Octreotide

Product name : Octreotide

CAS : 83150-76-9

Molecular formula : C₄₉H₆₆N₁₀O₁₀S₂ 

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Product description :
Octreotide (brand name Sandostatin, Novartis Pharmaceuticals) is an octapeptide that mimics natural somatostatin pharmacologically, though it is a more potent inhibitor of growth hormone, glucagon, and insulin than the natural hormone. It was first synthesized in 1979 by the chemist Wilfried Bauer.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the usage of a salt form of this peptide, octreotide acetate, as an injectable depot formulation for the treatment of acromegaly, the treatment of diarrhea and flushing episodes associated with carcinoid syndrome, and treatment of diarrhoea in patients with vasoactive intestinal peptide-secreting tumors (VIPomas).