PASIREOTIDE (Signifor LAR) Nursing Considerations

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What is the generic name?

PASIREOTIDE

What is the Trade Name for PASIREOTIDE?

Signifor LAR

What are the Indications for PASIREOTIDE?

  • 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE SIGNIFOR LAR is a somatostatin analog indicated for the treatment of: Patients with acromegaly who have had an inadequate response to surgery and/or for whom surgery is not an option. ( 1.1 ) Patients with Cushing’s disease for whom pituitary surgery is not an option or has not been curative. ( 1.2 ) 1.1 Acromegaly SIGNIFOR LAR is indicated for the treatment of patients with acromegaly who have had an inadequate response to surgery and/or for whom surgery is not an option. 1.2 Cushing’s Disease SIGNIFOR LAR is indicated for the treatment of patients with Cushing’s disease for whom pituitary surgery is not an option or has not been curative.

 

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