Octreotide Acetate Pen 2,500 mcg/mL prefilled pen Suppliers & Bulk Manufacturers

Available Forms: injection (prefilled syringe)

Available Strengths: 2,500 mcg/mL prefilled pen

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Category: Oncology Cancer Care

Octreotide acetate 2,500 mcg/mL prefilled multi-dose pen for subcutaneous self-injection in acromegaly and neuroendocrine tumour symptoms. For hospital, oncology and specialty importers with a 2-8 °C chain.

Product Description:

Octreotide is a synthetic peptide analogue of somatostatin, the hormone that switches off the release of many others. It binds mainly somatostatin receptor subtypes 2 and 5 and suppresses growth hormone, insulin, glucagon, gastrin, serotonin and vasoactive intestinal peptide. This page covers octreotide acetate 2,500 mcg/mL in a prefilled multi-dose pen for subcutaneous injection. Short-acting octreotide is given two or three times a day, and the pen lets patients dial a dose at home instead of drawing it from ampoules.

Approved uses follow those of short-acting octreotide: acromegaly where surgery or radiotherapy has not controlled growth hormone, the severe diarrhoea and flushing of metastatic carcinoid tumours, and the watery diarrhoea of VIP-secreting tumours. Injection sites are rotated. Gallstones can form with long use, so periodic ultrasound is advised. Blood glucose may rise or fall, and antidiabetic doses may need adjusting. Thyroid function, heart rate and vitamin B12 are monitored. Octreotide reduces the absorption of ciclosporin and can slow that of other oral drugs.

Sourcing notes. Octreotide is prescription-only and usually moves through specialist hospital or oncology channels. Unopened pens need a 2-8 °C cold chain and protection from light; in-use storage after first injection follows the approved label. As a drug-device combination, the CTD dossier should cover pen mechanism, dose accuracy and cartridge as well as peptide-related impurities. Confirm whether pen needles are in the pack. Request a CoA per batch, GMP certificate, CoPP and temperature logger data for each shipment. State pens per pack, needle needs and label language.