Anastrozol Sandoz
Anastrozol Sandoz is a medicine that treats breast cancer in women who have gone through menopause by reducing the body's estrogen production.
Form
tabletti, kalvopäällysteinen
Strength
1 mg
Active Ingredient
Anastrozole
Manufacturer
Sandoz A/S
How to Use
Dosage
One tablet once a day.
Method
Take the tablet whole with water, ideally at the same time each day. It can be taken with or without food.
Important
The maximum daily dose is one tablet.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Headache
- •Hot flashes
- •Nausea
- •Skin rash
- •Joint pain or stiffness
- •Joint inflammation (arthritis)
- •Feeling weak
- •Bone loss (osteoporosis)
- •Depression
- •Loss of appetite
- •High cholesterol (seen in blood tests)
- •Drowsiness
- •Carpal tunnel syndrome (tingling, pain, coldness, weakness in part of the hand)
- •Itchy skin, tingling or numbness, changes in taste
- •Diarrhea
- •Vomiting
- •Changes in liver enzyme blood tests
- •Thinning hair or hair loss
- •Allergic reactions on the face, lips or tongue
- •Bone pain
- •Vaginal dryness
- •Vaginal bleeding (especially in the first weeks of treatment)
- •Muscle pain
RARE
- •Liver inflammation (hepatitis)
- •Hives or nettle rash
- •Trigger finger (finger or thumb gets stuck in a bent position)
- •Increased calcium levels in the blood
- •Rare skin inflammation with red patches or blisters
- •Inflammation of small blood vessels, causing red or purplish skin patches (Henoch-Schönlein purpura)
Important Warnings
- Do not take if you are allergic to anastrozole or any other ingredients.
- Do not take if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Tell your doctor if you still have periods and have not gone through menopause.
- Do not take if you are taking medicines containing tamoxifen or estrogen (like hormone replacement therapy).
- Tell your doctor if you have ever had a condition affecting bone strength, such as osteoporosis.
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- Tell your doctor if you have liver or kidney problems.
- Stop taking this medicine and seek urgent medical help if you develop a severe skin reaction with sores or blisters (Stevens-Johnson syndrome).
- Stop taking this medicine and seek urgent medical help if you have an allergic reaction with throat swelling, difficulty swallowing or breathing (angioedema).