Pfizer Genotropin 16 IU Pen

Genotropin, often known as human growth hormone (HGH), is a hormone that is naturally produced in the human body and released into the bloodstream by the somatotrope cells of the anterior pituitary gland. This hormone is a single-chain protein made up of 191 amino acids, with a molecular weight of roughly 22,000 Daltons.

The secretion of GH has numerous direct and indirect effects on the body. Initially, GH promotes the liver’s production of insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1). As GH stimulates the liver to generate IGF-1, the impacts of both GH and IGF-1 are outlined below.

The synthetic form of Human Growth Hormone is known as Somatropin (with a 191 amino acid sequence). Somatropin is structurally identical to the GH produced by the human body.

Genotropin (Somatropin; generic name Human Growth Hormone) manufactured by Pfizer is indicated for: Growth Hormone Deficiency, treatment for small gestational age (SGA) and intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), Idiopathic Short Stature, AIDS Wasting and Cachexia, Short Stature Caused by Turner's Syndrome, Short Stature Caused by Prader-Willi Syndrome, Growth Issues due to Short Bowel Syndrome, Inadequate Growth in Children with Renal Disease, as a Body Building Enhancement Drug, as a Weight Loss Medication, as an Anti-Aging Treatment, as Treatment for Children with Rheumatoid Arthritis, for Osteoporosis Management, and treatment for Children with X-Linked Hypophosphatemic Rickets (XLH).