Aromasin® 25 mg

AROMASIN 25 MG

Aromasin by Pfizer is a medicine containing Exemestane and belongs to a group of medicines known as aromatase inhibitors. These medicines positively reduces a substance called aromatase. which is required by the body to produce estrogen.

Therapeutic properties:

• Reduces estrogen production in the body after a steroidal cycle.

• Treatment of advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women.

Side effects:

• Headaches

• Hot flashes and night sweat

• Feeling sick – (nausea/vomiting)

• Skin rash around face. lips. or tongue – (Hypersensitivity-Allergy)

• Pain or stiffness in your joints.

• Inflammation of the joints (arthritis).

• Feeling weak and/or sleepy

• Bone loss (osteoporosis).

• Loss of appetite.

• Raised or high levels of fatty substance known as cholesterol in your blood. This would be seen in a blood test.

• Carpal tunnel syndrome (tingling. pain. coldness. weakness in parts of the hand).

• Diarrhoea.

• Changes in blood tests that show how well your liver is working.

• Thinning of your hair (hair loss).

• Bone pain.

• Muscle pain.

Dosage:

Recommended dose: 1 x 25 mg tablet/day (Around same time daily)

Tips:

Avoid to use Aromasin if you are using any of the following medicines:

• Certain medicines used to treat breast cancer (selective estrogen receptor modulators). e.g. med-icines that contain tamoxifen.

• Medicines that contain estrogen. e.g. hormone replacement therapy (HRT).

Note: This medicine contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per tablet. that is to say essentially ‘sodium-free’.