Aromasin is a prescription medicine used to treat the symptoms of Breast Cancer. Aromasin may be used alone or with other medications.
Aromasin belongs to a class of drugs called Antineoplastics, Aromatase Inhibitor.
What are the possible side effects of Aromasin?
It may cause serious side effects including:
- new or unusual bone pain,
- swelling in your hands or feet,
- feeling short of breath,
- chest pain,
- sudden numbness or weakness,
- sudden headache,
- confusion, and
- problems with vision, speech or balance
Get medical help right away, if you have any of the symptoms listed above.
The most common side effects of Aromasin include:
- hot flashes,
- headache,
- tired feeling,
- joint pain,
- nausea,
- increased appetite,
- sleep problems (insomnia), and
- increased sweating
Tell the doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.
These are not all the possible side effects of Aromasin. For more information, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
DESCRIPTION
AROMASIN® Tablets for oral administration contain 25 mg of exemestane, an irreversible, steroidal aromatase inactivator. Exemestane is chemically described as 6-methylenandrosta-1,4-diene-3,17-dione. Its molecular formula is C20H24O2 and its structural formula is as follows:
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The active ingredient is a white to slightly yellow crystalline powder with a molecular weight of 296.41. Exemestane is freely soluble in N, N-dimethylformamide, soluble in methanol, and practically insoluble in water.
Each AROMASIN Tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: mannitol, crospovidone, polysorbate 80, hypromellose, colloidal silicon dioxide, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium starch glycolate, magnesium stearate, simethicone, polyethylene glycol 6000, sucrose, magnesium carbonate, titanium dioxide, methylparaben, and polyvinyl alcohol.
