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Where Do You Inject Growth Hormone
Growth hormone should (Where Do You Inject Growth Hormone) not be used to increase height in children after the growth plates have closed. It should not be used in patients with diabetes who have certain types of diabetic retinopathy (eye problems). Growth hormone should not be used in patients who have been recently diagnosed with cancer, with cancer, or who being treated for cancer. Growth hormone deficiency can be caused by brain tumors. So, the presence of these brain tumors should be ruled out before treatment start. Growth hormone should not be used if shown that a previous brain tumor has come back or getting larger.
Where Do You Inject Growth Hormone
Growth hormone should not be used in patients who critically ill because of surgery, trauma, or respiratory failure. It should not be used in children with Prader-Willi syndrome who very higher or have severe breathing problems.
GENOTROPIN should not be used by patients who have had an allergy or bad reaction to somatropin or any of the other ingredients in GENOTROPIN. In the event of an allergic reaction, seek prompt medical attention.
Where Do You Inject Growth Hormone
Some patients have developed diabetes mellitus while taking GENOTROPIN. Dosage of diabetes medicines may need to be adjusted during growth hormone treatment. Patients should be watched carefully if growth hormone given along with glucocorticoid therapy and/or other drugs that processed by the body in the same way.
In childhood cancer survivors, treatment with growth hormone may increase the risk of a new tumor, particularly certain benign brain tumors. This risk may be higher in patients treated with cranial radiation. Also, patients and their doctors should check regularly for skin changes.
A small number of patients treated with growth hormone have had increased pressure in the brain. This can cause headaches and problems with vision. Treatment should be stopped and reassessed in these patients. Patients with Turner syndrome and Prader-Willi syndrome may be at higher risk of developing increased pressure in the brain.
Thyroid function should be checked regularly during growth hormone therapy. Thyroid hormone replacement therapy should be started or adjusted if needed.
Patients treated with growth hormone should be checked regularly for low serum cortisol levels and/or the need to increase the dose of the glucocorticoids they are taking.
In children experiencing rapid growth, curvature of the spine may develop or worsen. This is also called scoliosis. Patients with scoliosis should be checked regularly to make sure their scoliosis does not get worse during their growth hormone therapy.
In children experiencing rapid growth, limping or hip or knee pain may occur. If a child getting growth hormone therapy starts to limp or gets hip or knee pain, the child doctor should be notified and the child should be examined.
Growth hormone should only be used during pregnancy if clearly needed. It should be used with caution in nursing mothers because not known whether growth hormone passed into human milk.
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