NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia.
Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) summary
1. Why am I using NOLVADEX?
2. What should I know before I use NOLVADEX?
3. What if I am taking other medicines?
4. How do I use NOLVADEX?
5. What should I know while using NOLVADEX?
Things you should do
Remind any doctor, dentist or pharmacist you visit that you are using NOLVADEX.
Be sure to keep all your appointments with your doctor so your progress can be checked.
If you go into hospital, please let the medical staff know that you are taking NOLVADEX.
Things you should not do
Do not stop taking NOLVADEX, or lower the dosage, unless you have discussed this with
your doctor.
Do not take NOLVADEX to treat any other complaints unless your doctor tells you to.
Do not get pregnant while you are taking NOLVADEX and for nine months after you stop
taking NOLVADEX.
Driving or using machines
Be careful driving or operating machinery until you know how NOLVADEX affects you.
Looking after your medicine
Keep your NOLVADEX tablets in the blister pack until it is time to take them.
Keep it in a cool, dry place where the temperature stays below 30°C.
6. Are there any side effects?
Consumer Medicine Information (CMI)
1. Why am I using NOLVADEX?
2. What should I know before I use NOLVADEX?
Warnings
Do not use NOLVADEX if:
Check with your doctor if you:
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Children
3. What if I am taking other medicines?
4. How do I use NOLVADEX?
How much to take
When to take NOLVADEX
How long to take NOLVADEX
If you forget to take NOLVADEX
If you use too much NOLVADEX
(by calling 13 11 26), or
5. What should I know while using NOLVADEX?
Things you should do
Things you should not do
Driving or using machines
Looking after your medicine
Getting rid of any unwanted medicine
6. Are there any side effects?
Less serious side effects
Less serious side effects
What to do
depression
hot flushes
nausea and vomiting
unusual vaginal discharge
any change in your periods
itching around the vagina
diarrhoea or constipation
headache, dizziness or light headedness
hair thinning or hair loss
leg cramps
Speak to your doctor if you have any of these less serious side effects and they worry
you.
unusual pain or pressure around your pelvis, in your bones or anywhere in your body
excessive thirst
swelling of the hands, ankles and feet
any changes in your vision
pain and reddening around the tumour
lumps anywhere in the body
unusual tiredness, shortness of breath and dizziness when exercising, and looking
pale
frequent infection, fever, severe chills, sore throat or mouth ulcers
unexplained bruising
yellowing of the skin or eyes, dark coloured urine
disturbances of vision
Speak to your doctor immediately if you notice any of these side effects.
Serious side effects
Serious side effects
What to do
skin rash, itching, hives or peeling skin
swelling of the face, lips, tongue and/or throat, difficulty in swallowing or breathing
(angioedema)
wheezing with difficulty breathing
sudden onset of weakness or paralysis of the arms or legs, sudden difficulty with
speaking, walking, difficulty in holding things or difficulty in thinking, any of
which may occur because the blood supply in the blood vessels of the brain is reduced.
These symptoms could be signs of a stroke.
Call your doctor straight away, or go straight to the Emergency Department at your
nearest hospital if you notice any of these serious side effects.
Reporting side effects
7. Product details
What NOLVADEX contains
Active ingredient
(main ingredient)
tamoxifen citrate
Other ingredients
(inactive ingredients)
maize starch
lactose monohydrate
croscarmellose sodium
gelatin
magnesium stearate (572)
hypromellose (464)
macrogol 300
titanium dioxide (171)
Potential allergens
lactose
What NOLVADEX looks like
Who distributes NOLVADEX
ABN 54 009 682 311
66 Talavera Road
MACQUARIE PARK NSW 2113