Somatropin is a recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) for injection. It contents identical sequence of 191 amino acids of human growth hormone.
Somatropin has the following pharmacological actions:
■ Linear and Skeletal growth (Primary action)
■ Increase in the number and size of muscle cells.
■ Increase in internal organ size and red cell mass.
Somatropin also has following actions:
Carbohydrate metabolism, lipid metabolism, mineral metabolism, connective tissue metabolism.