What is Tamoxifen?
Tamoxifen tablet interferes the activity of estrogen, a female hormone. Estrogen helps cancer to develop in the breast. Tamoxifen is use for the prevention of breast cancer, treatment of breast cancer and other types of cancer.
How long should you take tamoxifen for breast cancer?
Tamoxifen is prescribed for 5 years if used as an auxiliary therapy for early stage cancer. If you take tamoxifen daily for 5 years, it reduces the chances the original breast cancer from coming back the same breast or elsewhere, and tamoxifen also reduces the risk of developing a secondary cancer.
Side effect
-it prevent bone loss
-tamoxifen is known as a carcinogen and can cause cancer
Synonym Taxus
Venezuela: Nolvadex Soltamox
United States: Nolvadex Tamofen* Soltamox Oestrifen* Nolvadex Noltam* Fentamox*
United Kingdom: Emblon*
United Arab Emirates: Tamophar Zitazonium Tuosomin Tamoplex Tamofen Novofen Nolvadex
Thailand: Gynatam Tamec Nolvadex
Switzerland: Kessar Tamaxin* Nolvadex
Sweden: Ledertam* Yacesal Sinmaren* Oxeprax*
Spain: Nolvadex Tamoplex* Tamofen Nolvadex
Singapore: Apo-Tamox Tamoplex Nolvadex Neophedan
South Africa: Kessar Zitazonium (Зитазониум) Tamifen (Тамифен)
Russia: Bilem (Билем) Tamoxan
Portugal: Nolvadex Tamofen Nolvadex
New Zealand: Genox Tamofen*
Norway: Nolvadex Tamoplex*
Netherlands: Nolvadex Tecnofen Taxus Tamoxan Tamofen* Ralsifen-X* Nolvadex Kessar Cryoxifeno
Mexico: Bilem Zitazonium Tamoplex Novofen Nolvadex
Malaysia: Genox Virtamox* Tamoxene Nomafen Nolvadex Ledertam
Italy: Kessar Tamoxi Tamoxen Tamoplex* Tamofen
Israel: Nolvadex Tamox Tamofen* Nolvadex Nolgen
Ireland: Clonoxifen* Tamodex Nolvadex Mamofen Cytotam
India: Caditam
Hungary: Zitazonium Zitazonium Tamofen* Tamifen* Novofen Nolvadex
Hong Kong: Apo-Tamox Zymoplex Tamoplex Puretam Nolvadex Kessar Defarol*
Greece: Adifen Zitazonium* Zemide* Tamoxistad Tamoximerck Tamoxigenat* Tamoxasta* Tamox Tamopham* Tamokadin Tamofen* Tamobeta* Nourytam Nolvadex Mandofen Kessar Jenoxifen duratamoxifen*
Germany: Dignotamoxi* Tamofene* Oncotam Nolvadex Lesporene*
France: Kessar Tamofen Tamexin Tadex
Finland: Nolvadex*
Denmark: Tamofen* Zitazonium Tamifen
Czech Republic: Nolvadex Taxus Tamolem* Nolvadex
Chile: Kessar Tamoplex* Tamone* Tamofen Nolvadex
Canada: Apo-Tamox Tecnotax Taxofen Tamoxin Tamox Tamoplex Tamooex* Tamofen* Nolvadex Kessar Estrocur
Brazil: Bioxifeno Tamizam
Belgium: Nolvadex Tamoplex Tamofen Tamax Nolvadex Kessar
Austria: Ebefen Tamoxen Tamosin Noxitem* Nolvadex Kessar* Genox
Australia: Estroxyn* Trimetrox Taxfeno Tamoxis Tamofen* Rolap Nolvadex Ginarsan Farmifeno* Diemon
Argentina: Crisafeno