Generic name: Octreotide
Sandostatin is a medicine to treat diarrhea (severe form) due to some cancer types. Your physician may prescribe this medicine to treat acromegaly or other conditions in some patients as well.
It refers to somatostatic agents. It decreases blood levels of and chemical messengers, including vasoactive intestinal peptide, gastrin; and hormones, including growth hormones, responsible for the symptoms of disease.