Manufacturer: Cipla Ltd
Salt Composition : Tamoxifen(20mg)
Strip of 10 Tablet
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Cytotam 20 Tablet is also helpful in the treatment of infertility. It can be taken with or without food, but take it at the same time to get the most benefit. It should be taken as 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. Swallow the tablets whole with a drink of water. This medicine is generally taken for 10 to 15 years. You should take this medicine for as long as it is prescribed for you.
Tamoxifen (TAM) is known to have a dual mechanism of action: (1) to compete with 17β-estradiol (E2) at the receptor site and to block the promotional role of E2 in breast cancer; and (2) to bind DNA after metabolic activation and to initiate carcinogenesis
Tamoxifen is extensively metabolized predominantly by the cytochrome P450 (CYP) system into several primary and secondary metabolites, some of which exhibit more antiestrogenic effects in breast cancer cells than tamoxifen itself
Hot flashes
Nausea
Vaginal discharge
Vaginal bleeding
Mood swings
Fluid retention
high amount of calcium in the blood.
decreased blood platelets.
low levels of white blood cells.
clouding of the lens of the eye called cataracts.
a clot in the lung.
a stroke.
obstruction of a blood vessel by a blood clot.
blood clot in a deep vein of the extremities
Cytotam 20 Tablet is highly unsafe to use during pregnancy. Seek your doctor's advice as studies on pregnant women and animals have shown significant harmful effects to the developing baby.
It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Cytotam 20 Tablet.
Cytotam 20 Tablet is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby.
FDA-approved Indications include treatment of breast cancer in both females and males, adjuvant treatment of breast cancer after patients have completed their primary treatment with surgery and radiation, treatment of female patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (non-invasive breast cancer) after surgery,
DVT/pulmonary embolism.
endometrial dysplasia.
hepatic dysfunction.
myelosuppression.
visual disturbances
Do not chew, crush or break it. Cytotam 20 Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
Store below 30°C
Consult a doctor before taking any medicines
Cytotam 20 Tablet helps treat breast cancer.
It also reduces the risk of cancer coming back and of getting cancer in the other breast.
Use a reliable barrier contraceptive method (such as condoms) to prevent pregnancy while you are taking this medicine and for 2 months after you stop taking it.
Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to conceive or breastfeeding.
Inform your doctor if your periods become irregular, especially if associated with heavier bleeding.
Do not stop taking the medicine without talking to your doctor first.
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Cytotam 20 Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
Q. What is Cytotam 20 Tablet and for what it is used for?
Cytotam 20 Tablet contains a medicine, Tamoxifen which works against a female sex hormone estrogen. It is used in the treatment of estrogen dependent breast cancer in women. It may also be used in the treatment of estrogen-dependent breast cancer in males.
Q. How and in what dose should I use Cytotam 20 Tablet?
Take it as per the advice of your doctor. The number of doses you take each day and the duration depends on your medical problem. Take your tablet at about the same time every day to ensure consistent levels of medicine in your body. You can take it with or without food. Treatment with Cytotam 20 Tablet may be long term and you may require to take it for several years.
Q. What if I forget to take Cytotam 20 Tablet?
If you forget to take a dose of Cytotam 20 Tablet, take it as soon as you remember. If it is near to your next dose, skip it and follow your usual dosing schedule. Do not take two doses at the same time to make up for the forgotten one.
Q. What if I stop taking Cytotam 20 Tablet?
Do not stop taking Cytotam 20 Tablet, even if you start feeling well, unless your doctor tells you. Stopping it early may increase the risk of breast cancer coming back.
