Manufacturer: Neon Laboratories Ltd
Salt Composition : Tamoxifen(10mg)
Strip of 10 Tablet
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Entax 10mg 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.
The most common side effects of this medicine include hot flashes, mood swings, vaginal discharge, vaginal bleeding, nausea, and fluid retention. If these bother you or appear serious, let your doctor know. There may be ways of reducing or preventing them. Some side effects may mean you should inform your doctor immediately include vaginal bleeding, irregular menstrual period, and vaginal discharge. It makes birth control pills less effective, hence use a condom and other preventive measures to avoid pregnancy.
Before taking this medicine, tell your doctor if you are on treatment of infertility or had a blood clot disorder. 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 or breastfeeding. Your doctor may perform some blood tests to check liver function and calcium level in the body.
Entax 10mg Tablet is a hormone-based medication. It works by binding to estrogen receptors and blocking the effects of estrogen (a natural female hormone) in the breast tissue. This slows down the growth and multiplication of breast cancer cells.
Tamoxifen typically has an elimination half-life of 5–7 days. The half-life of endoxifen ranges from 49.0 to 68.1 h for doses ranging from 20 and 160 mg. Tamoxifen has a prolonged Tmax of 4–7 h, and endoxifen has a shorter Tmax of 2–4 h.
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 them
Common side effects of Entax
Hot flashes
Nausea
Vaginal discharge
Vaginal bleeding
Mood swings
Fluid retention
You should not take tamoxifen if you have a history of blood clots or take blood-thinning medicine. Tamoxifen increases the risk of blood clots. You should not take tamoxifen if you are breastfeeding, pregnant, trying to get pregnant, or if there is any chance that you could be pregnant.
Entax 10mg 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 Entax 10mg Tablet.
Entax 10mg Tablet is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby.
Tamoxifen is indicated to treat estrogen receptor positive metastatic breast cancer in adults, as an adjuvant in the treatment of early stage estrogen receptor positive breast cancer in adults, to reduce the risk of invasive breast cancer after surgery and radiation in adult women with ductal carcinoma in situ.
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Do not chew, crush or break it. Entax 10mg 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.
Consult a doctor before taking any medicines.
Entax 10mg 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. Entax 10mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
Q. What is Entax 10mg Tablet and for what it is used for?
Entax 10mg 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 Entax 10mg 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 Entax 10mg Tablet may be long term and you may require to take it for several years.
Q. What if I forget to take Entax 10mg Tablet?
If you forget to take a dose of Entax 10mg 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 Entax 10mg Tablet?
Do not stop taking Entax 10mg Tablet, even if you start feeling well, unless your doctor tells you. Stopping it early may increase the risk of breast cancer coming back.
