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Fulvestrant

 
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    Fulvestrant
    Faslodex 
     
    Monthly injections

  • Mechanism of Action

  • Antagonises oestrogen receptors without agonist activity.

Clinical Use

  • Indications

  • Hormone receptor positive, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer that does not respond to tamoxifen.
  • Adverse Effects
  • Elevated LFTs
  • Nausea / vomiting / diarrhoea
  • Hot flushes
  • Headache
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