Tamoral 10 mg (Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 10.00 (3 x 10: ৳ 300.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 100.00
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Tamoxifen citrate |
| Company | Techno drugs ltd |
| Also available as |
Indications
- Breast cancer
- Infertility
Pharmacology
- Non-steroidal drug
- Triphenylene based
- Oestrogen antagonist
- Oestrogen agonist
- Bone mineral density maintenance
Dosage & Administration
- 20mg daily for breast cancer
- 20mg daily on specific days for anovulatory infertility
Interaction
- Enhanced anticoagulant effect with coumarin type anticoagulants
- Increased risk of thromboembolic events with cytotoxic agents
Contraindications
- Pregnancy
- Hypersensitivity to the product or its ingredients
Side Effects
- Hot flushes
- Vaginal bleeding
- Vaginal discharge
- Pruritus vulvae
- Tumour flare
- Gastrointestinal intolerance
- Headache
- Light-headedness
- Fluid retention
- Alopecia
- Skin rashes
- Erythema multiforme
- Stevens Johnson syndrome
- Bullous pemphigoid
- Hypersensitivity reactions
- Angio-oedema
- Hypercalcaemia
- Falls in platelet count
- Visual disturbances
- Corneal changes
- Retinopathy
- Increased incidence of cataracts
- Uterine fibroids
- Endometrial changes
- Cystic ovarian swellings
- Leucopenia
- Anaemia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Neutropenia
- Thromboembolic events
- Changes in liver enzyme levels
- Liver abnormalities
- Elevation of serum triglyceride levels
- Pancreatitis
Pregnancy & Lactation
- Not recommended during pregnancy
- Use of nonhormonal contraceptive methods
- Not recommended during lactation
Precautions & Warnings
- Suppressed menstruation in premenopausal women
- Increased incidence of endometrial cancer
- Report abnormal gynaecological symptoms
- Second primary tumors reported in clinical trials
Therapeutic Class
- Hormonal Chemotherapy
Storage Conditions
- Store between 20-25°C
- Protect from light