Fulvestrant (250mg)
Faslodex 250mg Injection is given as an injection into the muscles under the supervision of a doctor. It should be taken as doctor your doctor's advice. The dose and how often you take it depends 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 for you.The most common side effects of this medicine include injection site reaction, headache, vomiting, allergic reaction, and nausea. If these bother you, or appear serious, let your doctor know. There may be ways of reducing or preventing them.Before taking this medicine, tell your doctor if you ever had kidney or liver disease or had bleeding disorder or had any blood clotting medicine. Your doctor should also know about all other medicines you are taking as many of these may make this medicine less effective or change the way it works. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, planning pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about themCommon side effects of Faslodex
5 ml Injection
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Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.
Faslodex 250mg Injection blocks the action of estrogen on breast cancer cells. This can lower or stop the growth of some breast cancer cells that need estrogen to grow.
Related Warnings
Caution is advised when consuming alcohol with Faslodex 250mg Injection. Please consult your doctor.
Faslodex 250mg Injection is unsafe to use during pregnancy as there is definite evidence of risk to the developing baby. However, the doctor may rarely prescribe it in some life-threatening situations if the benefits are more than the potential risks. Please consult your doctor.
Faslodex 250mg Injection is unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Data suggests that the drug may cause toxicity to the baby.
Faslodex 250mg Injection does not usually affect your ability to drive.
Faslodex 250mg Injection should be used with caution in patients with severe kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Faslodex 250mg Injection may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Limited information is available on the use of Faslodex 250mg Injection in these patients. No dose adjustment is recommended in patients with mild to moderate kidney disease.
Faslodex 250mg Injection should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Faslodex 250mg Injection may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Faslodex 250mg Injection contains a medicine, Fulvestrant which is used to treat breast cancer in women who have gone through menopause.
Your doctor would advise you the exact dose of this medicine. It is given as a slow (1 to 2 minutes) intramuscular (deep into the muscle) injection in your buttocks. It is administered by a medical healthcare professional only.
The common side effects associated with this medicine are headache, vomiting, urinary tract infection, diarrhea, vaginal bleeding, low platelets count and back pain. If any of these side effects bother you, consult with your doctor.
