Nutropin AQ NuSpin 10

Generic name:somatropin [ soe-ma-TROE-pin ]
Brand names: Genotropin, Humatrope, Norditropin FlexPro Pen, Nutropin AQ NuSpin 10, Omnitrope, ... show all 9 brands Saizen, Serostim, Zomacton, Zorbtive
Drug class:Growth hormones

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com on Mar 10, 2022. Written by Cerner Multum.

What is Nutropin AQ NuSpin 10?

Nutropin AQ NuSpin 10 is a form of human growth hormone important for the growth of bones and muscles.

Nutropin AQ NuSpin 10 is used to treat growth failure in children and adults who lack natural growth hormone. This includes people with short stature due to Noonan syndrome, Turner syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, short stature at birth with no catch-up growth, and other causes.

Nutropin AQ NuSpin 10 is also used in adults to treat short bowel syndrome, or to prevent severe weight loss related to AIDS.

Nutropin AQ NuSpin 10 may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

Warnings

You should not use Nutropin AQ NuSpin 10 if you have cancer, diabetic retinopathy, or if you are being treated for Prader-Willi syndrome and you are overweight or have severe breathing problems. You should not use this medicine if you have a serious illness due to lung failure or complications from recent surgery, injury, or medical trauma.

Before taking this medicine

You should not use Nutropin AQ NuSpin 10 if you are allergic to Nutropin AQ NuSpin 10 or benzyl alcohol, or if you have:

• a serious illness due to lung failure, or complications from recent surgery, injury, or medical trauma;

• closed epiphyses;

• active cancer;

• eye problems caused by diabetes (diabetic retinopathy); or

• you are being treated for Prader-Willi syndrome and you are overweight or have severe breathing problems (including sleep apnea).

Tell your doctor if you have ever had:

• cancer (especially during childhood);

• diabetes;

• breathing problems, sleep apnea (breathing stops during sleep);

• a pituitary gland disorder;

• abnormal curvature of the spine (scoliosis);

• underactive thyroid;