NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia.
Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) summary
1. Why am I using Norditropin® FlexPro®?
2. What should I know before I use Norditropin® FlexPro®?
3. What if I am taking other medicines?
4. How do I use Norditropin® FlexPro®?
5. What should I know while using Norditropin® FlexPro®?
Things you should do
Remind any doctor, dentist, pharmacist or other health professionals you or your child
visit that you or your child are using Norditropin® FlexPro®.
Things you should not do
Do not stop using this medicine or lower the dosage without first checking with your
doctor.
Do not give to anyone else or use to treat other complaints.
Driving or using machines
Be careful before driving or operating machinery until you know how Norditropin® affects
you.
Drinking alcohol
N/A
Looking after your medicine
Store unused Norditropin® FlexPro® pens in a refrigerator (2°C to 8°C) in the outer
carton to protect from light. Do not use if frozen. Do not freeze or expose to heat.
While using Norditropin® FlexPro®, store for up to 4 weeks in a refrigerator (2°C
to 8°C) or for up to 3 weeks at room temperature (below 25°C).
6. Are there any side effects?
Consumer Medicine Information (CMI)
1. Why am I using Norditropin® FlexPro®?
2. What should I know before I use Norditropin® FlexPro®?
Warnings
Do not use Norditropin® if you/your child:
Some of the symptoms of an allergic reaction may include:
Do not use Norditropin® FlexPro® if:
Check with your doctor if you or your child has:
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
3. What if I am taking other medicines?
4. How do I use Norditropin® FlexPro®?
How much to use
When to use Norditropin® FlexPro®
How to use Norditropin® FlexPro®
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Norditropin® FlexPro® 10 mg/1.5 mL pen
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Norditropin® FlexPro® 15 mg/1.5 mL pen
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If you forget to use Norditropin® FlexPro®
If you use too much Norditropin® FlexPro®
(by calling 13 11 26), or
5. What should you know while using Norditropin® FlexPro®?
Things you should do
Things you should not do
Other conditions
Driving or using machines
Looking after your medicine
When to discard your medicine
Getting rid of any unwanted medicine
6. Are there any side effects?
Less serious side effects
Less serious side effects
What to do (note)
breast enlargement
swollen hands and feet due to fluid retention
redness and itching around the area you inject. Some patients may develop local skin
reactions at the injection site which appear and disappear during treatment. If you
inject too often in the same small area, damage may occur to the fat and tissues under
the skin (lipodystrophy).
Speak to your doctor if you have any of these less serious side effects and they worry
you.
They are usually mild and temporary.
Less serious side effects
What to do (tell)
joint and muscle pain
skin rash
headache
curvature of the spine
fluid retention
Tell your doctor if you or your child have any of these side effects.
The dosage of Norditropin® may need to be reduced.
Serious side effects
Serious side effects
What to do
allergic reaction. Symptoms of this may include rash; wheezing; swelling of the eyelids,
face or lips; complete collapse.
benign raised pressure of the fluid around the brain. Symptoms of this can include
severe or recurring headaches, problems with eye sight, feeling sick or vomiting.
Call your doctor straight away, or go straight to the Emergency Department at your
nearest hospital if you notice any of these serious side effects.
Reporting side effects
7. Product details
What Norditropin® FlexPro® contains
Active ingredient
(main ingredient)
biosynthetic human growth hormone, which is called somatropin (rbe)*
It is identical to the growth hormone produced in the human body.
Other ingredients
(inactive ingredients)
mannitol, histidine, poloxamer, phenol and water for injections.