RxHormone therapy · Rx
HGH (Somatropin)
Recombinant human growth hormone, dispensed as Zomacton®, for diagnosed deficiency.
- 01Ships only after a physician approves it
- 02FDA-approved medicine · Safety information
- 03Secure checkout on our store · View ↗
- Protocol
- HGH (Somatropin)
- Care path
- Hormone therapy
- Strength
- 5 mg · 5 mL
- Form
- Lyophilized
- Source
- Licensed pharmacy
- Dispensing
- Rx only
The process · HGH (Somatropin)
Your first
90 days.
From consult to refill: what happens, in order, and who decides. Timing depends on your physician and your protocol.
Physician’s decision
Step 01 of 07: Consult · async $39 · sync $49
Consult a physician
Start with an async consult ($39): a physician reviews your intake and history, no appointment needed.
State rules decide what can be prescribed where you live.Which consult?
Step 02 of 07: Decision · your physician
Physician review
Your physician reviews your history and decides whether HGH (Somatropin) is right for you. Prescription items ship only after a physician approves them.
Your physician may ask for lab work first.
Step 03 of 07: Pharmacy · licensed
From a licensed pharmacy
HGH (Somatropin) is dispensed by a licensed U.S. pharmacy, under your physician’s prescription.
Step 04 of 07: Shipping · to your door
Shipped to your door
Once your physician approves it, your order ships to your door. Storage and handling instructions come with your prescription.
Step 05 of 07: First dose · mixed
Mix, then dose
The vial arrives as a powder with its own diluent, and is mixed before the first dose. Your prescription explains how.
Step 06 of 07: Check-in · physician’s decision
Your physician, throughout
Your physician stays with you for adjustments. Any change to your dose is your physician’s decision. Hormone protocols are usually checked with follow-up labs.
Never change a dose without talking to your physician.
Step 07 of 07: Refill · Patient Support
Your next vial
How long a vial lasts depends on the dose and schedule your physician sets.
01Overview
Somatropin is recombinant human growth hormone, identical in sequence to the hormone made by the pituitary. It is dispensed as Zomacton®, an FDA-approved medicine.
It is approved for diagnosed growth hormone deficiency and a few other conditions. Federal law limits growth hormone to those approved uses, so your physician confirms a qualifying diagnosis, usually with lab testing, before prescribing.
- Dispensed as
- Zomacton® (somatropin)
- Strengths
- 5 mg · 5 mL (lyophilized)
- Route
- Subcutaneous injection
- Sourcing
- Dispensed by a licensed U.S. pharmacy
- Access
- Prescription only, after a physician consult
02How it’s taken
Subcutaneous injection, usually in the evening. The 5 mg vial arrives as a powder with its own diluent and is mixed before the first dose; it is then kept in the refrigerator. Your physician sets the dose, which is usually started low and adjusted from your IGF-1 levels.
Storage and handling instructions come with your prescription.
03How you get it
- Select your state. State rules decide what can be prescribed where you live.
- Consult a physician. Start with an async consult ($39) or a live consult ($49).
- Physician review. Your physician decides whether HGH (Somatropin) is right for you and writes the prescription.
- Shipped to your door. Once approved, your order ships. Patient Support is at +1 (888) 471-9962.
04Sourcing
Dispensed by a licensed U.S. pharmacy under your physician’s prescription.
05Questions
Do I need a prescription for HGH (Somatropin)?
Yes. HGH (Somatropin) is prescription-only. Start with an async consult ($39) or a live consult ($49). A licensed physician reviews your history and decides whether it is right for you.
Which strengths are available?
On our store: 5 mg · 5 mL lyophilized, $532. Your physician sets the dose and schedule.
How does it arrive?
As a 5 mg vial of freeze-dried powder with its own diluent, mixed before the first dose; your prescription explains how.
Who makes it?
Dispensed by a licensed U.S. pharmacy under your physician’s prescription.
How long does a vial last?
It depends on the dose and schedule your physician sets. Patient Support can help at +1 (888) 471-9962.
06Safety
Important safety information
Somatropin is prescribed only for approved uses, such as diagnosed growth hormone deficiency. Do not use it with active cancer, an acute critical illness or active proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
Possible side effects include joint and muscle pain, swelling of the hands and feet, carpal tunnel symptoms, higher blood sugar and reactions where it is injected. Tell your physician about headaches or changes in vision.
Tell your physician about every condition and medicine before starting, and report any new symptom.
This page is general information and does not replace a consultation with a licensed physician, who decides whether a treatment is appropriate for you.
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