FEMISTRA 1 mg Tablet
Uses of FEMISTRA 1 mg Tablet
FEMISTRA; for the treatment of breast cancer.
How it Work
It works by blocking the creation of estrogen. Anastrozole is in the aromatase-inhibiting family of medications. In postmenopausal women, aromatase, an enzyme found in liver, fat, muscle, and breast cancer cells, changes androgens into the hormone estrogen. It is an aromatase inhibitor that works by blocking aromatase, lowering the amount of the potentially cancer-causing estrogen in the body.
Common Side Effects
Common side effects include; hot flashes, altered mood, joint pain, and nausea. Use during pregnancy can harm the baby. The bone weakness during course link with anastrozole. Hence care should be taken.
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*Follow your doctor’s advice.
*Always take medicine after food.
*Take the medicine with water.
Fast Fact
Anastrozole was patented in 1987 and approved for medical use in 1995. It is on the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines, the most effective and safe medicines needed in a health system.
Frequently Asked Question
Anastrozole has been tested for reducing estrogens, including estradiol, in men. Excess estradiol in men can cause benign prostatic hyperplasia, gynecomastia, and symptoms of hypogonadism. It can also contribute to increased risk of stroke, heart attack, chronic inflammation, prostate enlargement and prostate cancer.
- any estrogen-containing medications.
- aripiprazole.
- dofetilide.
- hydrocodone.
- lomitapide.
- methadone.
- pimozide.
- tamoxifen.
This medication is also used to treat breast cancer in women whose breast cancer has worsened after taking tamoxifen (Nolvadex). Anastrozole is in a class of medications called nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitors. … This can slow or stop the growth of many types of breast cancer cells that need estrogen to grow.
Common combination chemotherapy regimens
| Cancer type | Drugs |
|---|---|
| Breast cancer | Cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5-fluorouracil, Doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide |
| Hodgkin’s disease | Docetaxel, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine |
| Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma | Cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisolone |
| Germ cell tumor | Bleomycin, etoposide, cisplatin, |
| Stomach cancer | Epirubicin, cisplatin, capecitabine, 5-fluorouracil |
| Bladder cancer | Methotrexate, vincristine, doxorubicin, cisplatin |
| Lung cancer | Cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine |
| Colorectal cancer | 5-fluorouracil, folinic acid, oxaliplatin |
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