lanreotide injection FAQ

Unless your doctor tells you otherwise, continue your normal diet.

This medication may cause changes in your blood sugar. You should know the symptoms of high and low blood sugar and what to do if you have these symptoms.

If you are storing the prefilled syringes in your home until it is time for it to be injected by your doctor or nurse, you should always store it in original carton in the refrigerator and protect it from light. Throw away any medication that is outdated or no longer needed. Talk to your healthcare provider about the proper disposal of your medication.

If you miss an appointment to receive a dose of lanreotide injection, call your doctor to reschedule the appointment.

Lanreotide comes as a long-acting solution (liquid) to be injected subcutaneously (under the skin) into the upper outer area of your buttock by a doctor or nurse. Lanreotide long-acting injection is usually injected once every 4 weeks.

Lanreotide injection is used to treat people with acromegaly (condition in which the body produces too much growth hormone, causing enlargement of the hands, feet, and facial features; joint pain; and other symptoms) who have not successfully, or cannot be treated with surgery or radiation. Lanreotide injection is also used to treat people with neuroendocrine tumors in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract or the pancreas (GEP-NETs) that have spread or cannot be removed by surgery. It is also used to treat carcinoid syndrome (a condition in which slow-growing tumors release natural substances that can cause symptoms such as diarrhea and flushing) in people who have been successfully treated with short-acting injections but prefer to receive injections less often. Lanreotide injection is in a class of medications called somatostatin agonists. It works by decreasing the amounts of certain natural substances produced by the body.

Keep all appointments with your doctor and the laboratory. Your doctor will order certain lab tests to check your body's response to lanreotide injection.

Somatuline Depot is a prescription medicine used for:

Somatuline Depot can cause dizziness. If you have dizziness, do not drive a car or operate machinery. The most common side effects of Somatuline Depot in people with carcinoid syndromeinclude:

Do not receive Somatuline Depot if you are allergic to lanreotide.

Before you receive Somatuline Depot, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you: