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How to Take Mecasermin [rDNA origin] Injection and it's Dose


It comes as a solution for injection, to be administered by a healthcare provider under the skin.

Dosage & When it is to be taken

SC- The recommended starting dose is 0.04 to 0.08 mg/kg (40 to 80 micrograms/kg) twice daily.

When it is not to be taken (Contraindications)

Contraindicated in the presence of active or suspected malignancy, closed epiphyses, and known hypersensitivity.

Drug Name : Mecasermin [rDNA origin] Injection

This medication is recombinant human insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-I), prescribed for growth failure in children with severe primary IGF-1 deficiency, and growth hormone (GH) gene deletion who have developed neutralizing antibodies to GH.


Trade Names/Brand Names of Mecasermin [rDNA origin] Injection

International :


Increlex
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