How effective is Sandostatin for Carcinoid Syndrome? (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Overall ratings: 4/5 Long term ratings: 4/5
This is a phase IV clinical study of how effective Sandostatin (octreotide acetate) is for Carcinoid syndrome and for what kind of people. The study is created by eHealthMe from 4 Sandostatin users and is updated continuously.
What is Sandostatin?
Sandostatin has active ingredients of octreotide acetate. It is often used in acromegaly. eHealthMe is studying from 46,793 Sandostatin users. Check the latest studies of Sandostatin.
What is Carcinoid syndrome?
Carcinoid syndrome (syndrome includes flushing and diarrhoea, and, less frequently, heart failure and bronchoconstriction) is found to be associated with 68 drugs and 132 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Carcinoid syndrome.
4 people are studied for taking Sandostatin in Carcinoid syndrome
Overall effectiveness (number of people):
Long term (1+ years) effectiveness (number of people):
Sandostatin effectiveness for Carcinoid syndrome (number of people):
Overall:
- not at all: 0
- somewhat: 0
- moderate: 1
- high: 2
- very high: 1
Long Term:
- not at all: 0
- somewhat: 0
- moderate: 1
- high: 2
- very high: 1
Gender of people who take Sandostatin for Carcinoid syndrome *:
- female: 75 %
- male: 25 %
Age of people who take Sandostatin for Carcinoid syndrome *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 25 %
- 50-59: 0.0 %
- 60+: 75 %
Who find Sandostatin more effective for Carcinoid Syndrome?
Gender of people who take Sandostatin for Carcinoid syndrome *:
- female: 66.67 %
- male: 33.33 %
Age of people who take Sandostatin for Carcinoid syndrome *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 0.0 %
- 50-59: 0.0 %
- 60+: 100 %
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Sandostatin?
- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Sandostatin safety and effectiveness.How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Sandostatin (46,793 reports)
Treatments, associated drugs and conditions:
- Carcinoid syndrome (7,767 reports)
How the study uses the data?
The study is based on octreotide acetate (the active ingredients of Sandostatin) and Sandostatin (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study neither.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION
WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.
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