Tamodex 10 mg (Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 10.00 (3 x 10: ৳ 300.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 100.00
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Tamoxifen citrate |
| Company | Drug international ltd |
| Also available as |
Indications
- Treatment of Breast cancer
- Treatment of Infertility
Pharmacology
- Non-steroidal drug
- Triphenylene based
- Oestrogen antagonist
- Oestrogen agonist
- Bone mineral density maintenance
Dosage & Administration
- Breast cancer: 20 mg daily
- Anovulatory Infertility: 20mg daily on specific days, with potential dose escalation
Interaction
- Interaction with coumarin type anticoagulants
- Increased risk of thromboembolic events with cytotoxic agents
Contraindications
- Contraindicated during pregnancy
- Contraindicated in case of hypersensitivity
Side Effects
- Hot flushes
- Vaginal bleeding
- Vaginal discharge
- Pruritus vulvae
- Gastrointestinal intolerance
- Headache
- Fluid retention
- Alopecia
- Skin rashes
- Erythema multiforme
- Stevens Johnson syndrome
- Bullous pemphigoid
- Hypersensitivity reactions
- Angio-oedema
- Hypercalcaemia
- Platelet count falls
- Visual disturbances
- Corneal changes
- Retinopathy
- Cataracts
- Uterine fibroids
- Endometrial changes
- Leucopenia
- Anaemia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Liver enzyme level changes
- Liver abnormalities
- Elevation of serum triglyceride levels
- Pancreatitis
- Thromboembolic events
Pregnancy & Lactation
- Not recommended during pregnancy
- Use of contraception advised
- Not recommended during lactation
Precautions & Warnings
- Suppressed menstruation
- Increased incidence of endometrial cancer
- Abnormal gynaecological symptoms to be promptly investigated
- Reports of second primary tumors
Therapeutic Class
- Hormonal Chemotherapy
Storage Conditions
- Store between 20-25°C
- Protect from light