Letrozole prices

All for saving money but some people find they have reactions to some  letrozole brands - it's not the active ingredient but the binders that vary. Worth trying but also worth watching. 

@Afraser I gave  my friend the exact brand details including texting(?) a photo.

Good plan, @Romla! 

Thanks @Romla definitely going to check this out.

@Afraser just had a thought on my walk - quite a few on here are having trouble on Letrozole.Maybe , if they have given their current brand a decent go and before switching AI , it might be worth trying a different brand of Letrozole to see if different binders make things any easier. Just a possibility.

I have heard of 3 manufacturers of Letrozole - Sandoz , Apotek and @ kmakm mentioned another one. your comment

Omg ?  Why is my post ending with your comment not my words sorry

Novartis makes Femara. I was told by my oncologist that joint pain was very common on letrozole, so I think that risk may be common to all brands, but some other lesser side effects may possibly be the binders. I have never had any pain, but had vaginal atrophy in 6 months! Win some, lose some. I tried Arimidex for a few months with my oncologist's blessing but it made no difference. He said it wouldn't!  

@Romla the ladies on the UK BC message board I used to frequent swear that the different brands have different side effects but my oncologist dismissed that idea outright.

@Afraser do you have a link or reference to information about brands and binders? Something I could bring up with my oncologist?

I don't have a specific scientific reference (not a scientist sorry) but it's about excipients used in all tablets - they actually make up a surprisingly high percentage of the stuff you swallow. They are of course controlled by safety standards but it seems quite possible that some excipients may cause unintended side effects in some people. Allergies are cited as the most likely as the excipients may include something that the patient is allergic to but doesn't know they are taking - lactose for example. Or possibly might interact with other medication. As I indicated, I don't think excipients cause joint pain - that's the letrozole. The only way to know if there is any difference is to compare, over a reasonable period of time. But I'd want my oncologist to sanction that.