(ok Wood oh tide) Brand: SandoSTATIN, SandoSTATIN LAR Depot
• You must not use octreotide if you are allergic to it.
• Till using octreotide, speak your doctor if you have diabetes, gallbladder malady, heart malady, tall blood pressure, a heart rhythm mess, thyroid problems, pancreatitis, kidney malady, or liver disease.
• Speak your doctor about all another medicines you use.
• You may be shown how to use an IV at house. Do not self-inject this medication if you do not fully understand how to give the injection and properly dispose of used needles, IV tubing, and another items used to inject the medication. Be certain to follow the instructions for the exact type of octreotide your doctor has predesigned for you.
• To be certain this medicine is helping your condition and not causing deleterious effects, your blood cells, kidney function, and liver function may need to be tested often. Do not miss any follow up visits to your doctor for blood or urine tests.
• Call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as light bruising or bleeding, slow heart course, or severe pain in your upper stomach spreading to your back.
• Octreotide is a man-made protein that is similar to a hormone in the body called somatostatin. Octreotide lowers much substances in the body such as insulin and glucagon (involved in regulating blood sugar), growth hormone, and chemicals that affect digestion.
• Octreotide is used to treat acromegaly. Octreotide is also used to reduce flushing episodes and watery diarrhea caused by cancerous tumors (carcinoid syndrome) or tumors called vasoactive intestinal peptide tumors (VIP adenomas).
• Octreotide may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• You must not use octreotide if you are allergic to it.
• To create certain you can safely use octreotide, speak your doctor if you have any of these another conditions:
· diabetes;
· gallbladder disease;
· heart malady, tall blood pressure, or heart rhythm disorder;
· thyroid problems;
· pancreatitis;
· kidney malady; or
· liver disease.
• FDA pregnancy category B. Octreotide is not expected to be deleterious to an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.
• Using octreotide can affect determined hormones that may create it easier for you to get pregnant, even if you were unable to get pregnant till. Conversation to your doctor about using birth control to avoid unwanted pregnancy.
• It is not known whether octreotide passes into breast milk. Do not use octreotide without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• Use exactly as predesigned by your doctor. Do not use in larger or less amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label.
• Octreotide is injected under the skin, or into a vein through an IV. You may be shown how to use an IV at house. Do not self-inject this medication if you do not fully understand how to give the injection and properly dispose of used needles, IV tubing, and another items used to inject the medication. Be certain to follow the instructions for the exact type of octreotide your doctor has predesigned for you.
• Prepare your doze in a syringe only when you are ready to give yourself an injection. Do not use the medicine if it has changed colors or has particles in it. Call your doctor for a new prescription.
• Use a various seat on your body every time you give the injection. Your care provider will show you the excellent places on your body to inject the medicine. Do not inject into the same seat two times in a row.
• Use every disposable needle only one time. Throw away used needles in a puncture-proof container (ask your pharmacist where you can get one and how to dispose of it). Hold this container out of the reach of children and pets.
• To be certain this medicine is helping your condition and not causing deleterious effects, your blood cells, kidney function, and liver function may need to be tested often. Do not miss any follow up visits to your doctor for blood or urine tests.
• Hold this medicine in the carton and store in a refrigerator, protected from easy. Do not freeze.
• You may take the medicine out of the refrigerator and let it to reach room temperature till giving the injection. Do not heat the medication till using.
• Throw away any medication left in the medication bottle (vial) after 14 days of use. Then start a new vial.
• Every single use ampul of this medication is for one use only. Throw away after one use, even if there is still some medication left in it after injecting your dose.
• The Sandostatin LAR Depot kit must be kept at room temperature for 30 to 60 minutes till mixing the medication. Give the injection right away after mixing your dose.
• Call your doctor for instructions if you miss a doze of octreotide.
• Search abnormal medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.
• Overdose symptoms may include severe upper stomach pain, diarrhea, warmth or tingly feeling, muscle pain or weakness, slow heart course, weak pulse, fainting, or slow breathing (breathing may stop).
• Follow your doctor's instructions about any restrictions on food, beverages, or activity.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:
· light bruising, unusual bleeding (nose, mouth, vagina, or rectum), purple or red pinpoint spots under your skin;
· slow or uneven heartbeats;
· severe stomach pain or tenderness, severe constipation;
· severe pain in your upper stomach spreading to your back, nausea and vomiting, quick heart rate;
· unusual weakness, loss of energy, weight gain, joint or muscle pain, swelling in your neck or throat (enlarged thyroid);
· low blood sugar (headache, famine, weakness, sweating, confusion, irritability, dizziness, quick heart course, or feeling jittery); or
· tall blood sugar (increased thirst, heighten urination, famine, dry mouth, fruity breath odor, drowsiness, dry skin, blurred vision, weight loss).
• Smaller serious side effects may include:
· diarrhea, constipation;
· stomach pain or discomfort, gas, bloating;
· nausea or vomiting; or
· headache, dizziness.
• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• Speak your doctor about all another medicines you use, especially:
· bromocriptine (Cycloset, Parlodel);
· cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune, Gengraf);
· a diuretic (water pill);
· diabetes medicine such as insulin, glipizide (Glucotrol), glyburide (Diabeta, Micronase), tolbutamide (Orinase), metformin (Glucophage), pioglitazone (Actos), rosiglitazone (Avandia), and others; or
· medication for heart malady or tall blood pressure, such as amlodipine (Norvasc, Caduet, Exforge, Lotrel, Tekamlo, Tribenzor, Twynsta, Amturnide), atenolol (Tenormin, Tenoretic), carvedilol (Coreg), metoprolol (Dutoprol, Lopressor, Toprol), nebivolol (Bystolic), quinidine (Quin-G), verapamil (Calan, Covera, Isoptin, Verelan, Tarka), and others.
• This list is not complete and another drugs may interact with octreotide. Speak your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal commodity. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Your pharmacist can provide more information about octreotide.
Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.
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