Thyrogen kit 0.9mg injection is a pituitary hormone that stimulates the thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormone. The binding of this injection to TSH receptors on normal thyroid epithelial cells or well-differentiated thyroid cancer tissue stimulates iodine uptake and organification and synthesis and secretion of thyroglobulin (Tg), triiodothyronine (T3), and thyroxine (T4). One of the effects is that it stimulates any remaining thyroid tissue to take up iodine, which is important for radioiodine imaging. It also stimulates the production of thyroglobulin and thyroid hormones if there is any thyroid tissue left. These hormones can be measured in your blood.

Thyrogen kit 0.9mg injection will be administered to you by a doctor or other healthcare professional in a hospital setting trained in cancer chemotherapy. Your doctor will decide the dose, route of administration, and duration of the therapy based on your disease status, severity, and other factors such as body weight, other disease conditions, and age. This medicine will be given intramuscularly. Do not self-administer the injection. 

Nausea

Vomiting

Headache 

Hyperthyroidism

Severe hypersensitivity reaction

CNS problems

Inform your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription medications, over-the-counter medications, nutritional and vitamin supplements, and herbal products. Certain medications interact with Thyrogen kit 0.9mg injection and reduce its effectiveness by causing undesirable side effects. Inform your doctor if you are using birth control pills.

Store in a refrigerator (2°C - 8°C)

Protect the medicine from light and excessive moisture.

Keep the medicine out of reach of children and pets.

If you missed the dosing schedule, inform your healthcare professional immediately and reschedule.