<prompt> All are true for octeride except -Used in AcromegalyUsed orallyGiven in secretory diarrheaUsed in poal hypeension  <response>: Ans. is b i.e., Used orally Octeride o It is synthetic somatostatin analogue. o It is more potent and longer acting than somatostatin -- preferred over somatostatin. o It is used in acromegaly, bleeding esophageal varices poal hypeension and secretory diarrhea associated with carcinoid, WDHA syndrome, gastrinoma and glucagonoma. 