Limited Coverage Drugs - Special Authority Criteria

Generic Name / Strength / Form
somatropin

Criteria Approval Period
For children 20 years of age and under, when prescribed by an endocrinologist at the British Columbia Children's Hospital for true growth hormone deficiency or chronic renal insufficiency. One Year

Practitioner Exemptions

  • No practitioner exemptions

Special Notes

  • Not a benefit for the treatment of adults or for the treatment of children with Turner's Syndrome, Pradi-Willi Syndrome or Noonan's Syndrome.

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