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- Octreotide, sold under the brand name Sandostatin among others, is an octapeptide that mimics natural somatostatin pharmacologically, though it is a more...
- An octreotide scan is a type of SPECT scintigraphy used to find carcinoid, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, and to localize sarcoidosis. It is also called...
- within minutes after the injection. Octreotide and lanreotide are effective for long-term treatment. Octreotide and lanreotide have also been used successfully...
- neuroendocrine tumors with long-acting repeatable (LAR) octreotide: comparison with standard subcutaneous octreotide therapy". Annals of Oncology. 12 (Suppl 2): S105–9...
- Octreotate or octreotide acid is a somatostatin analogue that is closely related to octreotide. Its amino acid sequence is H-D-Phe-Cys-Phe-D-Trp-Lys-Thr-Cys-Thr-OH...
- Edotreotide (USAN, also known as (DOTA0-Phe1-Tyr3) octreotide, DOTA-TOC, DOTATOC) is a substance which, when bound to various radionuclides, is used in...
- is to slow the diarrhea. Some medications can help control diarrhea. Octreotide, which is a human-made form of the natural hormone somatostatin, blocks...
- pump and a gastrostomy tube, and off-label use of medications such as octreotide given by injection. In the most severe cases, surgery may be necessary...
- of glucagon Suppresses the exocrine secretory action of the pancreas Octreotide (brand name Sandostatin, Novartis Pharmaceuticals) is an octapeptide that...
- counteract splanchnic vasodilation (such as ornipressin, terlipressin, and octreotide) leads to improvement in glomerular filtration rate (which is a quantitative...