Description
Octreotide Brand names available in India?
Octreotide is the generic name of the medication and is its international nonproprietary name. Octreotide is marketed under the brand name Ferotide among others. Octreotide, It is licensed for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
- Tumors- Octreotide is used for the treatment of growth hormone producing tumors (acromegaly and gigantism). Octreotide is also used in mild cases of glucagonoma when surgery is not an option.
- Bleeding esophageal varices – Octreotide is often given as an infusion for management of acute hemorrhage from esophageal varices in liver cirrhosis.
- Radiolabeling – Octreotide is used in nuclear medicine imaging by labeling with indium-111 (Octreoscan) to noninvasively image neuroendocrine and other tumours expressing somatostatin receptors.
- Acromegaly – In June 2020, octreotide (Mycapssa) was approved for medical use in the United States with an indication for the long-term maintenance treatment in acromegaly patients who have responded to and tolerated treatment with octreotide or lanreotide.
- Hypoglycemia – Octreotide is also used in the treatment of refractory hypoglycemia or congenital hyperinsulinism in neonates and sulphonylurea-induced hypoglycemia in adults.
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, octreotide is the first oral somatostatin analog (SSA) approved by the FDA.
Will this product be accessible across all regions of India?
The product – Ferotide (Octreotide) Injection will be available across India on request. Octreotide is available in all the major cities in India – Delhi, Chandigarh, Jodhpur, Patna, Kolkata, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, and Pune. To get or place an order from Aark Pharmaceuticals, a pharma distributor in India, please call us at+91 9999156233, You can also make an inquiry by emailing us at sales@aarkpharma.co.in, sales@aarkpharma.com, WhatsApp: +91 9999156233.
List of available brand-name drugs in India for Octreotide Injection
Branded Generic Drugs for Octreotide Injection: Bdocterio (Octreotide) For Injection | Celostatin LAR (Octreotide) | Ferotide (Octreotide) | Octri (Octreotide) Injection | Octride (Octreotide) Injection | Sandostatin (Octreotide) | Celostatin (Octreotide)
NEWS / Updates
- Hospira U.K. Limited, Electronic Medicines Compendium (EMC), [Revised on May 2022] [Accessed on 16th Aug 2022], https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/files/pil.375.pdf
- Novartis pharmaceuticals corporation, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, [Revised on 2002] [Accessed on 16th Aug 2022],
Written By
Mr. Sandeep Tomar (D. pharma)
Last updated
26 Sep 2024 | 05:03 AM (IST)