This brand name is authorized in Italy.
The drug LONGASTATINA contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):
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75R0U2568I - OCTREOTIDE ACETATE
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Octreotide is a synthetic octapeptide derivative of naturally occurring somatostatin with similar pharmacological effects, but with a considerably prolonged duration of action. It inhibits pathologically increased secretion of growth hormone (GH) and of peptides and serotonin produced within the GEP endocrine system. |
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This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
| ATC Group | Classification | |
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| H01CB02 | Octreotide | H Systemic hormonal preparations, excl. Sex hormones and insulins → H01 Pituitary and hypothalamic hormones and analogues → H01C Hypothalamic hormones → H01CB Somatostatin and analogues |
This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:
| Country | Identification scheme | Identifier(s) |
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| IT | Agenzia del Farmaco | 027104049 |
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