Sandostatin LAR?
Related terms
Brand Names: U.S.:
SandoSTATIN LAR?;SandoSTATIN?
Brand Names: Canada:
Octreotide Acetate Injection;Octreotide Acetate Omega;Sandostatin LAR?;Sandostatin?
Uses
- It is used to treat loose stools (diarrhea) and flushing caused by cancer.
- It is used to treat some causes of very loose stools (diarrhea).
- It is used to treat acromegaly.
- It is used to treat bleeding from esophageal varices in cirrhosis.
- It is used to treat high insulin levels.
- It is used to treat an overdose caused by drugs that treat high blood sugar (diabetes).
- It is used to help GI (gastrointestinal) tract openings close.
- It is used to treat too much growth hormone release.
- It is used to treat GI (gastrointestinal) bleeding.
- Octreotide is a hormone in the body.
- It lowers how much growth hormone is made by your body.
- It lowers insulin levels.
- It slows movement in the GI (gastrointestinal) tract by letting more water get into it.
Dosing
How to take
- All products:
- Wash your hands before and after use.
- Follow how to give closely if you or a family member is giving the shot at home.
- Throw away needles in a needle/sharp disposal box and take the box back to your doctor when it is full.
- Sandostatin?:
- It is given as a shot into the fatty part of the skin.
- Move the site where you give the shot with each shot.
- Esophageal bleeding: This drug is given into a vein for a period of time.
- Sandostatin LAR?:
- It is given as a shot into a muscle once a month.
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