Tag: Indium In-111 pentetreotide

Important Octreoscan Update for U.S. & Canadian Carcinoid/NETs Patients

February 10, 2010

Octreoscans are again available in the United States and Canada! Production has resumed for Covidien’s Octreoscan Kit using Indium In-111 pentetreotide.…

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Octreoscan Test for Carcinoid & NET Patients Currently on Hold in U.S. and Canada

February 4, 2010

Due to a voluntary recall by the drug company Covidien, the Octreoscan Kit using Indium In-111 pentetreotide is not available at the present time in the United States or Canada.  This means that carcinoid and neuroendocrine tumor patients cannot have…

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