Lonapegsomatropin

Therapeutic indications

Lonapegsomatropin is indicated for:

Growth hormone deficiency [GHD]

Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old)

Growth failure in children and adolescents aged from 3 years up to 18 years due to insufficient endogenous growth hormone secretion (growth hormone deficiency [GHD]).

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

0.24 mg/kg once a week

Contraindications

Lonapegsomatropin is contraindicated in the following cases:

Tumour

Neoplastic disease

Acute critical illness

at least one of

Cardiac insufficiency following cardiac surgery
Postoperative complication
Multiple injuries
Acute respiratory failure

Closed epiphyses

Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old)

Premature epiphyseal closure

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