Skytrofa is a long-acting form of somatropin. Somatropin is also called human growth hormone. Skytrofa is also considered a pegylated somatropin product. Pegylated means the medication is attached to ...

When children grow in length, it occurs from growth plates, a cartilage structure at both ends of the long bones found in the arms and legs. The growth plates contain special stem cells that ...

The primary sign of growth hormone deficiency in children is short stature. Adults may have decreased muscle mass and increased body fat, as well as other problems such as heart disease and depression ...

Children with growth hormone deficiency (GHD) had reduced physical fitness and lower levels of physical activity than control individuals without the condition, but 1 year of growth hormone ...

SINGAPORE, May 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Independent biopharmaceutical company Specialised Therapeutics (ST) is pleased to announce the Australian registration of SKYTROFA® (lonapegsomatropin) as a new ...

Sogroya is a long-acting form of somatropin. Somatropin is also called human growth hormone. Sogroya is made by attaching human growth hormone to a small protein that helps it stay in the body longer ...

SKYTROFA® (lonapegsomatropin) is now registered by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for the treatment of paediatric growth hormone deficiency.[1] "We are delighted to have secured TGA ...