Product Details:
Brand Name | Sandostatin Lar |
Dose | 30 mg |
Packaging Type | Pack |
Packaging Size | 2 ml |
Prescription/Non prescription | Prescription |
Composition | Octreotide |
Manufactured By | Novartis |
Sandostatin Lar 30mg Injection is used to treat symptoms of metastatic carcinoid tumors like flushing and Diarrhoea. It also suppresses the secretion of thyroid-stimulating hormones. Carcinoid and Vasoactive intestinal peptide tumors are two gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors that cause diarrhea, flushing and wheezing. In patients suffering from advanced cancer, where the tumors cannot be removed surgically, this drug decreases the symptoms and slows down tumor progression. Acromegaly is a condition caused when a tumor in the pituitary gland secretes growth hormone in excess.
Sandostatin Lar 30mg Injection significantly reduces the symptoms of Acromegaly, which include headache, excessive perspiration, numbness of the hands and feet, tiredness and joint pain.