Norditropin 5mg/1.5ml Injection

Norditropin 5 mg contains the active substance somatotropin, which is a natural growth hormone substitute because it contains an amino acid sequence that is similar to that found in natural growth hormone. Stimulates the growth of bones, muscles, the manufacture of erythrocytes, works to reduce fat in the cell, protein synthesis increases.

Norditropin uses

The drug norditropin nordiflex 5mg/1.5 ml is used for the following cases:

• Treatment of short stature of children with growth hormone deficiency, Turner syndrome or Noonan syndrome.

• Treatment of wasting as a result of infection with AIDS or cachexia.

• Treatment of short bowel syndrome in patients receiving supportive nutrition.

• Treatment of hypoplasia of children as a result of chronic kidney failure.

Contraindications for the use of Norditropin 5 mg

• Retinopathy in active proliferative or severe non-proliferative diabetes mellitus.

• Acute serious diseases caused by complications after undergoing open heart surgery.

• Abdominal surgery.

• Acute respiratory failure.

• Closed epiphyses in children when used to enhance growth.

• Prader-Willi syndrome in severely obese children.

• Allergy to one of the components of the drug Norditropin 5 mg.

Precautions for the use of Norditropin 5 mg

The drug Norditropin 5 mg is used only after consulting a doctor in these cases:

• The incidence of diabetes mellitus.

• Pregnancy, lactation.

• The development of Prader-Willi syndrome.

• High blood pressure in the skull.

Norditropin side effects

Norditropin damage may occur but have minor side effects such as:

• An increase in the number and size of skin moles.

• The incidence of hypothyroidism.

• Food metabolism disorders.

• Disorders of the immune system.

• Skin rashes.

• Itching.

• Swelling.

• Stomach pain.

• Nausea.

How to use Norditropin nordiflex

• Hands should be washed before injection, as well as sterilize the injection site.

• It is injected into the fatty area of the skin, taking into account the change of the injection site.

• You should not inject yourself unless you are experienced.

• Insert the needle into the injection area at an angle of 45 degrees.

• Press the injection button slowly to inject the medicine.

• Wait until the medicine is completely emptied from the injection pen.

• Remove the needle from the injection pen.

• Press a cotton swab on the injection area to stop any bleeding.

• Gently massage the injection area.