Sandostatin LAR (Octreotide)
octreotide 10 mg modified release injection [1 vial] (&) inert substance diluent [2 mL syringe], 1 pack · INJECTION · PBS code 10566D
STREAMLINEDWhat it costs
AU$394.58 PBS-determined price per 2 units
Most patients pay only the standard PBS co-payment, not the full price above — up to AU$25.00 per script (general) or AU$7.70 (concession/Safety Net) in 2026. The figure above is what the PBS pays the pharmacy; the Australian Government subsidises the rest. Always confirm the current amount with your pharmacist.
- • First listed on the PBS: 2015-12-01.
- • Repeats: 5.
- • PBS program: HS.
Eligibility criteria for subsidised access
The following is the government's own wording from the PBS Schedule, shown unchanged.
Listing of Pharmaceutical Benefits (NHL) - Schedule 4 part 1
Acromegaly
The condition must be controlled with octreotide immediate release injections; AND
The treatment must cease in a patient treated with radiotherapy if there is biochemical evidence of remission (normal IGF1) after octreotide has been withdrawn for at least 4 weeks (8 weeks after the last dose); AND
The treatment must cease if IGF1 is not lower after 3 months of treatment; AND
The treatment must not be given concomitantly with PBS-subsidised lanreotide or pegvisomant for this condition.
In a patient treated with radiotherapy, octreotide should be withdrawn every 2 years in the 10 years after radiotherapy for assessment of remission
Listing of Pharmaceutical Benefits (NHL) - Schedule 4 part 1
Functional carcinoid tumour
Patient must have achieved symptom control on octreotide immediate release injections; AND
The treatment must cease if there is failure to produce a clinically significant reduction in the frequency and severity of symptoms after 3 months therapy at a dose of 30 mg every 28 days and having allowed adequate rescue therapy with octreotide immediate release injections.
Dosage and tolerance to the drug should be assessed regularly and the dosage should be titrated slowly downwards to determine the minimum effective dose.
Listing of Pharmaceutical Benefits (NHL) - Schedule 4 part 1
Vasoactive intestinal peptide secreting tumour (VIPoma)
Patient must have achieved symptom control on octreotide immediate release injections; AND
The treatment must cease if there is failure to produce a clinically significant reduction in the frequency and severity of symptoms after 3 months therapy at a dose of 30 mg every 28 days and having allowed adequate rescue therapy with octreotide immediate release injections.
Dosage and tolerance to the drug should be assessed regularly and the dosage should be titrated slowly downwards to determine the minimum effective dose.
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