Active ingredient
- toremifene citrate
Legal Category
POM: Prescription only medicine
POM: Prescription only medicine
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Fareston 60mg Tablets
Package leaflet: Information for the user
Fareston 60 mg tablets
toremifene
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start using this medicine because it contains important information for you.
What is in this leaflet
1. What Fareston is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take Fareston
3. How to take Fareston
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Fareston
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. What Fareston is and what it is used for
Fareston contains the active substance toremifene, an anti-estrogen. Fareston is used for the treatment of a certain type of breast tumour in women who have had their menopause.
2. What you need to know before you take Fareston
Do not take Fareston
Warnings and precautions
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Fareston:
You should have gynaecological examinations before you start treatment with Fareston and at least once a year following the start of treatment with Fareston. Your doctor will conduct regular medical check-ups if you have high blood pressure, diabetes, have taken hormone replacement therapy or if you are obese (BMI over 30).
Other medicines and Fareston
Tell your doctor if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. The dose of some of these may have to be adjusted while you are on Fareston. In particular please tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following:
Do not take Fareston together with the following medicines as there is an increased risk that your heartbeat may be altered (see section 2 Do not take Fareston):
If you are admitted to the hospital or if you are prescribed a new medicine, please tell your doctor that you are taking Fareston.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding
Do not use Fareston during pregnancy or breast feeding.
Driving and using machines
Fareston has no influence on the ability to drive and use machines.
Fareston contains lactose
Fareston contains 28.5 mg lactose (as monohydrate) per tablet. If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicinal product.
Other excipients
This medicine contains less than 1 mmol (23 mg) sodium per tablet that is to say essentially ‘sodium-free’.
3. How to take Fareston
Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. The usual dose is one 60 mg tablet taken orally, once daily. Fareston can be taken with or without food.
If you take more Fareston than you should
Contact your doctor, pharmacist or the nearest hospital immediately. Symptoms of overdose may be dizziness and headache.
If you forget to take Fareston
If you miss one dose take the next tablet as usual and continue treatment as recommended. Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten tablet. If you have missed several doses, please inform your doctor and follow his instructions.
If you stop taking Fareston
The treatment with Fareston should only be stopped when advised by your doctor.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
4. Possible side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Very common side effects (may affect more than 1 in 10 people ):
Common side effects (may affect up to 1 in 10 people ):
Uncommon side effects (may affect up to 1 in 100 people):
Rare side effects (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people):
Very rare side effects (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people):
Frequency not known (cannot be estimated from the available data):
You should contact your doctor immediately if you notice any of the following:
Fareston causes certain abnormal changes in the electrical recording of the heart (electrocardiogram or ECG). See section 2 Warnings and precautions.
Reporting of side effects
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme Website: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
5. How to store Fareston
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the label. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
This medicine does not require any special storage conditions.
Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.
6. Contents of the pack and other information
What Fareston contains
What Fareston looks like and contents of the pack
White, round, flat, bevelled edge tablet with TO 60 on one side.
30 and 100 tablets. Not all pack sizes may be marketed.
Marketing Authorisation Holder
Manufacturer
For any information about this human medicinal product, please contact the local representative of the marketing authorisation holder.
This leaflet was last revised in
January 2021.
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