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What is the generic name?
MECASERMIN
What is the Trade Name for MECASERMIN?
Increlex
What are the Indications for MECASERMIN?
- 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE INCRELEX (mecasermin) injection is indicated for the treatment of growth failure in pediatric patients 2 years of age and older with severe primary IGF-1 deficiency or with growth hormone (GH) gene deletion who have developed neutralizing antibodies to GH. (1.1) Limitations of use: INCRELEX is not a substitute to GH for approved GH indications. Severe Primary IGF-1 Deficiency (Primary IGFD) INCRELEX is indicated for the treatment of growth failure in pediatric patients 2 years of age and older with: severe primary IGF-1 deficiency or growth hormone (GH) gene deletion who have developed neutralizing antibodies to GH. Severe Primary IGF-1 deficiency (IGFD) is defined by: height standard deviation score ≤ –3.0 and basal IGF-1 standard deviation score ≤ –3.0 and normal or elevated growth hormone (GH). Limitations of use: INCRELEX is not a substitute to GH for approved GH indications. INCRELEX is not indicated for use in patients with secondary forms of IGF-1 deficiency, such as GH deficiency, malnutrition, hypothyroidism, or chronic treatment with pharmacologic doses of anti-inflammatory corticosteroids.
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