Generic name: octreotide acetate
Dosage form: injection
Drug class:Somatostatin and somatostatin analogs
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Mar 1, 2021.
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INDICATIONS AND USAGE
Sandostatin LAR DEPOT 10 mg, 20 mg, and 30 mg is indicated in patients in whom initial treatment with Sandostatin Injection has been shown to be effective and tolerated.
Acromegaly
Long-term maintenance therapy in acromegalic patients who have had an inadequate response to surgery and/or radiotherapy, or for whom surgery and/or radiotherapy, is not an option. The goal of treatment in acromegaly is to reduce GH and IGF-1 levels to normal [see Clinical Studies (14), Dosage and Administration (2)].
Carcinoid Tumors
Long-term treatment of the severe diarrhea and flushing episodes associated with metastatic carcinoid tumors.
Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Tumors (VIPomas)
Long-term treatment of the profuse watery diarrhea asso...
