Tamoxifen

What is the best brand of Tamoxifen in terms of weight gain, I don’t want to put any weigh on as I was once 125kg

Hi all
As per previous posts, the generic drugs have the same active ingredient but different carriers.  Sometimes these can make a difference to people who are sensitive to some ingredients such as dyes, fillers, coatings etc.
For me, I stick with the name brand if it suits me as I know it won't upset my tummy and I am not always keen to try a change.  A bit woosie but that is just me being careful with the drug cocktail prescribed.
Summer  :-)

Yes and what is great is the BCNA staff will come along and assist in the post as well as so we know that we are on the right track.  One of my earlier recollections was complaining about an unexpected bleed (at my age!)  and the BCNA staff came on and suggested I go and see the Specialist.  Long story short, I was grateful for that prompt because I just didn't think.........I'm now under a Gynaecology Oncologist as well as Medical Oncologist.
Thank you to staff at BCNA for watching over us!!

Thankyou ladies for the clarification- luckily thus is manageable on Letrozole . My medical oncologist who is the head of oncology at our major teaching hospital whom I see as a private patient did not prescribe Femara  just Letrozole .Might chat to him about it next appointment if I get into difficulties as an alternative to switching to another AI. Amazing what one learns on this site.

Hi all, it's Lisa from the Policy Team. Just wanted to jump in and provide the link to information on the Therapuetic Goods Administration website about generic medicines.

As you have said, generic medicines contain the same active ingredient as the existing medicine.

It's the binders - the substances used to hold the active ingredients together in tablet form. The active ingredients are legislated and must be the same. But binders differ so may cause different reactions particularly if you are taking other medication and supplements too. 

From the place we shouldn't rely on totally Dr Google, but it should give you an idea, sometimes it is the binding materials et cetera that don't agree with us

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Most people will never notice a difference. “According to the FDA, generic drugs do not need to contain the same inactive ingredients as the brand name product. Inactive ingredients are those that have nothing to do with the therapeutic action of the drug; binding materials, dyes, preservatives, and flavoring agents.Feb 22, 2015

I think differences between branded and unbranded pharmaceuticals should be investigated as does not seem logical
to me if they have the same chemical composition . That does not make them “ brand substitutes” in cancer treatment and is very worrying as if some patients do not receive the same best treatment.

Intereting comments ladies - I have only been prescribed Letrozole and thus far 9 weeks in is ok with exercise ( daily one hour walk and twice weekly stretch/balance class) and 2 CaltrateBone Health tablets plus Prolia injection. I do get a few hot flushes and bit of joint pain the latter I seem to be able to walk thru.Will still ask the question out of personal interest but pleased to see reduction in price of my hormone therapy drug. Hope for everyone however their preferred brand is reduced in price too.

I had a time there where my preferred brand of Tamoxifen was unavailable and had to go with an alternate...............goodness me what a bad time that was..................side effects that I hadn't experienced previously............so glad when my preferred brand came back on stream