Drug details

R-Gene 10 (arginine hydrochloride injection)

type of Diagnostics, Endocrine, Growth Hormone Releasing Factors

R-Gene 10 (arginine hydrochloride) Injection is an amino acid used as an intravenous stimulant to the pituitary for the release of human growth hormone in patients where the measurement of pituitary reserve for HGH can be of diagnostic usefulness. R-Gene 10 can be used as a diagnostic aid in such conditions as panhypopituitarism, pituitary dwarfism, chromophobe adenoma, postsurgical craniopharyngioma, hypophysectomy, pituitary trauma, acromegaly, gigantism, and problems of growth and stature.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• hives,
• difficulty breathing,
• swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
• itching,
• skin rash,
• dizziness,
• cough,
• tightness in the chest,
• blood in the urine,
• fast heartbeat,
• difficulty swallowing,
• weakness
• unusual tiredness, and
• redness or discoloration of the skin,
• pain or redness at the injection site,

The following drugs are related to R-Gene 10, either as a replacement or used together:

• Somatuline Depot (lanreotide)