Noah, a 42-year-old, consults Dr. Miller as he has enlarged bones in his hands and feet. Dr. Miller diagnoses him with acromegaly and prescribes lanreotide to him. Dr. Miller should consider switching Noah to octreopeptide if Noah has _____.

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Octreopeptide and lanreotide are used to treat acromegaly. Because octreopeptide also inhibits the release of intestinal hormones such as secretin and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), it is clinically valuable in the management of severe diarrhea and flushing associated with metastatic carcinoid tumors.

Noah, a 42-Year-Old, Consults Dr