- First line
- Omnitrope® 5-mg (15-unit) vial (powder with diluent) for use with Omnitrope Pen L® device, 3.3 mg (10 units)/ml, 1.5 ml (5-mg, 15-unit) cartridge & 6.7 mg (20 units)/ml, 1.5 ml (10-mg, 30-unit) cartridge - for use with Omnitrope Pen 5® & Omnitrope Pen 10® devices respectively.
- Note: Omnitrope is the least expensive formulation of somatropin and should be used in all de novo paediatric patients where possible.
- Second line
- Norditropin SimpleXx® 1.5ml cartridges for use in Nordipen® devices - 5mg (15 units), 10mg (30 units) and 15mg (45 units). Note: norditropin is the second least expensive alternative formulation for patients who cannot tolerate omnitrope.
- Saizen® 8mg vials (powder with diluent), Saizen® 5.83 mg/ml solution for injection (6mg cartridges), 8 mg/ml solution for injection (12mg and 20mg cartridges) - for use in EasyPod® device (to be used in patients with compliance issues).
- Third line
- Genotropin Miniquick® syringes - 0.2mg (0.6 units) 0.8mg (2.4 units) 1.4mg (4.2 units), 0.4mg (1.2 units) 1mg (3 units) 1.6mg (4.8 units) 0.6mg (1.8 units), 1.2mg (3.6 units) 2mg (6 units). To be used for patients when travelling.
- Zomacton® (needle free presentation) 12 unit (4mg) injection; 1st line: 75% to 85% of total mg usage; 2nd line: 15% to 25% of total mg usage; 3rd line: up to 5% of total mg usage.
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