Thyrogen®
Brand Name: Thyrogen®
Active Ingredient:
thyrotropin alfa
Strength(s): 0.9
mg/
ml
Dosage Form(s):
Intramuscular Injection
Company Name:
Genzyme Corporation
Availability:
Prescription only
Date Approved by
FDA: November 30, 1998
What is Thyrogen used for?
Thyrogen is used as an additional
diagnostic tool for detecting
blood levels of
thyroglobulin with or without
radioiodine imaging in the follow-up of patients with certain types of
thyroid cancer.
Possible side effects:
Nausea
Headache
Weakness
More information can be found at www.fda.gov/cder/ or on the
product insert.