To Re: Octreotide/Sandostatin

[Guest guest]

Hi, ,

Yes, I can answer your question, as I was part of Dr. Lehman's Trial

Group on Sandostatin, which is the name brand for the drug, Octreotide.

I believe it is mfr'd in Sweden, and not originally for use in

pancreatitis.

I don't recall now what it's original use is. In my case, I had to

endure

several shots a day for quite a number of weeks, the drug was really

very expensive - over $1600 a month - and its ONLY effect on me was

that it gave me the best relief for constipation I'd had, ever! I said

wow,

this has to be the world's most expensive laxative! Much, much cheaper

to use the old fave, Miralax.

, in Indy