Fareston
Fareston tablets contain toremifene, an antiestrogen used to treat certain types of breast cancer in women after menopause.
Form
tabletti
Strength
20 mg
Active Ingredient
Toremifene citrate
Manufacturer
Orion Corporation
How to Use
Dosage
The usual dose is 3 tablets once a day.
Method
Swallow the tablets whole. Fareston can be taken with or without food.
Important
Do not take more than 3 tablets in one day.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Hot flushes, sweating
- •Fatigue, dizziness, depression
- •Nausea, vomiting
- •Rash, itching, swelling
- •Uterine bleeding, vaginal discharge
RARE
- •Headache, difficulty sleeping
- •Weight gain, constipation, loss of appetite
- •Thickening of the uterine lining
- •Blood clots, for example in the lungs
- •Shortness of breath
- •Spinning sensation (vertigo)
- •Uterine polyps (growths in the lining of the womb)
- •Increased liver enzyme levels
- •Changes in uterine lining, uterine cancer
- •Hair loss
- •Temporary clouding of the cornea (part of the eye)
- •Yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice)
- •Low white blood cell count
- •Low red blood cell count
- •Low platelet count
- •Liver inflammation
- •High triglyceride levels (a type of fat in the blood)
Important Warnings
- Do not take if you are allergic to toremifene or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Do not take if you have an overgrowth of the uterine lining (endometrial hyperplasia).
- Do not take if you have severe liver problems.
- Do not take if you have a heart condition that affects your heart's electrical activity (long QT syndrome).
- Do not take if you have an electrolyte imbalance, especially low potassium, that is not treated.
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- Do not take if your heart beats very slowly.
- Do not take if you have heart failure.
- Do not take if you have a known heart rhythm disorder (arrhythmia).
- Do not take if you are using other medicines that can affect heart function.
- Tell your doctor if you have had blood clots, for example in your lungs or legs.
- Tell your doctor if you have uncontrolled diabetes.
- Tell your doctor if your general health is poor.
- You must have a gynecological examination before starting Fareston and at least once a year during treatment.
- Do not take Fareston during pregnancy or breastfeeding.