Exemestane Tablet
NDC 0832-0595
Product Information
Exemestane is a ANDA-approved product labeled by Upsher-smith Laboratories, Inc.. This medication is used to treat certain types of breast cancer (such as hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer) in women after menopause. It is supplied as a white tablet for oral administration. This product entry covers the primary NDC 0832-0595 and its associated package configuration. This profile includes active and inactive ingredient UNII references and FDA labeling data.
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What is NDC 0832-0595?
What are the uses of this product?
What are Active Ingredients of this product?
- EXEMESTANE 25 mg/1 - a hormonal antineoplastic agent
Which are the associated UNII Codes?
The UNII codes for the active ingredients in this product are:
- EXEMESTANE (UNII: NY22HMQ4BX)
- EXEMESTANE (UNII: NY22HMQ4BX) (Active Moiety)
Which are the Inactive Ingredients associated UNII Codes?
The inactive ingredients are all the component of a medicinal product OTHER than the active ingredient(s). The acronym "UNII" stands for “Unique Ingredient Identifier” and is used to identify each inactive ingredient present in a product. The UNII codes for the inactive ingredients in this product are:
- SILICON DIOXIDE (UNII: ETJ7Z6XBU4)
- CROSPOVIDONE (15 MPA.S AT 5%) (UNII: 68401960MK)
- HYPROMELLOSE, UNSPECIFIED (UNII: 3NXW29V3WO)
- MAGNESIUM STEARATE (UNII: 70097M6I30)
- MANNITOL (UNII: 3OWL53L36A)
- MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE (UNII: OP1R32D61U)
- POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL, UNSPECIFIED (UNII: 3WJQ0SDW1A)
- POLYSORBATE 80 (UNII: 6OZP39ZG8H)
- SODIUM STARCH GLYCOLATE TYPE A POTATO (UNII: 5856J3G2A2)
- TITANIUM DIOXIDE (UNII: 15FIX9V2JP)
What is the NDC to RxNorm Crosswalk for this product?
- RxCUI: 310261 - exemestane 25 MG Oral Tablet
Which are the Pharmacologic Classes of this product?
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Patient Education
Exemestane
Exemestane is used to treat early breast cancer in women who have experienced menopause ('change of life'; end of monthly menstrual periods) and who have already been treated with a medication called tamoxifen (Nolvadex) for 2 to 3 years. This medication is also used to treat breast cancer in women who have experienced menopause whose breast cancer has worsened while they were taking tamoxifen. Exemestane is in a class of medications called aromatase inhibitors. It works by decreasing the amount of estrogen produced by the body. This can slow or stop the growth of some breast tumors that need estrogen to grow.
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Cancer Chemotherapy
What is cancer chemotherapy?
Cancer chemotherapy is a type of cancer treatment. It uses medicines to destroy cancer cells.
Normally, the cells in your body grow and die in a controlled way. Cancer cells keep growing without control. Chemotherapy works by killing the cancer cells, stopping them from spreading, or slowing their growth.
Chemotherapy is used to:
- Treat cancer by curing the cancer, lessening the chance it will return, or stopping or slowing its growth.
- Ease cancer symptoms by shrinking tumors that are causing pain and other problems.
What are the side effects of chemotherapy?
Chemotherapy does not just destroy cancer cells. It can also harm some healthy cells, which causes side effects.
You may have a lot of side effects, some side effects, or none at all. It depends on the type and amount of chemotherapy you get and how your body reacts.
Some common side effects are:
- Mouth sores
- Fatigue
- Nausea and vomiting
- Pain
- Hair loss
There are ways to prevent or control some side effects. Talk with your health care provider about how to manage them. Healthy cells usually recover after chemotherapy is over, so most side effects gradually go away.
What can I expect when getting chemotherapy?
You may get chemotherapy in a hospital or at home, a doctor's office, or a medical clinic. You might be given the medicines by mouth, in a shot, as a cream, through a catheter, or intravenously (by IV).
Your treatment plan will depend on the type of cancer you have, which chemotherapy medicines are used, the treatment goals, and how your body responds to the medicines.
Chemotherapy may be given alone or with other treatments. You may get treatment every day, every week, or every month. You may have breaks between treatments so that your body has a chance to build new healthy cells.
NIH: National Cancer Institute
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