Tamoxen 10 mg (Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 10.07 (3 x 10: ৳ 302.10)
Strip Price: ৳ 100.70
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Tamoxifen citrate |
| Company | General pharmaceuticals ltd |
| Also available as |
Indications
- Treatment of Breast cancer
- Infertility
Pharmacology
- Non-steroidal drug
- Triphenylene-based drug
- Oestrogen antagonist
- Oestrogen agonist
- Bone mineral density maintenance
Dosage & Administration
- 20mg daily for Breast cancer
- 20mg daily for Anovulatory Infertility
- Increased dosage for subsequent courses
- Irregular cycle dosing
Interaction
- Co-administration with coumarin type anticoagulants
- Co-administration 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
- Fluid retention
- Alopecia
- Skin rashes
- Hypersensitivity reactions
- Bony metastases
- Hypercalcaemia
- Platelet count falls
- Visual disturbances
- Uterine fibroids
- Endometrial changes
- Cystic ovarian swellings
- Leucopenia
- Anaemia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Neutropenia
- Thromboembolic events
- Liver enzyme level changes
- Severe liver abnormalities
- Elevation of serum triglyceride levels
Pregnancy & Lactation
- Must not be administered during pregnancy
- Use of contraception during treatment
- Excretion in human milk
- Not recommended during lactation
Precautions & Warnings
- Menstruation suppression
- Increased incidence of endometrial cancer
- Abnormal gynaecological symptoms investigation
- Second primary tumors
Therapeutic Class
- Hormonal Chemotherapy
Storage Conditions
- Store between 20-25°C
- Protect from light