This is an index of side effect / adverse reaction reports (a.k.a. adverse event reports) related to Norditropin (Somatropin) and submitted to the FDA during the sample period of about a year. The information is not vetted and should not be considered as verified clinical evidence.
Reports by Event Outcome
All Cases (123)
Death (4)
Life Threatening Events (12)
Disability (4)
Reports by Reaction Type
Thyroid Cancer (8),
Viith Nerve Paralysis (6),
Osteochondrosis (6),
Headache (5),
Sleep Apnoea Syndrome (5),
Tonsillar Hypertrophy (4),
Neoplasm Progression (4),
Oedema Peripheral (4),
Condition Aggravated (4),
Bone Sarcoma (4),
Metastases To Spine (4),
Astrocytoma (3)
Below are a few examples of reports where side effects / adverse reactions may be related to Norditropin (Somatropin). For a complete list or a specific selection of reports, please use the links above.
Possible Norditropin side effects in 71 year old male
Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-08-21
Patient: 71 year old male, weighing 75.3 kg (165.6 pounds)
Reactions: Lung Neoplasm Malignant
Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Norditropin
Other drugs received by patient: Testosterone; Vitamins / 00067501 /; Adderall; Cymbalta
Possible Norditropin side effects in male
Reported by a physician from Japan on 2012-08-16
Patient: male, weighing 65.0 kg (143.0 pounds)
Reactions: Brain Neoplasm
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (Gnrh)
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Start date: 2011-02-28
End date: 2011-12-12
Gonal-F RFF PEN
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Start date: 2011-02-28
End date: 2011-12-12
Norditropin
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Start date: 2010-09-07
End date: 2011-04-06
Other drugs received by patient: Cortril; Levothyroxine Sodium
Possible Norditropin side effects in 18 year old male
Reported by a physician from Japan on 2012-08-15
Patient: 18 year old male, weighing 59.0 kg (129.8 pounds)
Reactions: Optic Nerve Glioma
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Norditropin
Possible Norditropin side effects in 10 year old female
Reported by a physician from Germany on 2012-08-10
Patient: 10 year old female, weighing 32.0 kg (70.4 pounds)
Reactions: Osteochondrosis
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Norditropin
Other drugs received by patient: Levothyroxine Sodium; Cortisol / 00014602 /
Possible Norditropin side effects in
Reported by a physician from Ireland on 2012-08-06
Patient:
Reactions: Sleep Apnoea Syndrome
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Norditropin
Possible Norditropin side effects in 14 year old female
Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from Israel on 2012-08-03
Patient: 14 year old female
Reactions: Platelet Count Decreased
Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Norditropin
Possible Norditropin side effects in 13 year old male
Reported by a physician from Japan on 2012-08-01
Patient: 13 year old male, weighing 31.0 kg (68.2 pounds)
Reactions: Venous Pressure Increased, Protein-Losing Gastroenteropathy, Diarrhoea, Gastrointestinal Inflammation, Gastrointestinal Oedema, Gastritis Atrophic
Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Norditropin
Other drugs received by patient: Digoxin; Warfarin K; Leuprolide Acetate; Tambocor; Ticlopidine HCL; Enalapril Maleate
Possible Norditropin side effects in 3 year old male
Reported by a physician from Japan on 2012-07-30
Patient: 3 year old male, weighing 12.0 kg (26.4 pounds)
Reactions: Condition Aggravated, Otitis Media
Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Norditropin
Other drugs received by patient: Warfarin Sodium; Laxoberon; Enalart
Possible Norditropin side effects in 36 year old male
Reported by a physician from Japan on 2012-07-25
Patient: 36 year old male
Reactions: Brain Neoplasm
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Gonal-F
Dosage: 150x3/week
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Start date: 2011-02-28
End date: 2011-12-12
Gonatropin
Dosage: 3000x3/week
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Start date: 2011-02-28
End date: 2011-12-12
Norditropin
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Start date: 2010-09-07
End date: 2011-04-06
Other drugs received by patient: Cortril; Levothyroxine Sodium
Possible Norditropin side effects in 22 year old female
Reported by a physician from France on 2012-07-20
Patient: 22 year old female
Reactions: Basal Cell Carcinoma
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Norditropin
Possible Norditropin side effects in 8 year old female
Reported by a physician from Serbia on 2012-07-20
Patient: 8 year old female
Reactions: Metastases To Spine, Headache
Adverse event resulted in: life threatening event
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Norditropin
Possible Norditropin side effects in 14 year old female
Reported by a physician from France on 2012-07-20
Patient: 14 year old female
Reactions: Thyroid Cancer
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Norditropin
Possible Norditropin side effects in 34 year old male
Reported by a physician from France on 2012-07-19
Patient: 34 year old male
Reactions: Neurilemmoma Benign
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Norditropin
Possible Norditropin side effects in male
Reported by a physician from France on 2012-07-19
Patient: male
Reactions: Thyroid Cancer
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Norditropin
Possible Norditropin side effects in 19 year old female
Reported by a physician from France on 2012-07-19
Patient: 19 year old female
Reactions: Neurilemmoma Malignant, Thyroid Cancer
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Norditropin
Possible Norditropin side effects in female
Reported by a physician from France on 2012-07-19
Patient: female
Reactions: Thyroid Cancer
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Norditropin
Possible Norditropin side effects in 34 year old male
Reported by a physician from France on 2012-07-19
Patient: 34 year old male
Reactions: Malignant Melanoma
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Norditropin
Possible Norditropin side effects in 31 year old female
Reported by a physician from France on 2012-07-19
Patient: 31 year old female
Reactions: Renal Cancer
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Norditropin
Possible Norditropin side effects in 10 year old male
Reported by a physician from Japan on 2012-07-18
Patient: 10 year old male, weighing 51.0 kg (112.2 pounds)
Reactions: Craniopharyngioma
Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Norditropin
Dosage: 6.3 mg, qd
Indication: Growth Hormone Deficiency
Start date: 2010-10-06
Norditropin
Dosage: 5.6 mg, qd
Indication: Body Height Below Normal
Start date: 2006-11-08
End date: 2006-11-08
Norditropin
Dosage: 7.0 mg, qw
Start date: 2011-08-31
Other drugs received by patient: Desmopressin Acetate; Cortril / 00028601 /; Levothyroxine Sodium
Possible Norditropin side effects in 11 year old female
Reported by a physician from Japan on 2012-07-18
Patient: 11 year old female, weighing 30.0 kg (66.0 pounds)
Reactions: Aplastic Anaemia, Liver Disorder, Influenza
Adverse event resulted in: death, hospitalization
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Norditropin
Other drugs received by patient: Clarithromycin
Possible Norditropin side effects in male
Reported by a health professional (non-physician/pharmacist) from United States on 2012-07-17
Patient: male, weighing 44.0 kg (96.8 pounds)
Reactions: Neoplasm Recurrence, Metastases To Liver, Malignant Peritoneal Neoplasm
Adverse event resulted in: death, life threatening event, hospitalization
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Norditropin
TEV Tropin 5 MG Vial Teva Pharmaceuticals USA
Dosage: 1.4 mg daily subcutaneous
Indication: Growth Hormone Deficiency
Start date: 2011-05-01
End date: 2011-10-18
TEV Tropin 5 MG Vial Teva Pharmaceuticals USA
Dosage: 1.4 mg daily subcutaneous
Indication: Failure To Thrive
Start date: 2011-05-01
End date: 2011-10-18
Other drugs received by patient: Vasotec; Vitamin D
Possible Norditropin side effects in 2 year old male
Reported by a physician from Belgium on 2012-07-13
Patient: 2 year old male, weighing 11.0 kg (24.2 pounds)
Reactions: Hypocalcaemia
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Norditropin
Other drugs received by patient: Eprex; Calcium Carbonate; Sodium Chloride; Alfacalcidol; D-Cure
Possible Norditropin side effects in 3 year old male
Reported by a physician from Japan on 2012-07-13
Patient: 3 year old male
Reactions: Otitis Media, Condition Aggravated
Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Norditropin
Possible Norditropin side effects in 8 year old female
Reported by a physician from Serbia on 2012-07-13
Patient: 8 year old female, weighing 26.0 kg (57.2 pounds)
Reactions: Metastases To Spine, Headache
Adverse event resulted in: life threatening event, hospitalization
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Norditropin
Dosage: 0.83 mg, qd
Indication: Hypopituitarism
Start date: 2008-03-10
End date: 2009-06-25
Norditropin
Dosage: 0.66 mg, qd
Start date: 2011-02-03
Other drugs received by patient: Tiroxin / 00068002 /
Possible Norditropin side effects in 8 year old female
Reported by a physician from Serbia on 2012-07-12
Patient: 8 year old female
Reactions: Metastases To Spine, Headache
Adverse event resulted in: life threatening event
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Norditropin
Possible Norditropin side effects in female
Reported by a physician from Spain on 2012-07-05
Patient: female
Reactions: Ameloblastoma
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Norditropin
Possible Norditropin side effects in 8 year old female
Reported by a physician from Serbia on 2012-07-03
Patient: 8 year old female
Reactions: Metastases To Spine, Headache
Adverse event resulted in: life threatening event
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Norditropin
Possible Norditropin side effects in 2 year old male
Reported by a physician from Belgium on 2012-07-03
Patient: 2 year old male, weighing 11.0 kg (24.2 pounds)
Reactions: Hypocalcaemia
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Norditropin
Other drugs received by patient: Eprex; Sodium Chloride; Calcium Carbonate; D-Cure
Possible Norditropin side effects in 85 year old female
Reported by a physician from Japan on 2012-06-29
Patient: 85 year old female, weighing 53.0 kg (116.6 pounds)
Reactions: Benign Mesenteric Neoplasm, Neoplasm Progression
Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Humatrope
Dosage: 0.1 mg, qd
Indication: Growth Hormone Deficiency
Start date: 2007-12-21
End date: 2009-12-21
Norditropin
Dosage: 0.1 mg, qd
Indication: Growth Hormone Deficiency
Start date: 2009-12-21
End date: 2012-05-03
Norditropin
Dosage: unk
Start date: 2012-05-07
Other drugs received by patient: Aldactone; Cortril / 00028601 /; Zolpidem; Levothyroxine Sodium; Diovan; Kary UNI / 00528801 /; Lasix; Loxonin; Meilax; Allopurinol; Sigmart; Rabeprazole Sodium; Risperdal
Possible Norditropin side effects in 13 year old female
Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from France on 2012-06-28
Patient: 13 year old female, weighing 46.0 kg (101.2 pounds)
Reactions: Swelling Face, Oedema Peripheral, Fluid Retention
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Norditropin
Dosage: unknown
Norditropin
Dosage: 1.2 mg, qd
Indication: Growth Hormone Deficiency
Start date: 2012-01-23
End date: 2012-02-08
Other drugs received by patient: Hydrocortisone Acetate; Levothyroxine Sodium; Minirin / 00361901 /
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