Growth Hormone

DBCAT000145Pharmacologic class

Growth hormone (somatotropin) can be synthesized with methods of recombinant DNA technology. Since action of GH is highly species-specific, recombinant growth hormones of several species (including humans, cows, and pigs) have been developed. A DrugBank category of 8 drugs. 5 of them are approved.

Also known as: Growth Hormone, Pituitary · Growth Hormone, Recombinant · Growth Hormones Pituitary, Recombinant · Growth Hormones, Recombinant · Pituitary Growth Hormone
Drugs: Albusomatropin
Eftansomatropin alfa
Lonapegsomatropin
Somapacitan
Somatotropin
Somatrem
Somatrogon
Somatropin pegol

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