Tamoxifen Citrate

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Product Description

Tamoxifen Citrate

Advised for an early breast cancer treatment in women who have already been treated with surgery, radiation, and/or chemotherapy. This Tamoxifen Citrate reduces the risk of developing a more serious type of breast cancer in women who have had ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS; a type of breast cancer that does not spread outside of the milk duct where it forms) and who have been treated with surgery and radiation.

Advantages:

Reduce the risk of breast cancer in women who are at high risk for the disease due to their age, personal medical history, and family medical history
Tamoxifen is in a class of medications known as antiestrogens
It blocks the activity of estrogen (a female hormone) in the breast. This may stop the growth of some breast tumors that need estrogen to grow

How to Use:

Tamoxifen is usually taken once or twice a day with or without food. Take tamoxifen at around the same time(s) every day
Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain anything you do not understand. Take tamoxifen exactly as directed
Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor
Swallow tamoxifen tablets whole; do not split, chew, or crush them. Swallow the tablets with water or any other nonalcoholic drink
If you are taking tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer, you will probably take it for five years
If you are taking tamoxifen to treat breast cancer, your doctor will decide how long your treatment will last
Do not stop taking tamoxifen without talking to your doctor