Mecasermin

Mecasermin
Mecasermin
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com monograph
Pregnancy cat. C(US)
Legal status -only (US)
Routes Subcutaneous
Identifiers
ATC code H01AC03
UNII 7GR9I2683O N
KEGG D04870 N
ChEMBL CHEMBL1201716 N
Chemical data
Formula  ?
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Mecasermin (INN, brand name Increlex) is recombinant human insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-I) which is used for the long-term treatment of growth failure in children with severe primary IGF-I deficiency.[1][2]

This drug is not to be confused with mecasermin rinfabate (trade name: Iplex), which is the binary complex of recombinant human IGF-1 (rhIGF-1) and the binding protein that IGF-1 is naturally adhered to in the human body.

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