What is SOMATULINE® DEPOT (Lanreotide)?
SOMATULINE DEPOT is a prescription medicine used for:
- The long-term treatment of people with acromegaly when surgery or radiotherapy have not worked well enough or they are not able to have surgery or radiotherapy
- The treatment of people with a type of cancer known as neuroendocrine tumors, from the gastrointestinal tract or the pancreas (GEP-NETs) that has spread or cannot be removed by surgery
It is not known if SOMATULINE DEPOT is safe and effective in children.
What is the most important information I should know about SOMATULINE DEPOT?
SOMATULINE DEPOT can cause serious side effects. These serious side effects include:
- Gallstones. Tell your healthcare professional if you get any of these symptoms:
- Sudden pain in your upper right stomach area (abdomen)
- Sudden pain in your right shoulder or between your shoulder blades
- Yellowing of your skin and whites of your eyes
- Fever with chills
- Nausea
- Changes in your blood sugar (high blood sugar or low blood sugar).
- Slow heart rate
- High blood pressure
- The most common side effects of SOMATULINE DEPOT in people with acromegaly include:
- Diarrhea
- Nausea
- Stomach area (abdominal) pain
- Pain, itching, or a lump at the injection site
- The most common side effects of SOMATULINE DEPOT in people with GEP-NETs include:
- Stomach area (abdominal) pain
- Vomiting
- Pain, itching, or a lump at the injection site
- Muscle and joint aches
- Headache
How should I take SOMATULINE DEPOT?
- You will receive a SOMATULINE DEPOT injection every 4 weeks in your doctor’s office
- Your precriber may change your dose of SOMATULINE DEPOT or the length of time between your injections. Your healthcare professional will tell you how long you need to receive SOMATULINE DEPOT.
- SOMATULINE DEPOT is injected deep under the skin of the upper outer area of your buttock.
- Your injection site should change (alternate) between your right and left buttock from one injection of SOMATULINE DEPOT to the next
- During your treatment with SOMATULINE DEPOT for acromegaly, your healthcare professional may do certain blood tests to see if SOMATULINE DEPOT is working.
Important Safety Information
- If you have diabetes, test your blood sugar as your healthcare professional tells you to
- Your injection site should change (alternate) between your right and left buttock from one injection of SOMATULINE DEPOT to the next.
- Tell your healthcare professional if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. SOMATULINE DEPOT may harm your unborn baby.
- Inform your healthcare professional if you are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if SOMATULINE DEPOT passes into your breast milk.
Ask your healthcare provider if you do not know.
What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking SOMATULINE DEPOT?
Tell your healthcare professional about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. SOMATULINE DEPOT and other medicines may affect each other, causing side effects. SOMATULINE DEPOT may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect how SOMATULINE DEPOT works. Your dose of SOMATULINE DEPOT or your other medicines may need to be adjusted.
- Before you receive SOMATULINE DEPOT, tell your healthcare professional if you:
- Have gallbladder problems
- Have diabetes
- Have thyroid problems
- Are pregnant or plan to become pregnant
- Have heart problems
- Have kidney problems
- Have liver problems
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Are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed
- Especially tell your healthcare professional if you take
- Insulin or other diabetes medicines
- A cyclosporine (Gengraf, Neoral, or Sandimmune)
- A medicine called bromocriptine (Parlodel, Cycloset)
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Medicines that lower your heart rate such as beta blockers
Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them to show your healthcare professional when you get a new medicine
General information about SOMATULINE DEPOT
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for conditions other than those listed in the patient leaflet. This Patient Information leaflet summarizes the most important information about SOMATULINE DEPOT. If you would like more information about SOMATULINE DEPOT, talk with your healthcare professional.
What are the ingredients in SOMATULINE DEPOT?
Active ingredient: Lanreotide
Other ingredient: