<prompt> True about Octreotide:Is active orallyIs not a somatostatin analogueUsed in secretory diarrheaIs a growth hormone agonist  <response>: Octreotide is a synthetic octapeptide with actions similar to somatostatin.Routes of administration:- Intravenous v. short duration of action- Subcutaneous- Intramuscular depot preparationIt is 40 times more potent than somatostatin in suppressing GH secretion.It is being preferred over somatostatin for acromegaly and secretory diarrheas associated with carcinoid, AIDS, cancer chemotherapy or diabetes.UsesBased on properties of inhibiting secretion of various hormones GH, TSH, PL, insulin, glucagon, all gi secretions including gastrin HCI and constriction of splanchnic, hepatic and renal blood vessels.Carcinoid and VIP om a induced secretory diarrhea and systemic symptoms such as flushing and wheezing.Diarrhea due to vagotomy and dumping syndrome, short bowel syndrome or AIDS.GI bleeding Pancreatic fistula, insulinoma, glucagonoma, pancreatic ascitesOncogenic osteomalaciaAcromegalyAdverse effects: Abdominal pain, nausea, steatorrhoea, diarrhea, gall stones. 