All are true for octeride except -
Used in Acromegaly
Used orally
Given in secretory diarrhea
Used in poal hypeension
Ans. is 'b' i.e., Used orally Octeride o It is synthetic somatostatin analogue. o It is more potent and longer acting than somatostatin --> preferred over somatostatin. o It is used in acromegaly, bleeding esophageal varices (poal hypeension) and secretory diarrhea associated with carcinoid, WDHA syndrome, gastrinoma and glucagonoma.