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What is Which of the following is true for octreotide? and explain in detail?
Ans. b. Used in secretory diarrhoea (Ref Goodman Gilman 12/e p1338-1339. 1346: Katling 11/e p650)Octreotide is used in secretory diarrheaOctreotide is an octapeptide analog of somatostatin, effective in inhibiting the severe secretory diarrhea brought about by hormone-secreting tumours of the pancreas and the GI tract."