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Femara (Letrozole) - monitoring more than 1,300 patients

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What does it do?

This product is used in the treatment of breast cancer. It works by inhibiting the conversion to estrogen which can promote cancer cell growth.

Last text update: 2011-10-04

Last data update: 2012-01-14

Usage:

Femara is most commonly used to treat the conditions below, together with the percentage of all people taking the medication for the particular condition.

Breast Cancer

100%

General Information:

6.7: Femara Average Satisfaction Score

79% of patients are at least somewhat satisfied with Femara.
30% of patients wish they were told more before they started taking Femara

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After starting Femara by blood pressure soared and after a year of this, I was told I should start taking blood pressure meds and decided that I'm not going to take a pill to counteract the side effects of the first pill I'm taking. So....I asked my oncologist if there was something else I could take instead of Femara and he put me on Aromasin and after two weeks my pressure was down to 119/79!! Plus, the hot flashes have lessened and feet and ankles aren't so sore when I stand up :)

55 year old – Source: MediGuard
Posted: 2011-08-21 10:32:11

I just started Femara, and I take it at night since it makes me sleepy. I do feel stiffer. I stopped taking my Lipitor during chemo since all those meds made me really sore, I see my PCP in a couple of weeks, I hope the Femara has not raised my cholesterol and I have to re-start Lipitor. I just started Xgeva, and I have always taken calcium/VitD supplements, now I am really making sure I get my 1000-1500mg per day. I agree moving around more really helps with the stiffness.

59 year old – Source: MediGuard
Posted: 2011-05-31 13:30:40

I have been on Femara for almost 5 years, about to stop. I was having hot flashes before I had a lumpectomy, and Femara may have caused them to increase. I believe it has caused a decrease in both my red and white blood cells. I'm interested in seeing whether my blood counts go back to normal after I'm off of the drug for a while. Other than that, I have had positively no side effects, no bone or joint aches, or any of the other problems that Ive read about. For me, it's been a very easy, though expensive, medication to take.

84 year old – Source: MediGuard
Posted: 2011-04-05 08:53:33

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