Indications
Letrol Tablet is used for:
Breast cancer
Adult Dose
Oral
Advanced or locally advanced breast cancer ; Adjuvant therapy for postmenopausal women with hormone receptor positive early breast cancer
Adult: 2.5 mg once daily.
Hepatic impairment: Reduce dose by 50% in patients with cirrhosis and severe hepatic impairment; recommended dose: 2.5 mg on alternate days.
Child Dose
Renal Dose
Administration
May be taken with or without food.
Contra Indications
Premenopausal women and children; hypersensitivity.
Precautions
Severe renal impairment; severe hepatic impairment; osteoporosis. Caution when driving or operating machinery.
Lactation: not known if excreted in breast milk (for post-menopausal women)
Pregnancy-Lactation
Pregnancy
Based on post-marketing reports, findings from animal studies and mechanism of action, therapy can cause fetal harm and is contraindicated for use in pregnant women; in post-marketing reports, use during pregnancy resulted in cases of spontaneous abortions and congenital birth defects; however, data are insufficient to inform a drug-associated risk
Contraception
Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment and for at least 3 weeks after last dose
Infertility
Therapy may impair fertility in females and males of reproductive potential
Lactation
Not known if therapy is present in human milk; there are no data on effects on breastfed infant or milk production; exposure of lactating rats to drug was associated with impaired reproductive performance of male offspring; because of potential for serious adverse reactions in breastfed infants, advise lactating women not to breastfeed while receiving therapy and for at least 3 weeks after last dose
Interactions
Plasma levels reduced by tamoxifen.
Side Effects
Side effects of Letrozole :
Hot flushes, arthralgia, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, dizziness, headache, dyspepsia, constipation, diarrhoea, anorexia, alopoecia, increased sweating, rash, peripheral oedema, osteoporosis, musculoskeletal pain, vaginal irritation.
Potentially Fatal: Thromboembolic events.
Mode of Action
Letrozole competitively binds to the heme group of aromatase, a cytochrome P450 enzyme which catalyzes conversion of androgen to oestrogen, leading to inhibition of the enzyme and a significant reduction in plasma oestrogen levels.
Note
Letrol 2.5mg Tablet generic name is Letrozole. Letrol 2.5mg Tablet is manufactured by Renata LimitedLetrol is availble in all over Bangladesh.
Mes BD drug index information on Letrol Tablet is not intended for diagnosis, medical advice or treatment; neither intended to be a substitute for the exercise of professional judgment.