Anastrozole Teva
Anastrozole Teva is a medicine that treats breast cancer in women who have gone through menopause by reducing the amount of estrogen hormone in the body.
Form
tabletti, kalvopäällysteinen
Strength
1 mg
Active Ingredient
Anastrozole
Manufacturer
TEVA Sweden AB
How to Use
Dosage
Take one tablet once a day.
Method
Swallow the tablet whole with water. You can take it with or without food.
Important
The maximum daily dose is one tablet.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Feeling down or sad (depression)
- •Headache
- •Hot flashes (sudden feelings of warmth)
- •Feeling sick to your stomach (nausea)
- •Skin rash
- •Joint pain or stiffness
- •Arthritis (swelling and pain in joints)
- •Feeling weak
- •Bone loss (osteoporosis), making bones weaker
- •Loss of appetite
- •High cholesterol levels in the blood (shown in blood tests)
- •Feeling sleepy
- •Carpal tunnel syndrome (numbness, tingling, pain, or weakness in your hand and arm)
- •Tingling, itching, or numbness of the skin; changes in taste
- •Diarrhea (loose stools)
- •Vomiting
- •Changes in liver function shown in blood tests
- •Thinning hair or hair loss
- •Allergic reactions (hypersensitivity), including swelling of the face, lips, or tongue
- •Bone pain
- •Vaginal dryness
- •Vaginal bleeding (mostly during the first few weeks; tell your doctor if it continues)
- •Muscle pain
RARE
- •Severe skin reaction with sores or blisters (Stevens-Johnson syndrome)
- •Severe allergic reaction with swelling of the throat, causing difficulty swallowing or breathing (angioedema)
- •Changes in certain liver function blood tests (gamma-GT and bilirubin)
- •Liver inflammation (hepatitis)
- •Hives (itchy red welts on the skin)
- •Trigger finger (a finger or thumb getting stuck in a bent position)
- •Increased calcium in the blood (if you feel sick, vomit, or are thirsty, tell your doctor)
- •Rare skin inflammation with red patches or blisters
- •Hypersensitivity rash (could be an allergic or anaphylactic reaction)
- •Inflammation of small blood vessels, causing red or purple skin discoloration (Henoch-Schönlein purpura)
- •Dry eyes
- •Lichenoid rash (small, red or purple itchy bumps on the skin)
- •Tendon inflammation (tendinitis) or tendon disorder (connective tissue connecting muscles to bones)
- •Tendon rupture (connective tissue connecting muscles to bones)
- •Memory problems
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to anastrozole or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Do not use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Tell your doctor if you still have periods and have not gone through menopause.
- Tell your doctor if you are taking tamoxifen or medicines containing estrogen (like hormone replacement therapy).
- Tell your doctor if you have ever had a condition that affects your bone strength (osteoporosis).
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- Tell your doctor if you have kidney or liver disease.
- Anastrozole Teva should not be given to children or adolescents.