Tamoxifen Citrate Tablet, Film Coated
NDC 75907-059
Product Information
Tamoxifen Citrate is a ANDA-approved product labeled by Dr. Reddy's Labratories Inc.. Tamoxifen is used to treat breast cancer. It is supplied as a white tablet, film coated for oral administration. This product entry covers the primary NDC 75907-059 and 2 associated package configurations. This profile includes active and inactive ingredient UNII references and FDA labeling data.
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9 MM
MYX;642
MYX;643
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Product Details
What is NDC 75907-059?
What are the uses of this product?
What are Active Ingredients of this product?
- TAMOXIFEN CITRATE 20 mg/1 - One of the SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS with tissue-specific activities. Tamoxifen acts as an anti-estrogen (inhibiting agent) in the mammary tissue, but as an estrogen (stimulating agent) in cholesterol metabolism, bone density, and cell proliferation in the ENDOMETRIUM.
Which are the associated UNII Codes?
The UNII codes for the active ingredients in this product are:
- TAMOXIFEN CITRATE (UNII: 7FRV7310N6)
- TAMOXIFEN (UNII: 094ZI81Y45) (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:
- CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM (UNII: M28OL1HH48)
- LACTOSE MONOHYDRATE (UNII: EWQ57Q8I5X)
- MAGNESIUM STEARATE (UNII: 70097M6I30)
- HYPROMELLOSE 2910 (5 MPA.S) (UNII: R75537T0T4)
- POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400 (UNII: B697894SGQ)
- POVIDONE K30 (UNII: U725QWY32X)
- STARCH, CORN (UNII: O8232NY3SJ)
- TITANIUM DIOXIDE (UNII: 15FIX9V2JP)
What is the NDC to RxNorm Crosswalk for this product?
- RxCUI: 198240 - tamoxifen citrate 10 MG Oral Tablet
- RxCUI: 198240 - tamoxifen 10 MG Oral Tablet
- RxCUI: 198240 - tamoxifen 10 MG (as tamoxifen citrate 15.2 MG) Oral Tablet
- RxCUI: 313195 - tamoxifen citrate 20 MG Oral Tablet
- RxCUI: 313195 - tamoxifen 20 MG Oral Tablet
Which are the Pharmacologic Classes of this product?
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Patient Education
Tamoxifen
Tamoxifen is used to treat breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body in men and women. It is used to treat early breast cancer in women who have already been treated with surgery, radiation, and/or chemotherapy. It is used to reduce the risk of developing a more serious type of breast cancer in women who have had ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS; a type of breast cancer that does not spread outside of the milk duct where it forms) and who have been treated with surgery and radiation. It is used to reduce the risk of breast cancer in women who are at high risk for the disease due to their age, personal medical history, and family medical history. Tamoxifen is in a class of medications known as antiestrogens. It blocks the activity of estrogen (a female hormone) in the breast. This may 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, your body forms new cells as needed, replacing old cells that die. Cancer cells keep growing without control. New cells grow even when you don't need them, and old cells don't die when they should. These extra cells can form a mass called a tumor. 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 go away over time.
What can I expect when getting chemotherapy?
You may get chemotherapy in a hospital, at home, at your provider's office, or a medical clinic. You might be given the medicines by mouth, in a shot, as a cream, through a catheter (a thin tube), 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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