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Octreotide

10 known interactions (1 severe)
1 brand name

Indications

  • Symptoms associated with carcinoid tumours with features of carcinoid syndrome, VIPomas, glucagonomas
  • Acromegaly, short-term treatment before pituitary surgery or long-term treatment in those inadequately controlled by other treatment or until radiotherapy becomes fully effective
  • Prevention of complications following pancreatic surgery
  • Test dose before use of depot preparation
  • Acromegaly, Neuroendocrine (particularly carcinoid) tumour adequately controlled by subcutaneous octreotide

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Drug Interactions

1 SevereModerate interactions

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Safety Information

🤰Pregnancy guidance available
🤱Breastfeeding guidance available
🫁Hepatic impairment guidance

Cautions

somatostatin analogues Diabetes mellitus (antidiabetic requirements may be altered); growth hormone-secreting pituitary tumours can expand during treatment (causing serious complications); insulinoma ...

Side Effects

somatostatin analogues Common or very common Alopecia; appetite decreased; asthenia; cholecystitis; cholelithiasis (following long term use); cholestasis; constipation; diabetes mellitus; diarrhoea; d...

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Brand Names

Sandostatin(IN, PK, SA, AE, EG, ZA, NG)
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Source: MedNext Audited Proprietary Dataset

Last reviewed: 2026

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