Exemestan Pfizer
Exemestane Pfizer is a medicine used to treat hormone-dependent breast cancer in women who have gone through menopause.
Form
tabletti, päällystetty
Strength
25 mg
Active Ingredient
Exemestane
Manufacturer
Pfizer Oy
How to Use
Dosage
One 25 mg tablet.
Method
Take orally after a meal, around the same time each day.
Important
The recommended daily dose is one 25 mg tablet.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Depression
- •Sleeplessness
- •Headache
- •Hot flashes
- •Dizziness
- •Nausea
- •Increased sweating
- •Joint and muscle pain
- •Tiredness
- •Low white blood cell count
- •Abdominal pain
- •Elevated liver enzymes
- •Pain
- •Loss of appetite
- •Carpal tunnel syndrome or tingling skin
- •Digestive issues (vomiting, constipation, indigestion, diarrhea)
- •Hair loss
- •Skin rash, hives, and itching
- •Bone weakening (osteoporosis), potentially leading to fractures
- •Swollen hands and feet
- •Low platelet count
- •Weakness
RARE
- •Hypersensitivity
- •Skin blistering
- •Drowsiness
- •Liver inflammation
- •Liver and bile duct inflammation with yellow skin
- •Low level of certain white blood cells
Important Warnings
- Do not take if you are allergic to exemestane or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Do not take if you are still having periods (you have not gone through menopause).
- Do not take if you are pregnant, planning to get pregnant, or breastfeeding.
- Tell your doctor if you have liver or kidney problems.
- Tell your doctor if you have or have had conditions affecting bone strength. Your doctor may check your bone density.
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- Do not drive or operate machines if you feel drowsy, dizzy, or weak.
- If you cannot tolerate certain sugars, talk to your doctor before taking this medicine.
- This medicine contains methyl parahydroxybenzoate, which can cause allergic reactions. Contact your doctor if this happens.