This medicine is used to treat advanced breast cancer in post-menopausal women (may be used when irresponsive to other medicines).
anastrozole
This medication is used in the treatment of advanced breast cancer of post-menopausal women whose disease has progressed following the use of anti-estrogens.
Contradications
This medication is contraindicated in pre-menopausal women
Side effects
The side effects of this medication are as follows: hot flushes (temporary facial reddening), sweating, vaginal irritation, hair thinning, GI (gastrointestinal) disturbance, asthenia (muscle pain), somnolence (sleepiness), headache, rash, alopecia (hair fall in small patches), anorexia (an eating disorder), sensory disturbance, musculoskeletal pain, osteoporosis (fragile bones), raised liver enzymes, hypercholesterolemia (increased cholesterol in the body), and vaginal bleeding.
Expert Advice
Take this medicine with or without meals.
Take enough calcium and fluids to maintain hydration.
Keep your follow up appoinments.
If you experience headache, consult your doctor for analgesic.
FAQs
Indications:
Storage:
Please store this medicine at room temperature (18-25 Celsius). Keep medicine away from children, and excessive light and moisture. Read the leaflet provided with the medicine for further storage guidance.
Administration:
This medicine is mostly taken orally. The dosage is dependent on the severity of condition and response to treatment. Please consult your doctor before use.
Precautions:
The patients with renal (kidney) or hepatic (liver) impairment, and women with or at risk of osteoporosis (bone disorder) should use this medicine cautiously.
Side Effects:
The patients administered with this medicine may experience hot flushes, sweating, vaginal irritation, hair thinning, asthenia (weakness), somnolence, rash, alopecia (abnormal hair loss), anorexia, sensory disturbances, musculoskeletal pain, osteoporosis (fragile bones), carpal tunnel syndrome (condition causing weakness in hand due to nerve compression), raised liver function tests, increased cholesterol, and vaginal bleeding.
Effects in pregnancy and lactation:
This medicine should only be used in pregnant females if no safer alternate is available. The effects of this medicine in nursing females are unknown. Therefore, please consult your doctor before use.
Contraindications:
The females with pre-menopausal symptoms should avoid use of this medicine.
Medicines containing anastrozole
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