SPL Set ID: 15eaaab2-d656-7310-e063-6394a90ae59f

CORTROSYN ® (cosyntropin) for Injection is a sterile lyophilized powder in vials containing 0.25 mg of CORTROSYN ® and 10 mg of mannitol to be reconstituted with 1 mL of 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, USP. Sodium Hydroxide and Glacial acetic acid may be used to adjust pH. Administration is by intravenous or intramuscular injection. Cosyntropin is α 1 - 24 corticotropin, a synthetic subunit of ACTH. It is an open chain polypeptide containing, from the N terminus, the first 24 of the 39 amino acids of natural ACTH. The sequence of amino acids in the 1 - 24 compound is as follows: Amino Acids