Somapacitan

Generic name
Somapacitan
Brand name
ATC Code
H01AC07

Somapacitan

Dosages
Side effects in children
Warnings & precautions in children
Contra-indications in children

Interactions
PK
Renal impairment
References

Pharmacokinetics in children

  Paediatric patients (2.5-14 years)
Caverage with a dose of 0,16 mg/kg/week 80,2 ng/mL
Tmax with doses of 0,02-0,16 mg/kg/week 4-25,5 hour (median)
Vd* 1,7 l
T1/2 * 34 hour

* Estimated based on pop PK-analyses

[SmPC Sogroya]

dose recommendation of formulary compared to licensed use (on-label versus off-label)

No information is present at this moment.

Available formulations

No information is present at this moment.

Dosages

Growth disorders resulting from growth hormone deficiency, neonatal hypoglycemia due to GH deficiency
  • Subcutaneous
    • ≥ 3 years
      • Initial dose: 0.16 mg/kg/dose, once only once weekly. Adjust dose according to effect (IGF-1 levels) and side effects..

Renal impaiment in children > 3 months

No information available on dose adjustment in renal impairment.

The complete list of all undesirable drug reactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Side effects in children

Very common (> 10%): headache.

Common (1-10%): hypothyroidism, adrenal cortex insufficiency. Hyperglycemia. Joint pain, pain in extremities. Peripheral edema, fatigue, reactions at the injection site (hematoma, pain, swelling).

The complete list of all contra-indications can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Contra-indications in children

Promotion of longitudinal growth in children with closed epiphyseal joints [SmPC Sogroya]

The complete list of all warnings and precautions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Warnings & precautions

No information available on specific warnings and precautions in children.

Interactions

The complete list of all interactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

ANTERIOR PITUITARY LOBE HORMONES AND ANALOGUES

This pages provides a list of drugs from the same ATC class for comparison. This does not necessarily mean that these drugs are interchangeable.

ACTH
H01AA02
Somatropin and somatropin agonists
H01AC09
H01AC03
H01AC08
H01AC01

Reference

  1. Novo Nordisk A/S, SmPC Sogroya (EU/1/20/1501/001) Rev 2; 31-7-2023, www.ema.europa.eu

Changes

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