Lanreotide
Somatuline Depot · Lanreotide acetate
A long-acting somatostatin analog approved for acromegaly and for certain neuroendocrine tumours. Its extended-release formulation gives it one of the longest dosing intervals of any peptide in this library.
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Regulatory status
FDA approved
The FDA has approved at least one product containing this substance for a specific medical use, which means it has been through the agency review process and carries an approved label. Approval is always for named indications in named populations, so it is not a statement that any other use has been evaluated.
A regulatory status describes paperwork, not safety. An approved compound can still be wrong for a given person, and an unapproved one is neither thereby dangerous nor thereby fine.
Half-life
~23-30 days, extended-release subcutaneous. Half-life is an educational pharmacology figure, drawn from public sources, and is not a schedule or dosing instruction.
Storage & handling
Supplied in a prefilled syringe; refrigerated and protected from light per its label.
References
- FDA label: lanreotide acetate injection (NDA 215395)
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Common questions
Lanreotide, answered plainly.
01What is Lanreotide?+
A long-acting somatostatin analog approved for acromegaly and for certain neuroendocrine tumours. Its extended-release formulation gives it one of the longest dosing intervals of any peptide in this library. It is also referred to as Somatuline Depot, Lanreotide acetate. It is listed here under Growth Hormone as educational reference, which is not a recommendation to use it.
02Is Lanreotide FDA approved?+
FDA approved. The FDA has approved at least one product containing this substance for a specific medical use, which means it has been through the agency review process and carries an approved label. Approval is always for named indications in named populations, so it is not a statement that any other use has been evaluated.
03What is the half-life of Lanreotide?+
~23-30 days, extended-release subcutaneous. A half-life is an educational pharmacology figure describing how long the body takes to clear half of a substance. It is not a schedule and does not imply one.
04How is Lanreotide stored and handled?+
Supplied in a prefilled syringe; refrigerated and protected from light per its label. Storage conditions come from a manufacturer's own label where one exists, and a compound with no approved label has no agency-reviewed handling instructions at all.
05What vial strengths of Lanreotide are commonly sold?+
Commonly listed vial strengths are 60, 90, 120 mg. A vial strength is a market fact about how a product is packaged. It is not a dose, and it says nothing about how much of anything belongs in any person.
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