Increlex (Mecasermin [rDNA origin] Injection) Drug Center: Guide to Drug Information for Professionals, Patients and Caregivers at RxList

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May 27, 2012

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Increlex Drug Center

What is Prescribing information?

The FDA package insert formatted in easy-to-find categories for health professionals and clinicians.

Increlex Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage

Severe Primary IGF-1 Deficiency (Primary IGFD)

INCRELEX® (mecasermin [rDNA origin] injection) is indicated for the treatment of:

growth failure in children with severe primary IGF-1 deficiency.
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).

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What is Increlex Prescribing Information?

Drug Description - Indications & Dosage - Side Effects & Drug Interactions - Warnings & Precautions - Contraindications - Medication Guide and More

What is Patient information?

Easy-to-read and understand detailed drug information and pill images for the patient or caregiver from Cerner Multum.

Increlex Patient Information: Side Effects

Get emergency medical help if your child has any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your child's face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Call your doctor at once if your child has a serious side effect such as:

blurred vision, headache or pain behind the eyes, sometimes with vomiting;
pain in the hip or knee, walking with a limp;
seizure (convulsions); or
swollen tonsils - snoring, breathing problems during sleep, ear pain, feeling of fullness in the ears, muffled hearing.

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