What are the side effects of Femara?
Hot flashes, hair loss, joint/bone/muscle pain, tiredness, unusual sweating, nausea, diarrhea, dizziness, and trouble sleeping may occur. If any of these effects persist or worsen, notify your doctor or pharmacist promptly.
What is the generic name for Femara?
Femara ® is the trade name for the generic drug letrozole. In some cases, health care professionals may use the trade name Femara ® when referring to the generic drug name letrozole.
What is the difference between anastrozole and letrozole?
Anastrozole works by blocking aromatase enzyme, which is involved in estrogen production in the body. This leads to decreased tumor size or delayed progression of tumor growth in some women. Letrozole is an oral, anti-estrogen drug that is used for treating postmenopausal women with breast cancer.
How long should Femara be taken?
The recommended length of time that letrozole is taken for will depend on your individual situation. People being treated for primary breast cancer will usually take letrozole for five to ten years. Some people start taking letrozole after a few years of taking the hormone therapy drug tamoxifen.
When should I take Femara?
by Drugs.com Femara is usually started on day three or four of your monthly cycle (the first day of your monthly cycle is the first day of your period) and then taken for five days. If you are taking Femara for breast cancer, it is usually taken once a day or once every other day.
What can you not take with Femara?
Who should not take FEMARA?
- high cholesterol.
- a disorder of the blood vessels of the brain.
- obstruction of a blood vessel by a blood clot.
- hardening of the liver.
- severe liver disease.
- osteoporosis, a condition of weak bones.
- decreased calcification or density of bone.
- high amount of bilirubin in the blood.
Can letrozole raise your blood pressure?
Letrozole can cause high blood pressure (hypertension) in some people. Your GP will be able to monitor and treat this if necessary. It may also cause the level of cholesterol in the blood to rise, although this doesn’t usually need treatment.
Is letrozole stronger than anastrozole?
Results from an intrapatient crossover study revealed that letrozole (2.5 mg daily) consistently resulted in more potent aromatase inhibition compared with 1.0 mg anastrozole (Geisler et al, 2002).