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FASLODEX is a prescription medicine used to treat women with:

  • Hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative advanced breast cancer or breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic), who have gone through menopause, in combination with ribociclib as their first endocrine therapy or after their cancer has progressed while on prior endocrine therapy
  • HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer, who have gone through menopause and have not been previously treated with endocrine therapy
  • HR-positive advanced breast cancer, who have gone through menopause and whose disease has progressed after endocrine therapy
  • HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer in combination with palbociclib or abemaciclib whose disease has progressed after endocrine therapy

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FASLODEX targets the estrogen receptor
FASLODEX targets the estrogen receptor

FASLODEX acts on the estrogen receptor

FASLODEX works in HR-positive breast cancer cells by targeting a special receiver called the estrogen receptor, which can play an important role in advanced HR-positive breast cancer. Estrogen is a hormone that can connect with the estrogen receptor and send signals leading to the growth of cancer. Taking FASLODEX may decrease the potential for cancer growth by interrupting these signals.

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Once-a-month dosing after your first month

Your doctor may give you FASLODEX on its own or along with KISQALI® (ribociclib), IBRANCE® (palbociclib) or Verzenio™ (abemaciclib). IBRANCE and Verzenio are oral drugs used in combination with FASLODEX to treat advanced or metastatic breast cancer in women with disease progression after endocrine therapy, and KISQALI is an oral drug used in combination with FASLODEX to treat advanced or metastatic breast cancer in postmenopausal women as their first endocrine-based therapy or with disease progression following endocrine therapy. Either way, your FASLODEX dose is the same: 500 mg, given through 2 injections, 1 into each buttock muscle. Your doctor may suggest a lower dose (250 mg) if you have liver problems.

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FASLODEX can be used as your first therapy for metastatic breast cancer

FASLODEX can be used alone or with KISQALI as first therapy, or with KISQALI, IBRANCE, or Verzenio after disease progression on endocrine therapy.

FASLODEX is a prescription medication that is approved for postmenopausal women with:

  • HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer or breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic) in combination with ribociclib who have not been previously treated with endocrine therapy or whose disease has progressed after endocrine therapy

FASLODEX is a prescription medication that has 4 approved uses, meaning that it can also be used to treat women with:

  • HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer, who have gone through menopause and have not been previously treated with endocrine therapy
  • HR-positive advanced breast cancer, who have gone through menopause and whose disease has progressed after endocrine therapy
  • HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer in combination with palbociclib or abemaciclib in women whose disease has progressed after endocrine therapy

One of the approved FASLODEX uses may be right for you, depending on many factors your doctor considers before discussing treatment options with you.

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Talk to your Doctor about FASLODEX
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION ABOUT FASLODEX® (fulvestrant) injection

    You should not receive FASLODEX if you have had an allergic reaction to fulvestrant or any of the ingredients in FASLODEX. Talk to your health care provider if you experience symptoms of an allergic reaction to FASLODEX, which may include itching or hives; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat; and trouble breathing.

    Before receiving FASLODEX, tell your health care provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:

  • Have a low level of platelets in your blood or bleed easily. Especially, tell your health care provider if you take a blood thinner medicine (anticoagulant)
  • Have liver problems
  • Are pregnant or plan to become pregnant, because FASLODEX can harm your unborn baby. Your health care provider may perform a pregnancy test within 7 days before starting FASLODEX. Women who are able to become pregnant should use effective birth control during treatment with FASLODEX and for 1 year after the last dose. Tell your health care provider right away if you become pregnant or think you are pregnant while on FASLODEX
  • Are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if FASLODEX passes into breast milk. Do not breastfeed during treatment with FASLODEX and for 1 year after the final dose. Talk to your health care provider about the best way to feed your baby during this time

Tell your health care provider about all of the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. FASLODEX may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect how FASLODEX works.

FASLODEX is administered by your health care provider as an injection into the muscle of each buttock. Your health care provider may change your dose of FASLODEX if needed.

FASLODEX may cause serious side effects, including injection site–related nerve damage. Call your health care provider if you develop any of the following symptoms in your legs following a FASLODEX injection: numbness, tingling, or weakness.

Common side effects of FASLODEX include injection site pain; nausea; muscle, joint, and bone pain; headache; back pain; tiredness; pain in arms, hands, legs or feet; hot flashes; vomiting; loss of appetite; weakness; cough; shortness of breath; constipation; increased liver enzymes; and diarrhea.

Tell your health care provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or does not go away. These are not all of the possible side effects with FASLODEX. For more information, ask your health care provider or pharmacist. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-10881-800-FDA-1088.

Approved Uses for FASLODEX

FASLODEX is a prescription medicine used to treat advanced breast cancer or breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic).

FASLODEX may be used alone, if you have gone through menopause, and your advanced breast cancer is:

  • hormone receptor (HR)-positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative and has not been previously treated with endocrine therapy

or

  • HR-positive and has progressed after endocrine therapy

FASLODEX may be used in combination with ribociclib, if you have gone through menopause, and your advanced or metastatic breast cancer is HR-positive and HER2-negative, and has not been previously treated with endocrine therapy or has progressed after endocrine therapy.

FASLODEX may be used in combination with palbociclib or abemaciclib if your advanced or metastatic breast cancer is HR-positive and HER2-negative, and has progressed after endocrine therapy.

When FASLODEX is used in combination with palbociclib, abemaciclib or ribociclib, also read the Patient Information for the prescribed product.

It is not known if FASLODEX is safe and effective in children or in people with severe liver problems.

Please see FASLODEX Prescribing Information with Patient Information.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION ABOUT FASLODEX® (fulvestrant) injection

    You should not receive FASLODEX if you have had an allergic reaction to fulvestrant or any of the ingredients in FASLODEX. Talk to your health care provider if you experience symptoms of an allergic reaction to FASLODEX, which may include itching or hives; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat; and trouble breathing.

    Before receiving FASLODEX, tell your health care provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:

  • Have a low level of platelets in your blood or bleed easily. Especially, tell your health care provider if you take a blood thinner medicine (anticoagulant)
  • Have liver problems
  • Are pregnant or plan to become pregnant, because FASLODEX can harm your unborn baby. Your health care provider may perform a pregnancy test within 7 days before starting FASLODEX. Women who are able to become pregnant should use effective birth control during treatment with FASLODEX and for 1 year after the last dose. Tell your health care provider right away if you become pregnant or think you are pregnant while on FASLODEX
  • Are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if FASLODEX passes into breast milk. Do not breastfeed during treatment with FASLODEX and for 1 year after the final dose. Talk to your health care provider about the best way to feed your baby during this time

Tell your health care provider about all of the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. FASLODEX may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect how FASLODEX works.

FASLODEX is administered by your health care provider as an injection into the muscle of each buttock. Your health care provider may change your dose of FASLODEX if needed.

FASLODEX may cause serious side effects, including injection site–related nerve damage. Call your health care provider if you develop any of the following symptoms in your legs following a FASLODEX injection: numbness, tingling, or weakness.

Common side effects of FASLODEX include injection site pain; nausea; muscle, joint, and bone pain; headache; back pain; tiredness; pain in arms, hands, legs or feet; hot flashes; vomiting; loss of appetite; weakness; cough; shortness of breath; constipation; increased liver enzymes; and diarrhea.

Tell your health care provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or does not go away. These are not all of the possible side effects with FASLODEX. For more information, ask your health care provider or pharmacist. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-10881-800-FDA-1088.

Approved Uses for FASLODEX

FASLODEX is a prescription medicine used to treat advanced breast cancer or breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic).

FASLODEX may be used alone, if you have gone through menopause, and your advanced breast cancer is:

  • hormone receptor (HR)-positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative and has not been previously treated with endocrine therapy

or

  • HR-positive and has progressed after endocrine therapy

FASLODEX may be used in combination with ribociclib, if you have gone through menopause, and your advanced or metastatic breast cancer is HR-positive and HER2-negative, and has not been previously treated with endocrine therapy or has progressed after endocrine therapy.

FASLODEX may be used in combination with palbociclib or abemaciclib if your advanced or metastatic breast cancer is HR-positive and HER2-negative, and has progressed after endocrine therapy.

When FASLODEX is used in combination with palbociclib, abemaciclib or ribociclib, also read the Patient Information for the prescribed product.

It is not known if FASLODEX is safe and effective in children or in people with severe liver problems.

Please see FASLODEX Prescribing Information with Patient Information.