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Femara is an anti cancer drug used to treat certain types of breast cancer that grow under influence of estrogen such as advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Letrozole is active component present in Femara medication.
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Action mechanism of Femara includes preventing aromatase enzyme from producing estrogens by competitively and reversibly binding to heme group present on cytochrome P450 unit. Femara has specific activity against treating cancer by indirectly blocking estrogen production.
Usual prescribed dosage of Femara is 2.5 mg tablet for oral administration once on a daily basis, without regard to meals. Take Femara medicine as recommended by your health care professional and can be taken with a glass full of water. Femara is available in form of tablets of 2.5 mg concentration.
Advantages of Femara include superior time to disease progression, objective tumor response rate and an early survival rate.
Common side effects of Femara that usually do not require medical attention include headache, nausea, dizziness, weight gain, pain in bone, back, joint or muscle; fatigue fluid retention, hot flashes or night sweats.
While serious side effects of Femara that require medical help as early as possible include chest pain , difficulty in breathing or shortness of breath , severe pain, swelling or warmth in leg, unusual weakness or tiredness, bone fracture, vaginal bleeding and allergic reactions such as skin rash, itching or hives.
