All of the following statements about octreotide are true except:: (A) It is effective orally, (B) It is used for the treatment of acromegaly, (C) It can be used for the management of secretory diarrhoea, (D) It can be used in portal hypertension
Answer is A. Ans. (A) It is effective orally(Ref: Katzung 9/e p1048, KDT 8/e p260)Octreotide is the long acting and more potent synthetic analog of somatostatin.It can be administered by i.v., s.c. or i.m. routes. It is not effective orally.