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TAMOXIFEN CITRATE (UNII: 7FRV7310N6) (TAMOXIFEN - UNII:094ZI81Y45)
American Health Packaging
TAMOXIFEN CITRATE
TAMOXIFEN 10 mg
PRESCRIPTION DRUG
Abbreviated New Drug Application
TAMOXIFEN CITRATE- TAMOXIFEN CITRATE TABLET AMERICAN HEALTH PACKAGING ---------- TAMOXIFEN CITRATE TABLETS, USP 8292421/0416OS RX ONLY WARNING FOR WOMEN WITH DUCTAL CARCINOMA IN SITU (DCIS) AND WOMEN AT HIGH RISK FOR BREAST CANCER SERIOUS AND LIFE-THREATENING EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH TAMOXIFEN IN THE RISK REDUCTION SETTING (WOMEN AT HIGH RISK FOR CANCER AND WOMEN WITH DCIS) INCLUDE UTERINE MALIGNANCIES, STROKE AND PULMONARY EMBOLISM. INCIDENCE RATES FOR THESE EVENTS WERE ESTIMATED FROM THE NSABP P-1 TRIAL (SEE CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, CLINICAL STUDIES, REDUCTION IN BREAST CANCER INCIDENCE IN HIGH RISK WOMEN). UTERINE MALIGNANCIES CONSIST OF BOTH ENDOMETRIAL ADENOCARCINOMA (INCIDENCE RATE PER 1,000 WOMEN-YEARS OF 2.20 FOR TAMOXIFEN VS. 0.71 FOR PLACEBO) AND UTERINE SARCOMA (INCIDENCE RATE PER 1,000 WOMEN-YEARS OF 0.17 FOR TAMOXIFEN VS. 0.4 FOR PLACEBO)*. FOR STROKE, THE INCIDENCE RATE PER 1,000 WOMEN-YEARS WAS 1.43 FOR TAMOXIFEN VS. 1.00 FOR PLACEBO**. FOR PULMONARY EMBOLISM, THE INCIDENCE RATE PER 1,000 WOMEN-YEARS WAS 0.75 FOR TAMOXIFEN VERSUS 0.25 FOR PLACEBO**. SOME OF THE STROKES, PULMONARY EMBOLI, AND UTERINE MALIGNANCIES WERE FATAL. HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS SHOULD DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS VERSUS THE POTENTIAL RISKS OF THESE SERIOUS EVENTS WITH WOMEN AT HIGH RISK OF BREAST CANCER AND WOMEN WITH DCIS CONSIDERING TAMOXIFEN TO REDUCE THEIR RISK OF DEVELOPING BREAST CANCER. THE BENEFITS OF TAMOXIFEN CITRATE OUTWEIGH ITS RISKS IN WOMEN ALREADY DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER. *UPDATED LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP DATA (MEDIAN LENGTH OF FOLLOW-UP IS 6.9 YEARS) FROM NSABP P-1 STUDY. SEE WARNINGS: EFFECTS ON THE UTERUS-ENDOMETRIAL CANCER AND UTERINE SARCOMA. **SEE TABLE 3 UNDER CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, CLINICAL STUDIES. DESCRIPTION Tamoxifen citrate tablets, USP, a nonsteroidal antiestrogen, are for oral administration. Chemically, tamoxifen is the trans-isomer of a triphenylethylene derivative. The chemical name is (Z)2-[4-(1,2- diphenyl-1-butenyl) phenoxy]-N, N-dimethylethanamine 2 hydroxy-1,2,3- propanetricarboxylate (1:1). The Läs hela dokumentet