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What is a somatostatin analogue?

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What is a somatostatin analogue?

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Somatostatin is a substance produced naturally in many parts of the body. It can stop the over production of hormones that cause symptoms such as diarrhoea, flushing and wheezing (carcinoid syndrome). Lanreotide and octreotide are drugs that copy or mimic the action of somatostatin.

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