Brand Names
Femara ®
Other Uses
This medication may be prescribed for other uses. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
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Other Uses
This medication may be prescribed for other uses. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
Overdose
In case of overdose, call your local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. If the victim has collapsed or is not breathing, call local emergency services at 911.
Precautions
Before taking letrozole,
tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to letrozole, any other medications, or any of the inactive ingredients in letrozole tablets. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for a list of the inactive ingredients.
tell your doctor or pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements and herbal products you are taking or plan to take. Be sure to mention any of the following: other medications to treat cancer, medications that contain estrogen such as hormone replacement therapy and hormonal contraceptives (birth control pills, patches, rings, and injections), tamoxifen (Nolvadex), and raloxifene (Evista). Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects..
tell your doctor if you have or have ever had any medical condition, especially liver disease and ...
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Possible Side Effects
Letrozole may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:
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Storage Conditions
Keep letrozole in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. Store it at room temperature and away from excess heat and moisture (not in the bathroom). Throw away any medication that is outdated or no longer needed. Talk to your pharmacist about the proper disposal of your medication.
About Your Treatment
Your doctor has prescribed letrozole for you. Letrozole comes as a tablet to take by mouth.
This medication is used in women who have experienced menopause (change of life; end of monthly menstrual periods) to:
treat breast cancer that has spread within the breast or to other areas of the body.
treat early breast cancer in women who have already been treated with surgery, radiation and/or chemotherapy. Letrozole is sometimes used right after these treatments and sometimes after 5 years of treatment with a medication called tamoxifen (Nolvadex). Letrozole is used to stop any cancer cells that remain after these treatments from spreading.
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