Medically Reviewed By

Dr. Aditya Singh, MBBS, MD (Pharmacology)

Reg No: MCI-654321 • Verified Medical Reviewer

Anterior pituitary lobe hormones and analogues;Pituitary and hypothalamic hormones and analogues

Thyrogen

(thyrotropin alfa)

Uses, side effects, dosage information & price range

Sanofi B.V.

About this medicine

Thyrogen is indicated for use with serum thyroglobulin (Tg) testing with or without radioiodine imaging for the detection of thyroid remnants and well-differentiated thyroid cancer in post thyroidectomy patients maintained on hormone suppression therapy (THST).   Low risk patients with well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma who have undetectable serum Tg levels on THST and no rh (recombinant human) TSH-stimulated increase of Tg levels may be followed-up by assaying rh TSH-stimulated Tg levels.  Thyrogen is indicated for pre-therapeutic stimulation in combination with a range of 30 mCi (1.1 GBq) to 100 mCi (3.7 GBq) radioiodine for ablation of thyroid tissue remnants in patients who have undergone a near-total or total thyroidectomy for well-differentiated thyroid cancer and who do not have evidence of distant metastatic thyroid cancer (see section 4.4).

Key Information

Salt / Composition

thyrotropin alfa