Growth Hormone Deficiency Weight-based dosing Not to exceed 0.004 mg/kg/day SC initially for 6 weeks; may increase up to 0.016 mg/kg/day maximum Nonweight-based dosing 0.2 mg/day (0.15-0.3 mg/day range) SC initially; may increase every 1-2 months by 0.1-0.2 mg/day based on clinical response and/or serum IGF-I levels Short-bowel Syndrome 0.1 mg/kg/day SC (rotating injection sites to avoid lipodystrophy) for 4 weeks; may increase up to 8 mg/day maximum; treatment exceeding 4 weeks not studied HIV-associated Wasting or Cachexia 0.1 mg/kg/day SC at bedtime (rotating injection sites to avoid lipodystrophy) up to 6 mg/day; Alternatively: >55 kg: 6 mg/day SC 45-55...