Octate 0.1mg Injection is used to treat acromegaly, carcinoid tumors, and bleeding esophageal varices, and to prevent complications following surgery of the pancreas.

Introduction:
Octate 0.1mg Injection is generally given by a healthcare professional. You should not self-administer this medicine at home. Your doctor will decide the dose and how often you should take them. You should use it regularly to get the most benefit from the medicine. Do not stop using the medicine even if you feel better unless the doctor tells you so. Using this medicine may cause few common side effects such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, constipation, flatulence, and headache. Let your doctor know if any of these side effects do not go away or get worse. Before using this medicine, inform your doctor if you have problems with your liver. You should also tell your doctor all the other medicines you are taking.

Dosage Form:
Injection

How to Use:
Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self-administer.

How it Works:
Octate 0.1mg Injection is a similar to somatostatin, a substance normally found in the human body which inhibits the effects of certain hormones such as growth hormone. It also lowers the bleeding from the food pipe by constricting (narrowing) the blood vessels.

Quick Tips:

• Octate 0.1mg Injection may temporarily cause pain at the site of injection. You can relieve this by gently rubbing the site of injection for a few seconds afterwards.
• When used long term, your doctor may monitor your thyroid function, gallbladder function, liver function, and vitamin B12 levels regularly.
• Inform your doctor if you are taking medicines to control your blood pressure or if you are diabetic.
• Women who do not wish to conceive should practice an effective method for contraception while taking this medication.

Interacting Drugs:

• Acarbose
• Chlorpropamide
• Glibenclamide
• Gliclazide