Sandostatin (Octreotide)
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Octreotide Information
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Before using octreotide injection,
- tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to octreotide injection, any other medications, or any of the ingredients in octreotide injection. Ask your pharmacist for a list of the ingredients. If you will be using the long-acting injection, also tell your doctor if you are allergic to latex.
- tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking or plan to take. Be sure to mention any of the following: beta blockers such as atenolol (Tenormin), labetalol (Normodyne), metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol XL), nadolol (Corgard), and propranolol (Inderal); bromocriptine (Cycloset, Parlodel); calcium channel blockers such as amlodipine (Norvasc), diltiazem (Cardizem, Dilacor, Tiazac, others), felodipine (Plendil), nifedipine (Adalat, Procardia), nisoldipine (Sular), and verapamil (Calan, Isoptin, Verelan); cyclosporine (Gengraf, Neoral, Sandimmune); insulin and oral medications for diabetes; quinidine; and terfenadine (Seldane) (not available in the U.S.). Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects.
- tell your doctor if you are being fed by total parenteral nutrition (TPN; feeding by giving a fluid containing nutrients directly into a vein) and if you have or have ever had diabetes or heart, liver, or kidney disease.
- tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. You may be able to become pregnant during your treatment with octreotide even if you were not able to become pregnant before your treatment because you have acromegaly. Talk to your doctor about methods of birth control that will work for you. If you become pregnant while receiving octreotide injection, call your doctor.
- diarrhea
- constipation
- pale, bulky, foul-smelling stools
- constantly feeling the need to empty the bowels
- gas
- stomach pain
- nausea
- heartburn
- headache
- dizziness
- tiredness
- back, muscle, or joint pain
- nosebleed
- hair loss
- pain in the area where the medication was injected
- pain in the upper right part of the stomach, center of the stomach, back, or shoulder
- yellowing of the skin or eyes
- slowed or irregular heartbeat
- sluggishness
- sensitivity to cold
- pale, dry skin
- brittle fingernails and hair
- puffy face
- hoarse voice
- depression
- heavy menstrual periods
- swelling at the base of the neck
- tightness in the throat
- difficulty breathing and swallowing
- rash
- itching