LONGASTATINA

This brand name is authorized in Italy

Active ingredients

The drug LONGASTATINA contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Octreotide
UNII 75R0U2568I - OCTREOTIDE ACETATE

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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Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
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
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: IT Agenzia del Farmaco Identifier(s): 027104049

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