Uses of Nolvadex 20mg.
The Tamoxifen is used for the prevention of breast cancer. It is also used to reduce the risk of breast cancer in high-risk women.
This medicine will block the growth of breast cancer. It functions by influencing the influence of estrogen on the breast tissue.
How to use Nolvadex 20mg tablets.
Study the pharmacist’s Drug Guide before beginning to use tamoxifen and every time you refill it. Consult your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.
Taking this drug by mouth with or without food, usually once or twice a day for five years, or as instructed by your doctor. Regular doses greater than 20 milligrams are typically split in half and taken twice a day, morning, and evening, or as advised by the doctor. If you are using a liquid, carefully weigh the dosage using a special measurement device/spoon. Do not use a household spoon because you may not have the right dosage.
The dose is dependent on your current history and reaction to your medication. The period of therapy to keep cancer from returning can be between 5 and 10 years based on your current status and response to treatment.
You are using this drug daily to get the best of it. To support you remember, taking it at the same time each day.
If you have breast cancer that has spread to other areas of the body, you can feel intensified bone/cancer pain and flare-up disease when you start taking tamoxifen. This can be an indication of a positive reaction to the drug in some situations.
Symptoms include elevated bone pressure, high tumour growth, or new tumours. These signs generally go away smoothly. In any case, report these signs to the doctor immediately.
Because the skin and lungs may ingest this medicine, women who are pregnant or who may become pregnant should not take this medicine or breathe the dust from the tablets. (See the Precautions section too.)
Tell the doctor straight away if the condition is getting worse (e.g. fresh breast lumps).
Conditions that Nolvadex 20mg treat.
It’s used to treat the following cases.
- Hormone receptor-positive breast cancer
- Preventing breast cancer in high-risk women
- Breast Intraductal Cancer
- Metastatic breast cancer
- Cancer of the lining of the uterus
- Ovarian cancer
Important warnings!
For Women with Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) and Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer: Severe and life-threatening incidents associated with Nolvadex 20mg (tamoxifen citrate) in a risk-reduction environment (women at high risk for cancer and women with DCIS) include uterine malignancies, stroke, and pulmonary embolism.
The prevalence rates for these incidents is estimated from the NSABP P-1 research (see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY-Clinical Studies-Reduction of Breast Cancer Incidence of High-Risk Women).
Any strokes, pulmonary embolisms, and uterine malignancies were deadly.
Health care professionals should address the possible benefits versus potential costs of these adverse incidents for women at high risk of breast cancer and for women with DCIS seeking Nolvadex 20mg (tamoxifen citrate) to minimise their risk of developing breast cancer.
The benefits of Nolvadex 20mg (tamoxifen citrate) outweigh its risks in women who have already been diagnosed with breast cancer.
How long will you take it?
The prescribed dosage is NOLVADEX (tamoxifen citrate) 20 mg a day for 5 years. No data are sufficient to justify the use of NOLVADEX (tamoxifen citrate) other than 5 years (see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY-Clinical Studies-Reduction of Breast Cancer Occurrence in High-Risk Women).
What is Nolvadex doing for males?
Hormonal therapy tamoxifen (brand name: Nolvadex) is commonly used to treat men who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.
