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Fulvestrant (Systemic)

Brand Names : Faslodex

Description and Brand Names | Before Using | Proper Use | Precautions | Side Effects

Category
  • Antineoplastic
Description

Fulvestrant (Fool-VES-trant) is a medicine that is used to treat breast cancer.

Many breast cancer tumors grow in response to estrogen. This medicine blocks the effects of the estrogen hormone in the body. As a result, the amount of estrogen that the tumor is exposed to is reduced, limiting the growth of the tumor.

This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription, in the following dosage form:

    Parenteral
  • Injection (U.S.)
Brand Names

Some commonly used brand names are:

In the U.S. -

  • Faslodex

† Not commercially available in Canada.


   

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