Bone disorders:
Indications for: EVISTA
Prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.
Adult Dosage:
60mg once daily.
Children Dosage:
Not recommended.
EVISTA Contraindications:
Active or history of venous thromboembolic events. Nursing mothers. Pregnancy (Cat.X). Women who may become pregnant.
EVISTA Warnings/Precautions:
Not for use in premenopausal women. Concomitant systemic estrogen therapy: not recommended. Discontinue 72 hours before, and during prolonged immobilization; resume when fully ambulatory. Coronary heart disease or risk of coronary event (increased risk of death due to stroke). Hepatic dysfunction. Moderate to severe renal impairment.
EVISTA Classification:
Selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM).
EVISTA Interactions:
May antagonize warfarin; monitor. Avoid concomitant cholestyramine, other anion exchange resins. Caution with other highly protein-bound drugs (eg, diazepam, diazoxide, lidocaine).
Adverse Reactions:
Hot flashes, leg cramps, peripheral edema, flu syndrome, arthralgia, sweating; rare: venous thromboembolic events.
How Supplied:
Tabs—30, 100, 2000
Breast cancer:
Indications for: EVISTA
Reduction in risk of invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women: with osteoporosis and/or at high risk for invasive breast cancer.
Adult Dosage:
60mg once daily.
Children Dosage:
Not recommended.
EVISTA Contraindications:
Active or history of venous thromboembolic events. Nursing mothers. Pregnancy (Cat.X). Women who may become pregnant.
EVISTA Warnings/Precautions:
Not for use in premenopausal women. Concomitant systemic estrogen therapy: not recommended. Discontinue 72 hours before, and during prolonged immobilization; resume when fully ambulatory. Coronary heart disease or risk of coronary event (increased risk of death due to stroke). Hepatic dysfunction. Moderate to severe renal impairment.
EVISTA Classification:
Selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM).
EVISTA Interactions:
May antagonize warfarin; monitor. Avoid concomitant cholestyramine, other anion exchange resins. Caution with other highly protein-bound drugs (eg, diazepam, diazoxide, lidocaine).
Adverse Reactions:
Hot flashes, leg cramps, peripheral edema, flu syndrome, arthralgia, sweating; rare: venous thromboembolic events.
How Supplied:
Tabs—30, 100, 2000
