Increlex Dosage

Generic name: mecasermin
Drug class: Insulin-like growth factors

Medically reviewed by  A Ras MD.

Recommended Peds Dosing

Dosage forms:  INJ: 10 mg per mL

Primary IGFD, severe

[2 yo and older]

Dose: 0.04-0.12 mg/kg/dose SC bid; Start: 0.04-0.08 mg/kg/dose SC bid x1wk, incr. by 0.04 mg/kg/dose; Max: 0.24 mg/kg/day; Info: not a substitute for GH tx; give 20min before or after meal

Growth hormone gene deletion

[2 yo and older]

Dose: 0.04-0.12 mg/kg/dose SC bid; Start: 0.04-0.08 mg/kg/dose SC bid x1wk, incr. by 0.04 mg/kg/dose; Max: 0.24 mg/kg/day; Info: for pts w/ GH neutralizing antibodies; not a substitute for GH tx; give 20min before or after meal

Renal dosing

[not defined]

renal impairment: not defined

HD/PD: not defined

Hepatic dosing

[not defined]

SRC: NLM .