Somatropin (Genotropin) is an injectable recombinant human growth hormone indicated in Canada for the treatment of children who have growth failure due to an inadequate secretion of endogenous growth hormone (growth hormone deficiency; GHD), growth failure in short children born small for gestational age and who fail to achieve catch-up growth by two to four years or later, short stature associated with Turner syndrome in patients whose epiphyses are not closed, idiopathic short stature, and adults with GHD of adult- or childhood-onset. This Common Drug Review (CDR) pharmacoeconomic report will review its use in adults with GHD. The recommended dose of Genotropin in adults is 0.15 mg to 0.3 mg per day up to a maximum of 1.33 mg per day. The manufacturer submitted a confidential price of $▬ per milligram.
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