Octreotide Injection 100mg/ml Octotide 100
Trade Name: Octotide 100
Manufacturer: Troikaa Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Presentation: Injection
Strength: 1000mg/ml
What is the purpose of Octreotide Injection Octotide?
With certain intestinal cancers, such as metastatic carcinoid tumours or VIPomas Octreotide Injection Octotide is used to treat severe diarrhoea as well as other symptoms (tumors that has already spread in the body). Although it does not remove the tumour, it makes the patient feel more at ease.
Where is octreotide injection administered?
The outside of the arms, top to outside of the legs, tummy (avoid the area around the belly button), and buttocks are the recommended injection locations.
What is the purpose of octreotide in the ICU?
An analogue of SST called octreotide is frequently used in critical care, especially to treat variceal haemorrhage.
What negative consequences do Octreotide Injection Octotide have?
- Side effects from octreotide injection are possible.Inform your doctor right once if any of these symptoms are severe or persistent:
- diarrhoea.
- constipation.
- Bulky, colourless, and vile-smelling stools.
- having a persistent want to go to the bathroom.
- gas.
- a stomachache
- nausea.
- heartburn.
Is the Octreotide Injection Octotide painful?
Some individuals may experience discomfort, stinging, tingling, or burning where they inject the medication. It may be less painful to administer the medication once it has warmed to room temperature as opposed to cold from the refrigerator.
Does Octreotide Injection Octotide make you more hypertensive?
Treatment with octreotide is linked to higher 24-hour and overnight blood pressure as well as a disruption of the circadian blood pressure rhythm. This behaviour may be explained by the drug’s splanchnic vasoconstriction, which causes blood to go to peripheral vessels.
How long can you administer Octreotide Injection Octotide?
Injection dose type for long-acting: For acromegaly treatment: Adults — For the first three months, 20 mg were injected into the buttocks once every four weeks. If necessary and tolerated, your doctor will change your dose.
How is Octreotide Injection Octotide used in liver treatment?
Octreotide, a synthetic somatostatin analogue, has recently been found to be an effective treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma and gastroenteropancreatic endocrine tumours. Additionally, it can be used to alleviate diarrhoea brought on by chemotherapy.
Octreotide Injection Octotide Does it reduce blood sugar?
Results: Octreotide reduced blood glucose and growth hormone levels in a consistent manner independent of the method and dosage.
How long is octreotide effective?
A synthetic octapeptide SSA called octreotide has pharmacological effects that last longer than those of endogenous hormones. Octreotide, when delivered subcutaneously, has a half-life of 90–120 minutes and a pharmacologic activity lasting up to 8–12 hours, while native somatostatin has a half-life of 2–3 minutes.
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