Click here for Somavert® (pegvisomant) Prescribing Information. Adverse event reporting information can be found at the bottom of the page.
Somavert is used in the treatment of adult patients with acromegaly who have had an inadequate response to surgery and/or radiation therapy and in whom an appropriate medical treatment with somatostatin analogues did not normalise IGF-I concentrations or was not tolerated.
Over 2000 patients have participated in ACROSTUDY, the global safety surveillance study for Somavert to date, providing a wealth of information about possible adverse events1,2
For full details on side effects and selected adverse reactions please refer to the Somavert Summary of Product Characteristics1
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Liver function should be assessed at baseline and monitored every 4-6 weeks for the first 6 months of treatment, or at any time in patients exhibiting symptoms suggestive of hepatitis. More frequent if elevations are detected at baseline. For full details regarding the assessment and monitoring of liver function please refer to the Summary of Product Characteristics.1
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