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Sandostatin LAR Depot

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Prescribing Information

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Important Safety Information

Warnings and Precautions: Treatment with Sandostatin LAR Depot may affect gallbladder function, with postmarketing reports of gallstones resulting in complications (inflammation of the gallbladder, bi...

Approved Use:

Sandostatin^® LAR Depot (octreotide acetate) for injectable suspension is indicated for patients in whom initial treatment with immediate-release Sandostatin^® (octreotide acetate) Injection has been shown to be effective and tolerated for

Long-term treatment of the severe diarrhea and f...

Sandostatin^® (octreotide acetate) Immediate-Release Injection is a medicine approved to treat the severe diarrhea and flushing associated with carcinoid syndrome. It may help you control your symptoms and live in the moment.

Symptom Control You Can Count On

Here are results from a clinical study of 93 patients with carcinoid syndrome who were treated with Sandostatin LAR Depot or Sandostatin Immediate-Release Injection.^†

How Sandostatin® LAR Depot (octreotide acetate) for injectable suspension can reduce daily stools

How Sandostatin® LAR Depot (octreotide acetate) for injectable suspension can reduce flushing

^†A 6-month clinical trial of malignant carcinoid syndrome was performed in patients who had previously been shown to be responsive to Sandostatin Immediate-Release Injection. Patients received 10-mg, 20-mg, or 30-mg doses of Sandostatin LAR Depot every 28 days or continued their Sandostatin Immediate-Release Injection regimen. Patients receiving Sandostatin LAR Depot who experienced symptom flare-ups were permitted to use supplemental Sandostatin Immediate-Release Injection until symptoms were again controlled to screening frequency.

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