<prompt> All of the following statements about Octreotide are true exceptIt is effective orallyIt is used for the treatment of acromegalyIt can be used for the treatment of secretory diarrheaIt can be used in poal hypeension  <response>: Refer Katzung 9ep 1048 Octreotide is the long acting and more potent synthetic analog of somatostatin It can be admistered Iv route. It is not effective orally 