Expert advice for Arolet Tablet
Letrozole should not be given to children and adolescents up to 17 years of age. Do not drive or operate heavy machinery as you feel dizzy, tired, drowsy or unwell while taking letrozole. Do not take letrozole if you are allergic to letrozole or any other ingredient of tablet or intolerance to some sugars (lactose). Do not take letrozole if you still have menstrual periods; severe liver or kidney disease; history of or are susceptible to brittle bones (osteoporosis) or bone fracture. Avoid using letrozole if you are pregnant or breast-feeding.
|
Composition
|
Letrozole (NA) |
|
Potentially Unsafe With
|
Pregnancy |
|
Side Effect
|
Common
Hypercholesterolaemia, Hot flushes, Increased sweating, Musculoskeletal (bone, muscle or joint) pain, Fatigue. |
|
How to works
|
How Arolet Tablet works
Arolet Tablet is an aromatase inhibitor. It works by lowering the amount of estrogen (natural female hormone) produced in the body. This can lower or stop the growth of some breast cancer cells that need estrogen to grow. |
