlands; Ipsen, Norway; Ipsen, Sweden; Ipsen, Slovenia; Ipsen, Slovakia



• Omnitrop
  Biochemie GmbH, Luxembourg



• Omnitrope
  Sandoz, Austria; Sandoz, Australia; Sandoz, Belgium; Sandoz, Germany; Sandoz, Denmark; Sandoz, Spain; Sandoz, France; Sandoz, United Kingdom; Sandoz, Italy; Sandoz, Netherlands; Sandoz, Sweden; Sandoz, Slovenia; Sandoz, United States



• Reporcin (veterinary use)
  Instavet, South Africa; OzBioPharm, Australia



• Saizen
  EMD Serono, Canada; EMD Serono, United States; Healthcare Logistics, New Zealand; Merck, Austria; Merck, Switzerland; Merck, Spain; Merck, Hungary; Merck, Taiwan; Merck Lipha Santé, France; Merck Serono, Australia; Merck Serono, United Kingdom; Merck Serono, Ireland; Merck Serono, Italy; Merck Serono, Japan; Serono, Bangladesh; Serono, Bulgaria; Serono, Brazil; Serono, China; Serono, Czech Republic; Serono, Estonia; Serono, Finland; Serono, Greece; Serono, Hong Kong; Serono, Iceland; Serono, Sri Lanka; Serono, Lithuania; Serono, Luxembourg; Serono, Latvia; Serono, Norway; Serono, Oman; Serono, Peru; Serono, Poland; Serono, Portugal; Serono, Russian Federation; Serono, Singapore; Serono, Tunisia; Serono, Turkey; Serono, Venezuela; Serono, Vietnam; Serum Institute, India



• Saizen click.easy
  Merck, Sweden; Serono, Germany



• Scitropin
  SciGen, Australia; SciGen, Philippines; SciGen, Singapore



• Serostim
  EMD Serono, Canada; EMD Serono, United States; Merck Serono, Japan



• Tev-Tropin
  Ferring, United States; Gate, United States



• Umatrope
  Lilly, France



• Valtropin
  BioPartners, Germany; BioPartners GmbH, Luxembourg; LG Lifesciences, United States



• Zomacton
  Chemipharm, Greece; Dr. Fisher, Netherlands; Er-Kim, Turkey; EU-Pharma, Netherlands; Euro, Netherlands; Ferring, Austria; Ferring, Australia; Ferring, Belgium; Ferring, Czech Republic; Ferring, Germany; Ferring, Denmark; Ferring, Estonia; Ferring, Spain; Ferring, France; Ferring, United Kingdom; Ferring, Ireland; Ferring, Italy; Ferring, Lithuania; Ferring, Luxembourg; Ferring, Latvia; Ferring, Netherlands; Ferring, Norway; Ferring, Romania; Ferring, Sweden; Ferring, Slovakia; Medcor, Netherlands



• Zorbtive
  EMD Serono, United States

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Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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