Recent news on Somatropin

Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use Summary of Positive ...  -  25 May 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),The active substance of Increlex is mecasermin, a Somatropin and somatropin agonists medicinal product H01AC03. It is recombinant human insulin-like growth

Steroids keep Stallone healthy: dad  -  May 16, 2007
Ninemsn,The vital ingredient in Jintropin is somatropin, which is advertised as reducing body fat, boosting muscle mass, improving sexual prowess and regenerating

Stallone pleads 'guilty'  -  May 15, 2007
Brisbane Times,The documents alleged the active ingredient in the substance, going under the brand name Jintropin, was the human growth hormone somatropin.

Rocky star guilty of importing growth drugs  -  May 15, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,The key ingredient in the seized drugs was somatropin, which is said to enhance sexual performance, reduce body fat, remove wrinkles and be capable of

Stallone pleads guilty to growth drugs charge  -  May 14, 2007
Channel News Asia,The key ingredient in the drugs is somatropin, advertised on the Internet as enhancing sexual performance, reducing body fat, removing wrinkles,

Stallone pleads guilty to drug charges  -  May 14, 2007
TVNZ,Jintropin is the brand name for a drug whose active ingredient, Somatropin, is a human growth hormone that can assist bodybuilders.

Stallone pleads guilty to drug charges  -  May 14, 2007
Brisbane Times,Jintropin is the brand name for a drug which has as its active ingredient Somatropin a human growth hormone that can assist bodybuilders.

Stallone fined for bringing drugs into Australia  -  May 21, 2007
Showbiz Spy,Jintropin contains somatropin, which claims to reduce body fat, boost muscle mass and increase sexual prowess. He apologised for his actions in a letter

Sylvester Stallone fined for bringing drug to Australia  -  May 21, 2007
LondonNet,Jintropin contains somatropin, which claims to reduce body fat, boost muscle mass and increase sexual prowess. Stallone apologised for his actions in a

Court: California Court of Appeal Fourth Appellate District on ...  -  Apr 27, 2007
MoreLaw.com,Seastrom and Hutcheson then moved for certification of a class consisting of "all persons who purchased BioGevity containing somatropin or an analogue

Well, well, would you believe it..  -  May 16, 2007
Glasgow Daily Record,The officers searched his bags at the airport and discovered five boxes of Jintropin - a brand name for the human growth hormone somatropin.

Stallone guilty of using steroids  -  May 15, 2007
The Brunei Times,The key ingredient in the growth hormone is somatropin, advertised on the Internet as enhancing sexual performance, reducing body fat, removing wrinkles,

Rocky Stallone says sorry  -  May 15, 2007
NEWS.com.au,...documents tendered alleged officers discovered five boxes packed with 48 vials of Jintropin - a brand name for the human growth hormone somatropin.

Sly Cops to Hording Hormones Down Under  -  May 14, 2007
E! OnlineA search of Stallone's luggage, however, turned up Jintropin, a non-FDA-approved substance whose main ingredient is the synthetic growth hormone somatropin,

I'm so sorry, says Stallone  -  May 15, 2007
Advertiser Adelaide,...documents tendered alleged officers discovered five boxes packed with 48 vials of Jintropin – a brand name for the human growth hormone somatropin.

Sylvester Stallone pleads guilty  -  May 14, 2007
Sunday Times.au,...documents tendered alleged officers discovered five boxes packed with 48 vials of Jintropin - a brand name for the human growth hormone somatropin.

Inside a steroid bust  -  May 13, 2007
New York Daily News,Haskins says the pharmacy bought 25 grams of somatropin, a synthetic form of HGH, for $75000. One gram could be converted into 3000 IU's, which would then

Ex-Serono executives acquitted in USA of bribing doctors  -  May 4, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),...conference in 1999 where they agreed to write up to 30 prescriptions for Serostim (somatropin), typically costing $21000 for a 12-week treatment.

Sly Bulks Up Hormone Defense  -  Apr 24, 2007
E! Online...recovered from the luggage was Jintropin, the brand name for a drug whose active ingredient is somatropin, a hormone known to help bodybuilders bulk up.

Sly no-show at court  -  Apr 24, 2007
The Australian,...is Somatropin, a human growth hormone that can assist body builders – that were allegedly detected in his luggage when he arrived at Sydney airport.

Regulate Our Competitors Asks Biotech Giant Monsanto as Sales of rBST  -  Apr 19, 2007
NewsBlaze,...practices have misled consumers about the quality, safety or value of milk and milk products supplemented with recombinant bovine somatropin," he wrote.

Pfizer pays $35 million to settle inappropriate Genotropin marketing  -  Apr 3, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),...purchase in 2003 of Pharmacia, which the US Department of Justice has been investigating for past off-label marketing of Genotropin (somatropin).

The Top 14 Most Counterfeited Medications  -  Mar 28, 2007
ScienceBlogsSerostim (somatropin, mannalian derived - used in the treatment of growth hormone deficiency, but this website has a list of other uses, approved and

Stallone faces charge of importing growth hormone  -  Mar 14, 2007
Belfast Telegraph,According to court documents, Jintropin - which contains the active ingredient somatropin - is not approved by the US Food and Drug Administration,

Stallone charged over growth hormone  -  Mar 13, 2007
Times Online,Court documents said Jintropin, which contains the active ingredient somatropin, a human growth hormone, is not approved by the US Food and Drug

Stallone charged  -  Mar 13, 2007
7DAYS,The key ingredient in the drugs was somatropin, advertised on the Internet as enhancing sexual performance, reducing body fat, removing wrinkles,

Use of growth hormone to boost athletic performance can lead to ...  -  Mar 1, 2007
SpiritIndia,MedlinePlus Drug Information: Growth Hormone (Systemic) - Somatrem and somatropin are man-made versions of human growth hormone. ... Man-made growth hormone

Dairy hormone under fire  -  Mar 9, 2007
Visalia Times-Delta,...the 650 members of California Dairies Inc. have been informed that they must curtail by August 1 the use of rBST — recombinant bovine somatropin.

Holmes linked to steroid probe  -  Mar 9, 2007
Barre Montpelier Times Argus,SI.com reported Thursday that Holmes received somatropin, a form of HGH, and testosterone from Palm Beach Rejuvenation in October 2003.

MLB Notebook: Braves' Hampton injured while taking batting practice  -  Mar 8, 2007
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,SI.com reported that Holmes received somatropin, a form of HGH, and testosterone from Palm Beach Rejuvenation in October 2003. That Florida firm has been

Rocker denies HGH use  -  Mar 7, 2007
Boston Herald,SI.com reported Rocker received two prescriptions for somatropin, a form of HGH, between April and July 2003. “I was trying to pitch all the way up until a

Rocker Denies Having HGH Prescription  -  Mar 8, 2007
Click 2 Houston.com,SI.com reported Rocker received two prescriptions for somatropin, a form of HGH, between April and July 2003. Rocker said that up until a week before he had

STEROID SCANDAL: Rocker says he didn’t have HGH prescription  -  Mar 7, 2007
Canton Repository (subscription),...show me a prescription.� SI.com reported Rocker received two prescriptions for somatropin, a form of HGH, between April and July 2003.

Rocker admits banned drug use  -  Mar 7, 2007
Toronto Star,SI.com reported that Rocker received two prescriptions for somatropin between April and July 2003. Bell told SI.com he received a shipment of human

Steroid investigation lists Rocker, others  -  Mar 7, 2007
Newsday,SI.com reported that Rocker received two prescriptions for somatropin between April and July 2003. Steven and Karen Lampert of Anti-Aging Centers in Nanuet

Rocker says he took hGH for medical purposes  -  Mar 7, 2007
Baltimore Sun,SI.com reported that Rocker received two prescriptions for somatropin in 2003. Steven and Karen Lampert of Anti-Aging Centers in Nanuet pleaded not guilty

Why manage when you can play?  -  Mar 7, 2007
Detroit Free Press,Atlanta reliever John Rocker's name has surfaced in the steroid investigation as receiving two prescriptions for something called somatropin in 2003.

Rocker bought his HGH  -  Mar 7, 2007
WFAA (subscription),SI.com reported Rocker received two prescriptions for somatropin, a form of HGH, between April and July 2003. "I was trying to pitch all the way up until a

Rocker admits to taking HGH  -  Mar 6, 2007
North County Times,SI.com reported that Rocker received two prescriptions for somatropin between April and July 2003. Mike Piazza was hit just above his left elbow by a pitch

Report: Rocker says HGH use was medical  -  Mar 6, 2007
WFAA (subscription),SI.com reported that Rocker received two prescriptions for somatropin between April and July 2003. Rocker pitched for the Rangers in the 2002 season.

3B Bell latest linked to HGH deliveries  -  Mar 6, 2007
Rotoworld.comRocker reportedly received two prescriptions for somatropin between April and July 2003. The 34-year-old Bell was already having great difficulty finding

Rocker needs a bigger mouth? Admits hormone use  -  Mar 6, 2007
New York Daily News,According to the report, Rocker received the drug somatropin, a form of growth hormone, in April and July 2003, the same time period in which he was trying

Merck KGaA is delighted as Serono earnings soar  -  Mar 1, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),Sales of growth hormone Saizen (somatropin) sneaked up 1.2% to $209 million for the year. Elmar Schnee, chief executive of Merck Serono, said that the

Euro RSCG Life LM&P Wins Pfizer Xalatan(R) Account  -  Mar 21, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Xalatan joins a portfolio of Pfizer products handled by LM&P including Chantix(TM) (varenicline); Genotropin(R) (somatropin {rDNA origin} for injection);

Bioton Acquires BioPartners For $78M In Stock, Debt  -  Mar 20, 2007
BioWorld Online,...its biosimilar - EC speak for biogeneric - version of the recombinant human growth hormone somatropin, which it co-developed with LG Life Sciences,

Can Generic Biologics Be Approved Through an Abbreviated Process?  -  Mar 20, 2007
Atlantic Information Services, Inc.,When FDA approved the growth hormone Omnitrope (somatropin rDNA origin) in May 2006, it did so under Sec. 505(b)(2) of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic

Catching up with the women of Seinfeld  -  Mar 17, 2007
Houston Chronicle,...trenbolone, nandrolone, human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), Clomiphene Citrate, Saizen, somatropin, stanozolol, etc. How did that transformation occur?

Aussies don't buy Stallone's `misunderstanding' on banned growth ...  -  Mar 13, 2007
San Jose Mercury News,What else would explain why American hero Sylvester Stallone (allegedly) had 48 vials of the drug Jintropin, which contains the growth hormone somatropin,

Stallone charged with having anti-ageing drugs  -  Mar 14, 2007
Unison.ie (subscription),The key ingredient in the seized drugs was somatropin, which is said to enhance sexual performance, reduce body fat, remove wrinkles and be capable of

CROCKY BALBOA - STALLONE HELD  -  Mar 13, 2007
Mirror.co.uk,It contains the hormone somatropin, which helps boost muscle and bone mass, fortify the immune system and promote hair growth.

Stallone charged over growth hormones  -  Mar 13, 2007
New Zealand Herald,Jintropin is the brand name for a drug whose active ingredient, somatropin, can assist body builders. Stallone has based much of his movie success on his

Stallone Charged with Importing on the Sly  -  Mar 13, 2007
E! OnlinePer the Website ModernAging, the substance's main ingredient is the synthetic growth hormone somatropin. A minimum order of five kits from jintropin.net

Stallone faces Aussie knockout  -  Mar 13, 2007
Melbourne Herald Sun,Centre Local Court yesterday allege officers discovered five boxes packed with 48 vials of Jintropin, a brand name for human growth hormone somatropin.

Sequel to Rocky's stoush played out in court  -  Mar 13, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,Court documents alleged the active ingredient in the substance, going under the brand name Jintropin, was the human growth hormone somatropin.

Growth drug 'found in Stallone's bags'  -  Mar 13, 2007
The Age,They alleged the active ingredient in the substance, going under the brand name Jintropin, is the human growth hormone Somatropin, which was not approved by

Stallone Faces Drug Charges in Australia  -  Mar 13, 2007
Associated Content,The drug contains a human growth hormone called Somatropin. This drug is currently not recognised for any kind of treatment and the US Food and Drug

Stallone tried to import HGH, court told  -  Mar 12, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,Jintropin is the brand name for a drug whose active ingredient, Somatropin, is a human growth hormone that can assist body builders.

Stallone Charged with Importing Illegal Drug into Australia  -  Mar 13, 2007
Associated Content,The drugs in question were Jintropin, the brand name for a drug containing Somatropin, which is often used by body builders. According to court documents,

Stallone on growth hormone charge  -  Mar 12, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,Court documents alleged Jintropin, whose active ingredient Somatropin, is a human growth hormone, is not a product approved by the US Food and Drug

Stallone faces entry ban over hormones  -  Mar 13, 2007
Advertiser Adelaide,Centre Local Court yesterday allege officers found five boxes packed with 48 vials of Jintropin - a brand name for the human growth hormone Somatropin.

Sly denies drugs claim  -  Mar 13, 2007
Courier Mail,Jintropin is the brand name for a drug whose active ingredient, somatropin, is a human growth hormone that can assist body builders.

US biogenerics bill sponsor says EU way is "burdensome  -  Mar 13, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),He acknowledged that the EU has authorised just two products so far - the growth hormone somatropin (Sandoz' Omnitrope and Biopartners/LG Life Sciences'

Hollywood's Stallone faces growth hormone import charge: ROUNDUP  -  Mar 13, 2007
Earthtimes.org...to leave Australia after his private jet was searched. The active ingredient in the drug was identified in court as the human growth hormone somatropin.

French law disallows 'generic' biosimilars  -  Feb 20, 2007
OutSourcing-Pharma.com,The product, however, has slightly different precautions and warnings to the reference product, Eli Lilly's Humatrope (somatropin), and is also produced

Merck launches electronic growth hormone injection device  -  Jan 30, 2007
ABCmoney.co.uk,...the launch of electronic growth hormone injection device easypod for administering the company's hormone deficiency therapy Saizen (somatropin).

Merck Serono Launches easypod(R), First Electronic Growth Hormone ...  -  Jan 30, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),Saizen(R) (somatropin) is a recombinant human growth hormone and is therapeutically equivalent to the natural growth hormone produced by the body.

Generic Biologics Could Save Payers $71 Billion Over a Decade ...  -  Feb 15, 2007
Biologic Drug Report,...were approved last year, somatropin, the generic version of human growth hormone, sells at a 25 percent discount to its brand-name counterparts.

Generic Biotech Medicines Could Save Plan Sponsors and Patients ...  -  Feb 15, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),This is consistent with the discount on the biotech medicine somatropin, which was released last year in Europe. The analysis is also based on an 83 percent

Ipsen results sound but western Europe market is a worry  -  Feb 2, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),...the recombinant human growth hormone NutropinAq (controlled-release somatropin)) reached 14.7 million euros compared to 5.7 million euros last year.

Merck-Serono launches electronic growth hormone injection device  -  Jan 30, 2007
In-PharmaTechnologist.com,Intended for use with the company's Saizen (somatropin (rDNA origin) for injection) therapy, it is the latest product in the firm's drive to develop

Merck Serono launches growth hormone injection device  -  Jan 30, 2007
News-Medical.net,Merck Serono has announced the launch of a unique growth hormone injection device, easypod, for the once-daily administration of Saizen (somatropin),

Pfizer increases Genotropin manufacturing capacity in Sweden  -  Jan 2, 2007
In-PharmaTechnologist.com,02/01/2007 - Pfizer has entered a capacity expansion phase, to meet requirements of global manufacturing of Genotropin (somatropin), a top-selling human

MY SON HAS BEEN DENIED HIS LAST CHANCE FOR HELP  -  Jan 10, 2007
Aylesbury Today Bucks Herald,Owen was recommended for daily Somatropin injections by a consultant at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford last year after she saw its success for two

Food-Service Vendors on Top of National Topics  -  Dec 18, 2006
PCToday,...processing plants no longer will accept milk produced by cows injected with the synthetic growth hormone recombinant bovine somatropin (rBST or rBGH).

Burrill's Biotech Outlook for 2007 ...and a Look Back at 2006  -  Dec 18, 2006
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),The April approval of Sandoz's growth hormone somatropin (Omnitrope) in the European Union and the US in May fueled speculation that there would be a wave

New Humatrope Indication  09 Nov 2006
The FDA has approved Lilly’s SNDA for Humatrope (somatropin [rDNA origin] for injection) for the treatment of short stature or growth failure in children ... -Facts and Comparisons, GenSci Expects Topical Molgramostim Gel Approval in 2007  Nov 3, 2006
GenSci has been the top biopharmaceutical manufacturer for Jintropin TM somatropin (human growth hormone, hGH), Scimax TM filgrastim (human granulocyte colony ... -Business Wire (press release), Surprising messagefor Vt. dairy farmers  Nov 4, 2006
The hormone, known as recombinant bovine somatropin (or rBST), became the focus of much controversy when it was first introduced for use by the chemical giant ... -Nashua Telegraph (subscription), Novo Nordisk Announces Financial Statement for the First Nine ...  Oct 27, 2006
...analogs increased by 52% - Sales of NovoSeven(R) Coagulation Factor VIIa (Recombinant) increased by 13% - Sales of Norditropin(R) (somatropin [rDNA origin ... -MSN Money Market Report -- In Play (NVO)  Oct 27, 2006
...of insulin analogs increased by 52%; sales of NovoSeven Coagulation Factor VIIa (Recombinant) increased by 13%; sales of Norditropin (somatropin [rDNA origin ... -MSN Money Novo Nordisk Announces Financial Statement for the First Nine ...  Oct 27, 2006
...insulin analogs increased by 52% - Sales of NovoSeven® Coagulation Factor VIIa (Recombinant) increased by 13% - Sales of Norditropin® (somatropin [rDNA origin ... -Yahoo! News (press release) rBST decision poses dilemma for dairy farmers  Oct 12, 2006
...have both announced recently that they would no longer accept milk from cows that have been treated with rBST (recumbent bovine somatropin), an artificial form ... -Addison County Independent, How dairy farmers can save themselves  Oct 15, 2006
...milk and to meet that demand, dairy giants HP Hood and Dean Foods will no longer accept milk from farmers who use recombinant bovine somatropin to enhance ... -Rutland Herald, 1500円以上é…?é€?料無料。本ï¼?CD5000円以上ã?§æœ€å¤§500 ...  Oct 13, 2006
Order Testosterone Cream for Men Here ... 5% Homeopathic Testosterone Cream (Somatropin Enhanced) for Men by Pristine Naturals - 4oz. / 2-Month Supply. ... ... -Другое времÑ?, Serono Announces Results From Pivotal Phase III Clinical Trial of ...  Aug 17, 2006
...alfa for injection), Luveris(R) (lutropin alfa), Ovidrel Prefilled Syringe(R) (choriogonadotropin alfa injection), Serostim(R) [somatropin (rDNA origin) for ... -PR Newswire

Manufacturers Take the Initiative to Stop Human Growth Hormone ...  Aug 5, 2006
Bagswaerd, Denmark (FV Newswire) - Somatropin, commonly referred to as human growth hormone (HGH), is currently one of the most popular drugs on the market. ... -FinanceVisor.com

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...follitropin alfa for injection), Luveris® (lutropin alfa), Ovidrel Prefilled Syringe® (choriogonadotropin alfa injection), Serostim® [somatropin (rDNA origin ... -PipelineReview.com

FDA under pressure to 'open the floodgates' for biogenerics  Aug 18, 2006
As for hGH, when last May the FDA approved a generic version, Omnitrope (somatropin), made by Novartis's Sandoz unit, it stressed that the authorisation ... -BiopharmaReporter.com

DME: Lifecycle management for biologics  Aug 2, 2006
The FDA and the European Medicines Agency have recently approved Sandoz's Omnitrope (somatropin), which copies an existing growth hormone used to treat growth ... -PharmaLive.com

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