Nolvadex

Nolvadex
A drug used to treat certain types of breast cancer in women and men. It is also used to prevent breast cancer in women who have had ductal carcinoma in situ (abnormal cells in the ducts of the breast) and are at a high risk of developing breast cancer. Nolvadex is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. It blocks the effects of the hormone estrogen in the breast. Nolvadex belongs to the family of drugs called antiestrogens. Also called tamoxifen and tamoxifen citrate.

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  • Nolvadex — Nol·va·dex näl və .deks trademark used for a preparation of the citrate of tamoxifen * * * Nol·va·dex (nolґvə deks″) trademark for a preparation of tamoxifen citrate …   Medical dictionary

  • Nolvadex — Nol•va•dex [[t]ˈnoʊl vəˌdɛks[/t]] trm pha a brand of tamoxifen …   From formal English to slang

  • Nolvadex (tamoxifen) — An antiestrogen (a drug that blocks the effects of estrogen) which competes with estrogen for binding sites in target tissues such as breast. Tamoxifen has been widely publicized. It was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to… …   Medical dictionary

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  • tamoxifen — ta·mox·i·fen ta mäk si .fen n a selective estrogen receptor modulator that acts as an estrogen antagonist in breast tissue and is administered orally in the form of its citrate C26H29NO·C6H8O7 esp. to treat breast cancer see NOLVADEX * * * n. a… …   Medical dictionary

  • C26H29NO — Tamoxifen Ta*mox i*fen (t[a^]*m[o^]k s[i^]*f[e^]n), n. a chemical compound ({C26H29NO}) which is non steroidal but physiogically active as an estrogen antagonist. It is used to treat postmenopausal breast cancer. Chemically it is 1 p… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tamoxifen — Ta*mox i*fen (t[a^]*m[o^]k s[i^]*f[e^]n), n. a chemical compound ({C26H29NO}) which is non steroidal but physiogically active as an estrogen antagonist. It is used to treat postmenopausal breast cancer. Chemically it is 1 p… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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