Fareston, the registered trademark of GTx, Inc. in the United States, is popularly under its chemical name as Tremifene Citrate. It is a SERM (Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator) that helps to inhibit the actions of estrogen in the body. The drug is popularly termed as Fareston-Toremifene Citrate.
Fareston-Toremifene Citrate is medically used to treat breast cancer. It helps to treat breast cancer by secreting estrogen antagonistic effects in breast tissue. It is sometimes also used for prevention of prostate cancer. The FDA has approved the drug for use in treating advanced (metastatic) breast cancer in the United States. Fareston-Toremifene Citrate is also effective in preventing abnormal growth of breast tissue in men.
Fareston-Toremifene Citrate comes in tablets that are taken orally. The active ingredients of the drug include colloidal silicon dioxide, starch, povidone, lactose, magnesium stearate, sodium starch glycolate, and microcrystalline cellulose. The chemical formula of Fareston-Toremifene Citrate is C26H28ClNO. The drug acts as an estrogen antagonist in the hypothalamus and pituitary in order to increase testosterone levels in body.
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