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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Digoxin and octreotide

Octreotide's FDA label (Mycapssa) of July 24, 2025 names digoxin in its drug interactions section; the digoxin labels PlainMeds reads (3) do not name octreotide. The octreotide label: “Digoxin: exposure may be decreased and assessment of clinical response to digoxin should be performed (‎ 7 ).”

Check it at the source: the digoxin FDA label on DailyMed (effective December 5, 2024, Advanz Pharma (US) Corp.); the octreotide FDA label on DailyMed (effective July 22, 2026, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation).

What does the digoxin label say about octreotide?

Digoxin's label (effective December 5, 2024) and its 2 other brand-application labels do not name octreotide in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (LANOXIN), Advanz Pharma (US) Corp., effective December 5, 2024 (SPL set d91e3646-4c63-4512-ab22-db39c085c4dc), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the octreotide label say about digoxin?

Mycapssa label (Chiesi USA, Inc., July 24, 2025), drug interactions

Digoxin: exposure may be decreased and assessment of clinical response to digoxin should be performed (‎ 7 ).

Source: FDA drug label (Mycapssa, NDA208232), Chiesi USA, Inc., effective July 24, 2025 (SPL set 58d80bc6-bdfb-4908-93e7-aace447c8d1a), via openFDA

Source: FDA drug label (Sandostatin), Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, effective July 22, 2026 (SPL set 4e2c9856-1836-49f0-9472-4dbeeb408f39), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

These are the labels' own sentences. PlainMeds does not grade interactions; a pharmacist or prescriber can say what they mean for one person's medicines.

Both medicines on the record

26Digoxin generic labelers
9Octreotide generic labelers
DigoxinOctreotide
Labeled forHeart failure, Atrial fibrillationDiarrhea
Boxed warningNoNo
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$0.133 per tablet 125 mcg tablet$2.53 per mL 100 mcg/mL vial
Shortage nowNo current entryNo current entry

Source: FDA NDC Directory, CMS NADAC of October 7, 2026 and the FDA Drug Shortage Database (FDA files October 8, 2026)

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