Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients listed in Description.
Somatropin must not be used when there is any evidence of activity of a tumour. Intracranial tumours must be inactive and antitumour therapy must be completed prior to starting growth hormone therapy. Treatment should be discontinued if there is evidence of tumour growth.
GENOTROPIN should not be used for growth promotion in children with closed epiphyses.
Patients with acute critical illness suffering complications following open heart surgery, abdominal surgery, multiple accidental trauma, acute respiratory failure or similar conditions should not be treated with GENOTROPIN (regarding patients undergoing substitution therapy, see Precautions).