Letrakast

Composition:

Letrakast – Letrozole 2.5 mg

Therapeutic Class:

Anticancer medicine

What are Letrakast tablets?

It is letrozole 2.5mg.

It is manufactured by Aprazer Healthcare.

It is prescribed for hormone-positive breast cancer.

Aprazer Healthcare –The Trusted Drug Manufacturer

Aprazer Healthcare is the pharmaceutical manufacturer.

We are the drug exporters from India.

We are recognized as an oncology oral manufacturer.

Our manufacturing facilities strictly adhere to WHO-GMP practices.

Our product portfolio includes –

• • Anticancer oral medicines
• • Anticancer injections.

What can be Letrakast (letrozole) tablet uses?

It is used in combination with other drugs in younger females.

It is widely used in post-menopausal women.

It is used in –

• • Hormone+ breast cancer
• • Metastatic breast cancer
• • Early-stage breast cancer
• • Fertility treatments (off-label)

Letrakast (letrozole) tablet working –

It blocks the enzyme.

It lowers estrogen production.

The cancer cells starve and die.

It shrinks the tumor.

Letrakast (letrozole) tablet side effects-

• • Hot flashes
• • Dizziness
• • Nausea
• • Night sweats
• • Stomach discomfort

Long-term usage may cause –

• • Muscle pain
• • Joint pain
• • Increased cholesterol
• • Increased blood pressure
• • Thinning of the hair

Serious side effects –

• • Allergic reaction
• • Severe pain in the leg
• • cardiovascular issues
• • Sudden clots
• • Severe fatigue
• • Mood swings
• • Hepatic –toxicity

When is Letrakast (letrozole tablet) avoided?

It is a prescription medicine.

Avoid its use in –

• • Allergy to the drug
• • Breastfeeding women
• • Pregnant women

What are the serious considerations for the use of Letrakast (letrozole) therapy?

Driving must be avoided.

It causes sleepiness.

Avoid getting up immediately.

Sudden fall in blood pressure.

To be used carefully in people with –

• • Liver impairment
• • Cardiovascular diseases
• • High cholesterol
• • Risk of thromboembolism
• • Weak bones

It increases the risk of osteoporosis

What to avoid with Letrakast (letrozole) therapy?

It may interact with –

• • Hormone replacement therapy
• • Birth control pills
• • Health supplements
• • Tamoxifen
• • live vaccines

What functions must be monitored with Letrakast (letrozole) therapy?

It should be carefully looked for –

• • Bone density
• • Cholesterol levels
• • Heart functioning
• • Liver functioning