Is Lanreotide legal in the US?
Yes, FDA approved for acromegaly, certain gut tumors and carcinoid syndrome.
AStrong human evidenceFDA approvedas of 2026-10-26
Approved. Lanreotide is marketed in the US as Somatuline Depot for acromegaly (first approved 2007), for unresectable or metastatic gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, and for carcinoid syndrome. A therapeutically equivalent lanreotide injection from Cipla is also approved. 2
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