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buy arimidex online uk Anastrozole is a hormone therapy drug used to treat breast cancer in women who have gone through a natural menopause (when periods stop).

It can also be used:

To treat breast cancer in premenopausal women having treatment to stop the ovaries working (ovarian suppression)
To reduce the risk of breast cancer in women who have an increased risk because of their family history
To treat men with breast cancer, although another drug called tamoxifen is more commonly used

You may also hear it called Arimidex, which is its best-known brand name. There are a number of other brands of anastrozole, all of which contain the same dose of the drug.

2. How anastrozole works

Anastrozole works by reducing the amount of oestrogen made in the body. It belongs to a group of drugs called .

Some breast cancers use oestrogen in the body to help them to grow. These are known as oestrogen receptor positive or ER-positive breast cancers.

3. Who might be offered anastrozole?

Anastrozole is suitable for women who have been through the menopause and whose breast cancer is oestrogen receptor positive.

Sometimes anastrozole is given alongside ovarian suppression to women who haven’t yet been through the menopause. If your cancer is hormone receptor negative, then anastrozole will not be of any benefit.

Anastrozole may be given to reduce the risk of breast cancer in women who haven’t had breast cancer but have an increased risk of developing it because of their family history.

4. When is anastrozole given?

Anastrozole is usually given after surgery to reduce the risk of breast cancer coming back or spreading.

If you’re having or , your specialist will tell you when it’s best to start anastrozole.

Occasionally, anastrozole may be used as the first treatment for breast cancer, for example when surgery isn’t appropriate or needs to be delayed. It’s sometimes given before surgery to shrink a large breast cancer.

Anastrozole can also be used to treat breast cancer that has come back (). It can also be given to treat breast cancer that has spread to another part of the body (), when it’s often given alongside another drug.

5. How is anastrozole given?

Anastrozole is taken as a tablet once a day, with or without food. It’s best to take it at the same time every day.

If you miss a dose, you don’t need to take an extra dose the next day. The level of drug in your body will remain high enough from the day before.

Some brands of anastrozole contain small amounts of lactose. If you know you are lactose intolerant discuss this with your treatment team or pharmacist.