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Octreotide
A synthetic analogue of somatostatin made of eight amino acids, first prepared in 1979 by chemist Wilfried Bauer and approved in the United States in 1988: it is used for acromegaly, carcinoid syndrome and bleeding from oesophageal varices. This family brings together the active ingredient, pharmacopoeial impurities and other impurities.
Did you know?Bound to radioactive indium-111 it becomes a tracer for scintigraphy that makes tumours rich in somatostatin receptors visible.
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EDQM standards 1
The official European Pharmacopoeia standards for this family.
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Custom synthesis of impurities, metabolites and labelled compounds, with the same characterisation level.
