Medications for Insulinlike Growth Factor I Deficiency

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  • increlex - mecasermin injection, solution

    (Mecasermin)
    Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Increlex treats growth failure in children aged 2 and older with severe primary IGF-1 deficiency or growth hormone gene deletion who have developed antibodies to growth hormone. Not a substitute for growth hormone therapy; not indicated for secondary IGF-1 deficiency caused by GH deficiency, malnutrition, or hypothyroidism.