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EFFECTIVE SHARED CARE AGREEMENT (ESCA): SOMATROPIN FOR THE TREATMENT OF GROWTH FAILURE IN CHILDRENEffective Shared Care Agreement • November 19th, 2021
Specialist responsibilities on initiation 1. Confirm diagnosis for one of the following:• Growth Hormone deficiency• Small for Gestational Age (SGA) with subsequent growth failure at 4 years of age or later• Short Stature Homeobox gene (SHOX) Deficiency• Turner Syndrome (TS)• Chronic Renal Insufficiency (CRI)• Prader-Wili Syndrome(PWS)2. Discuss the benefits and side effects of treatment with the patient.3. Check for possible drug interactions with somatropin and patients regular medication. Avoid prescribing interacting drugs4. Initiate somatropin and provide prescriptions for at least 3 months or until care is transferred to GP, usually after 3 months.5. Ask the GP whether he or she is willing to participate in shared care and explain the intention to share care with patient/carer and obtain consent.6. Inform GP of the dose to be prescribed, any changes in dose, when to stop treatment and when to refer the patient back to specialist.7. Inform GP if patient does not attend specialist
