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FlexPro®

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Easy to Learn to Use

The FlexPro® pen comes in 3 different “strengths”, 5, 10 and 15 mg. Your doctor will decide which strength is right for you based on the dose you need. After your doctor tells you how much you will need, the pen makes it easy to select the appropriate dose. You just turn the dial to the correct amount. You can adjust the dose, up or down, with a simple twist.

In a recent study of 70 children and teenage patients, 100% said FlexPro® was easy to learn to use and 97% said it was easy to use. And it’s designed so you can feel and hear the difference depending on which way you are dialing. To further reduce hassle, FlexPro® pens require no mixing, loading or changing of cartridges or batteries.

Norditropin® pens use NovoFine® needles, which are some of the smallest needles available. The NovoFine® Autocover® 30G has a protective outer shield that hides the needle before, during and after the injection. The shield also locks into place after the injection to help reduce needlestick injuries. And it uses the 8-mm NovoFine® 30G needle, which 90% of patient surveyed found practically pain-free.

Needles are sold separately and may require a prescription in some states.

Storage Flexibility

While most other growth hormones have to be kept refrigerated at all times, the FlexPro® 5- and 10-mg pens can be left at room temperature (up to 77°F) for up to 3 weeks after first use.* This allows for greater flexibility with overnight visits, vacations—even last-minute trips.

*All Norditropin® products must be refrigerated prior to first use. Do not freeze. After initial use, FlexPro® 5 mg/1.5 mL and 10 mg/1.5 mL delivery pens can either be stored outside of the refrigerator (at up to 77°F) for use within 3 weeks, or in the refrigerator (between 36°F and 46°F) for use within 4 weeks. The FlexPro® 15 mg/1.5 mL and NordiFlex® 30 mg/3 mL delivery pens must always be refrigerated (between 36°F and 46°F)—both prior to and after the initial injection—for use within 4 weeks.

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Safety and Efficacy

The safety and efficacy of Norditropin® have been established in many clinical studies conducted around the world. In fact, one of our studies followed pediatric patients for up to 13 years. The most common side effects of Norditropin® include headaches, muscle pain, joint stiffness, high blood sugar (hyperglycemia), sugar in your urine (glucosuria), swollen hands and feet due to fluid retention and redness and itching in the area you inject.

These are not all the possible side effects of Norditropin®. Though not common, some of the more serious side effects of Norditropin® include: return of tumor or cancerous growths and high risk of death in children with Prader-Willi syndrome who are severely obese or have breathing problems including sleep apnea. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist. Click here for full Prescribing Information.

Call your healthcare provider for medical advice about side effects. You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-332-1088. You may also report side effects to Novo Nordisk at 1-800-727-6500.

Instructions for Use

To read the instructions for use:

Click here for Norditropin® Prescribing Information and FlexPro® 5 mg Instructions for Use.

Click here for Norditropin® Prescribing Information and FlexPro® 10 mg Instructions for Use.

Click here for Norditropin® Prescribing Information and FlexPro® 15 mg Instructions for Use.

Click here for Norditropin® Prescribing Information and Norditropin NordiFlex® 30 mg Instructions for Use.

To watch the video:

Click here for the FlexPro® pediatric instructions for use video (English)

Click here for the Norditropin® FlexPro® adult instructions for use video (English)

Click here for the Norditropin® FlexPro® pediatric instruction for use video (Spanish)

Click here for the FlexPro® adult instructions for use video (Spanish)

Click here for the Norditropin NordiFlex® pediatric instructions for use video (English)

Click here for the Norditropin NordiFlex® adult instruction for use video (English)

Click here for the Norditropin NordiFlex® pediatric instructions for use video (Spanish)

Click here for the Norditropin NordiFlex® adult instruction for use video (Spanish)

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Indications and Usage

Norditropin® (somatropin [rDNA origin] injection) is used to treat: children who have growth failure because of low or no growth hormone; children who are short (in stature) and who have Noonan syndrome or Turner syndrome; children who are short (in stature) because they were born small (small for gestational age-SGA) and have not caught-up in growth by age 2 to 4 years; and adults who do not make enough growth hormone.

Important Safety Information

Do not use Norditropin® if: you have a critical illness caused by certain types of heart or stomach surgery, trauma or breathing (respiratory) problems; you are a child with Prader-Willi syndrome who is severely obese or has breathing problems including sleep apnea; you have cancer or other tumors; your healthcare provider tells you that you have certain types of eye problems caused by diabetes; you are a child with closed bone growth plates (epiphyses) or you are allergic to any of the ingredients in the medicine.

Before you take Norditropin®, tell your healthcare provider if you: have diabetes; had cancer or any tumor; have any other medical condition; are pregnant or plan to become pregnant; are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed.

Norditropin® can cause serious side effects, including: high risk of death in people who have critical illnesses because of heart or stomach surgery, trauma or serious breathing (respiratory) problems; high risk of death in children with Prader-Willi syndrome who are severely obese or have breathing problems including sleep apnea; return of tumor or cancerous growths; high blood sugar (hyperglycemia); increase in pressure in the skull (intracranial hypertension); swollen hands and feet due to fluid retention; decrease in thyroid hormone levels; hip and knee pain or a limp in children (slipped capital femoral epiphysis); worsening of pre-existing curvature of the spine (scoliosis); middle ear infection, hearing problems or ear problems in patients with Turner syndrome.

Patients with Noonan syndrome and Turner syndrome should be closely monitored by their doctors as they are more likely to have congenital heart disease.

The most common side effects of Norditropin® include: headaches, muscle pain, joint stiffness, high blood sugar (hyperglycemia), sugar in your urine (glucosuria), swollen hands and feet due to fluid retention, and redness and itching in the area you inject. If you have headaches, eye problems, nausea or vomiting (these may be symptoms of raised pressure in the brain), contact your healthcare provider right away.

Norditropin® may affect how other medicines work, and other medicines may affect how Norditropin® works so be sure to tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.

Especially tell your healthcare provider if you take: glucocorticoid medication, thyroid hormone, insulin or other medicine for diabetes, medicines that are metabolized by the liver (e.g., corticosteroids, sex steroids, anticonvulsants, cyclosporine), or oral estrogen replacement medicine.

For more information, please click here for complete Norditropin® Prescribing Information.

Norditropin® is a prescription medication.

Novo Nordisk provides patient assistance for those who qualify. Please call 1-866-310-7549 to learn more about Novo Nordisk assistance programs.

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088

Talk to your healthcare provider and find out if Norditropin® is right for you or your child.

Norditropin®, FlexPro® and Norditropin NordiFlex® are registered trademarks of Novo Nordisk Health Care AG. NovoFine® and Novo Nordisk® are registered trademarks and Growth Track Wizard™ is a trademark of Novo Nordisk A/S.
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