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OCTREOTIDE (OCTREOTIDE ACETATE) — Description, Dosage, Side Effects | PillsCard
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OCTREOTIDE (OCTREOTIDE ACETATE)
INN: OCTREOTIDE (OCTREOTIDE ACETATE)
Data updated: 2026-04-25
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About This Product
Manufacturer
MONT-PHARMA INC
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ATC Code
H01CB02
Source
DPD · 02535920
USDailyMed:Octreotide
AU:C
H01CB02(WHO)
AU:S4(Prescription only)CA:℞-onlyUK:POM(Prescription only)US:℞-onlyEU:Rx-only
(4R,7S,10S,13R,16S,19R)-10-(4-aminobutyl)-19-[[(2R)-2-amino-3-phenyl-propanoyl]amino]-16-benzyl-N-[(2R,3R)-1,3-dihydroxybutan-2-yl]-7-(1-hydroxyethyl)-13-(1H-indol-3-ylmethyl)-6,9,12,15,18-pentaoxo-1,2-dithia-5,8,11,14,17-pentazacycloicosane-4-carboxamide
83150-76-9Y135467-16-2(pamoate)as acetate:79517-01-4
Octreotideas acetate:448601
2055
DB00104Yas acetate:DBSALT000130
395352Nas acetate:5293182
RWM8CCW8GPas acetate:75R0U2568I
D00442Nas acetate:D06495
CHEBI:7726
ChEMBL1680Nas acetate:ChEMBL1200480
DTXSID0048682
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InChI=1S/C49H66N10O10S2/c1-28(61)39(25-60)56-48(68)41-27-71-70-26-40(57-43(63)34(51)21-30-13-5-3-6-14-30)47(67)54-37(22-31-15-7-4-8-16-31)45(65)55-38(23-32-24-52-35-18-10-9-17-33(32)35)46(66)53-36(19-11-12-20-50)44(64)59-42(29(2)62)49(69)58-41/h3-10,13-18,24,28-29,34,36-42,52,60-62H,11-12,19-23,25-27,50-51H2,1-2H3,(H,53,66)(H,54,67)(H,55,65)(H,56,68)(H,57,63)(H,58,69)(H,59,64)/t28-,29-,34-,36+,37+,38-,39-,40+,41+,42+/m1/s1NKey:DEQANNDTNATYII-OULOTJBUSA-NN
Octreotide, sold under the brand nameSandostatinamong others, is an octapeptidethat mimics naturalsomatostatinpharmacologically, though it is a more potent inhibitor ofgrowth hormone,glucagon, andinsulinthan the natural hormone. It was first synthesized in 1979 and binds predominantly to the somatostatin receptorsSSTR2andSSTR5.
It was approved for use in the United States in 1988.Octreotide was approved for medical use in the European Union in 2022.As of June 2020[update], octreotide is the first oral somatostatin analog (SSA) approved by the FDA.It is on theWorld Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.