Description
Letrozole Brand Name :
- Fempro 2.5 mg (By : Cipla Limited)
- Chemlet 2.5 mg (By : Neon Laboratories Ltd)
- Letero 2.5 mg (By : Hetero Drugs Limited)
- Letronat 2.5 mg (By : Natco Pharma Limited)
Description
Letrozole 2.5 mg Tablet helps treat breast cancer in post-menopausal women. It may be used alone or with other treatments, such as surgery or radiation. It can also be used in patients with advanced breast cancer to stop the tumor from spreading to other parts of the body.
Letrozole 2.5 mg Tablet can be taken with or without food. Take it in the dose and duration prescribed by the doctor to get the most benefit. The dose and frequency depend on what you are taking it for. Your doctor will decide how much you need to improve your symptoms. You should take this medicine for as long as it is prescribed.
Uses
- Treatment of Breast cancer
Benefits
In Treatment of Breast cancer
Letrozole Side effects
Common Letrozole side effects includes
- Fatigue
- Weakness
- Bone pain
- Back pain
- Night sweats
- Joint pain
- Nausea
- Osteoporosis
- Joint inflammation
- Weight gain
- Hot flushes
- Edema (swelling)
- Flushing (sense of warmth in the face, ears, neck and trunk)
- Diaphoresis
- Bone fracture
- Hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol)
- Cough
- Shortness of breath
FAQ:
How to use these Tablet?
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. take it with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fix time.
How it works?
Letrozole Tablet is an aromatase inhibitor. It works by decreasing the amount of estrogen (natural female hormone) produced in the body. This decrease in estrogen can slow down or stop the growth of some breast cancers that need estrogen to grow.
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