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Acromegaly
For the symptomatic control and reduction of growth hormone and IGF-1 plasma levels in patients with acromegaly, including those who are inadequately controlled by surgery, radiotherapy, or dopamine agonist treatment but who are adequately controlled on s.c. treatment with octreotide.
Octreotide Depot is also indicated in acromegalic patients unfit or unwilling to undergo surgery, or in the interim period until radiotherapy becomes fully effective.,Gastro-entero-pancreatic tumours
For the relief of symptoms associated with the following functional tumours of the gastro-enteropancreatic
endocrine system:
Carcinoid tumours with features of the carcinoid syndrome
Vasoactive intestinal peptide secreting tumours (VIPomas) in patients who are adequately controlled on subcutaneous treatment with octreotide
Octreotide Depot is not curative in these patients.,Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumours of the Midgut
Treatment of patients with progression of well-differentiated, advanced neuroendocrine tumours of the midgut or suspected midgut origin.
This medicine was verified as being available on the PBS (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) on December, 1 2024. To learn more about this subsidy, visit the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) website.
You should seek advice from your doctor or pharmacist about taking this medicine. They can help you balance the risks and the benefits of this medicine during pregnancy.
Reporting side effects
You can help ensure medicines are safe by reporting the side effects you experience.
Acromegaly
For the symptomatic control and reduction of growth hormone and IGF-1 plasma levels in patients with acromegaly, including those who are inadequately controlled by surgery, radiotherapy, or dopamine agonist treatment but who are adequately controlled on s.c. treatment with octreotide.
Octreotide Depot is also indicated in acromegalic patients unfit or unwilling to undergo surgery, or in the interim period until radiotherapy becomes fully effective.,Gastro-entero-pancreatic tumours
For the relief of symptoms associated with the following functional tumours of the gastro-enteropancreatic
endocrine system:
Carcinoid tumours with features of the carcinoid syndrome
Vasoactive intestinal peptide secreting tumours (VIPomas) in patients who are adequately controlled on subcutaneous treatment with octreotide
Octreotide Depot is not curative in these patients.,Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumours of the Midgut
Treatment of patients with progression of well-differentiated, advanced neuroendocrine tumours of the midgut or suspected midgut origin.
This medicine was verified as being available on the PBS (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) on December, 1 2024. To learn more about this subsidy, visit the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) website.
You should seek advice from your doctor or pharmacist about taking this medicine. They can help you balance the risks and the benefits of this medicine during pregnancy.
Reporting side effects
You can help ensure medicines are safe by reporting the side effects you experience.
Acromegaly
For the symptomatic control and reduction of growth hormone and IGF-1 plasma levels in patients with acromegaly, including those who are inadequately controlled by surgery, radiotherapy, or dopamine agonist treatment but who are adequately controlled on s.c. treatment with octreotide.
Octreotide Depot is also indicated in acromegalic patients unfit or unwilling to undergo surgery, or in the interim period until radiotherapy becomes fully effective.,Gastro-entero-pancreatic tumours
For the relief of symptoms associated with the following functional tumours of the gastro-enteropancreatic
endocrine system:
Carcinoid tumours with features of the carcinoid syndrome
Vasoactive intestinal peptide secreting tumours (VIPomas) in patients who are adequately controlled on subcutaneous treatment with octreotide
Octreotide Depot is not curative in these patients.,Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumours of the Midgut
Treatment of patients with progression of well-differentiated, advanced neuroendocrine tumours of the midgut or suspected midgut origin.
This medicine was verified as being available on the PBS (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) on December, 1 2024. To learn more about this subsidy, visit the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) website.
You should seek advice from your doctor or pharmacist about taking this medicine. They can help you balance the risks and the benefits of this medicine during pregnancy.
Reporting side effects
You can help ensure medicines are safe by reporting the side effects you experience.
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