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Tesamorelin
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Tesamorelin
A medicine that signals your body to release growth hormone it makes itself.
Lipodystrophy
A shift in the way fat is spread around the body.
Approved use
The illness or problem a particular medicine is approved to treat by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Biologic
A legal group of medicines that includes tesamorelin and insulin; pharmacies cannot make copies of them.
Compounding
Making or altering medicine to suit a particular patient, in place of a finished drug product.
Trial
A study that compares treatments to see what changes.
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Contraindication
A reason the drug label says a medicine must not be used.
Side effect
An unwanted effect that can happen during treatment.
Research use only
A label that does not turn an online product into an approved medicine.
Brief source notes
Medicine terms: the tesamorelin (EGRIFTA WR) label.
Remote-care terms: state medical boards’ telemedicine policy.
U.S. status in these definitions is dated September 2026.
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