Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride and Somavert

• Generic Name: chlorpromazine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names:

  Ormazine, Thorazine, Thorazine Spansule

Symptomatic management of psychotic disorders (i.e., schizophrenia).

Management of nausea and vomiting, including during surgery.

Relief of restlessness and apprehension before surgery.

Treatment of acute intermittent porphyria.

Adjunct in the treatment of tetanus.

Symptomatic management of manic phase of bipolar disorder.

Treatment of intractable hiccups.

Treatment of severe behavioral problems in children marked by combativeness and/or explosive hyperexcitable behavior (out of proportion to immediate provocations).

Short-term treatment of hyperactive children who exhibit excessive motor activity with accompanying conduct disorders manifested as impulsivity, difficulty sustaining attention, aggression, mood lability, and/or poor frustration tolerance.

• Generic Name: pegvisomant
• Dosage Forms: subcutaneous injection
• Other Brand Names: Somavert

Somavert (pegvisomant) is a man-made protein that is similar to human growth hormone. Pegvisomant binds to the same receptor in the body as growth hormone, and blocks the effects of growth hormone.

Somavert is used to treat acromegaly (a growth disorder caused by too much growth hormone).

Somavert is usually given after other medications, surgery, or radiation have been tried without successful treatment of symptoms.