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What is Human Growth Hormone?

Human growth hormone stimulates growth of linear bone, skeletal muscle, and organs; stimulates erythropoietin which increases red blood cell mass. It is usually given via injections but studies have been done using an inhalant formulation.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pituitary Deficiency 6 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 5 2 Efficacy_cant_tell
Improve flexibility/strength 3 2 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Prader Willi Syndrome 2 1 Efficacy_major
Other 2 2 Efficacy_moderate
Low level of HGH 1 1 Efficacy_major

See all 18 patients currently taking Human Growth Hormone

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 2
None
 11

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Human Growth Hormone

Joint pain 1
Muscle pain 1
Injection site pain 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Human Growth Hormone. See all 16 dosages ►

  0.6 mg daily 1.8 mg m,w,f 1 intl units daily 1 mg daily 1.4 mg daily 2 mg daily 2 intl units daily 6 mg daily 13 mg daily 50 mg/kg/day daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Human Growth Hormone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 5   Did not seem to work: 45%
Expense 4   Expense: 36%
Other 2   Other: 18%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 18%
Change in health plan coverage 2   Change in health plan coverage: 18%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 9%

See all 11 patients who’ve stopped taking Human Growth Hormone

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Human Growth Hormone

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Human Growth Hormone

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Human Growth Hormone

Always
 8 62%
Usually
 2 15%
Sometimes
 1 8%
Never
 2 15%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Human Growth Hormone

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 15%
A little
 2 15%
Not at all
 9 69%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Human Growth Hormone

$200+
 2 33%
$100-199
 2 33%
$50-99
 2 33%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 0 0%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.