PURPOSE: To obtain a composition containing a choline release acting agent and a growth hormone-releasing hormone(GHRH) and useful for a differential diagnosis of somatotropin deficiency. CONSTITUTION: This medicinal composition is a diagnostic composition containing a choline release acting agent such as carbachol arecoline neostigmine and pyridostigmine with GHRH and can be used for performing a differential diagnosis whether a somatotropin deficiency is in a pituitary stage or in a hypothalam...

PURPOSE: To obtain the subject composition including GH opening hormore cholinergic agonist and a bile salt and suitable for treatment for failure to thrive and diagnosis of function of pituitary body. CONSTITUTION: This subject composition includes (A) GH opening hormone (B) cholinergic agonist e.g. methacholine carbachol bethanechol pilocarpine etc. and for emergency (C) a bile salt e.g. an alkali salt of glycolic acid glycochenodesoxycholid acid taurocholic acid etc. The blending ratios of ea...