Somatostatin for Injection 250 mcg

Indications :

• Acute severe gastrointestinal hemorrhage, resulting from gastric or duodenal ulcers, haemorrhagic gastritis and oesophageal varices
• Treatment of intestinal, biliary and pancreatic fistulae
• Symptomatic treatment of excessive secretion from endocrine tumors of the gastrointestinal tract
• Treatment of postoperative complications and prophylaxis following pancreatic surgery
• Co adjuvant treatment in diabetic ketoacidosis

Dosage :

Initial Dose : 250 mcg as bolus over 3 to 5 minutes.

Maintenance Dose : A continual infusion of 3.5 mcg/kg/hr. i.e. one 3mg vial given over 12 hr. The continual administration should last a minimum of 48 hr and a maximum of 120 hr. (5 days).

Coadjuvant treatment in diabetic ketoacidosis : In patients with ketoacidosis infusion of 100-500mcg/hr of somatostatin given concurrently with a bolus insulin injection.
       
Packing: 10 Vials of 250 mcg

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