Somapacitan-beco (subcutaneous route)
Available brands
Sogroya
About this medication
Sompacitan-beco injection is used to treat growth hormone deficiency (inability to produce enough growth hormone). Sompacitan-beco is a man-made version of the human growth hormone. Growth hormone is naturally produced by the pituitary gland and is necessary to stimulate growth. Man-made growth hormone may be used in adults who have certain conditions that prevent normal growth. This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription. This product is available in the following dosage forms:
Before using this medication
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered: Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully. Appropriate studies have not been performed on the relationship of age to the effects of somapacitan-beco injection in the pediatric population. Safety and efficacy have not been established. Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated geriatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of sompacitan-beco injection in the elderly. However, elderly patients are more sensitive to the effects of this medicine, which may require an adjustment in the dose for patients receiving sompacitan-beco injection. There are no adequate studies in women for determining infant risk when using this medication during breastfeeding. Weigh the potential benefits against the potential risks before taking this medication while breastfeeding. Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your healthcare professional if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicine. Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. Discuss with your healthcare professional the use of your medicine with food, alcohol, or tobacco. The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this medicine. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
How to use this medication
This medicine is given as a shot under the skin of your stomach area or thighs. Sompacitan-beco may sometimes be given at home to patients who do not need to be in the hospital. If you are using this medicine at home, your doctor will teach you how to prepare and inject the medicine.Be sure that you understand exactly how the medicine is prepared and injected. This medicine comes with a patient information leaflet. Read and follow these instructions carefully. Ask your doctor if you have any questions. This medicine is available in prefilled pens. Read all instructions carefully to be sure you know how to use your device. You will be shown the body areas where this shot can be given.Use a different body area each time you give yourself a shot. Keep track of where you give each shot to make sure you rotate body areas. This will help prevent skin problems from the injections. Use a new needle each time you inject your medicine. Check the liquid in the prefilled pen. It should be clear to almost clear and colorless to slightly yellow. Do not use the medicine if the liquid is cloudy, discolored, or has particles in it. The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so. The amount of medicine that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are using the medicine. If you miss a dose of this medicine, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses. If you miss a dose, take it as soon as possiblewithin 3 daysafter the missed dose. If you miss a dose andmore than 3 dayshave passed, skip the missed dose and take your next dose at the regular time. Keep out of the reach of children. Do not keep outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed. Ask your healthcare professional how you should dispose of any medicine you do not use. Store in the refrigerator. Do not freeze. You might not use all of the medicine in each prefilled pen. If there is still medicine left in the pen (in-use pen), you may store it in the refrigerator and use it within 6 weeks. Store the unused and in-use pens with the cap on and keep it in the original carton. You may also store the unused and in-use pens at room temperature for up to 3 days and place it back to the refrigerator. Throw away used needles in a hard, closed container that the needles cannot poke through. Keep this container away from children and pets.
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