Octreotide brand switch
Patients on octreotide were switched to a new funded brand in late 2021. NECNZ asked nurses and patients to help monitor any side effects.
In late 2021 patients on octreotide were switched to a new funded brand. To help us monitor any side-effects or differences in how patients responded, NECNZ asked nurses to complete a short survey.
The survey is for nurses, but if you're a patient on octreotide, please help us by talking to your nurse about the survey and asking them to complete it every time there's something good or bad to report.
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