FASLODEX is given on Days 1, 15, and 29 of the first month and then once a month thereafter. Your treatment consists of 2 injections into your buttock muscle, administered by a health care professional. The 500 mg dose is given as 2 injections of 250 mg each, 1 into each buttock.
SIDE EFFECTS:
Pain/swelling/redness at the injection site, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, constipation, diarrhea, upset stomach, dizziness, tiredness, weakness, headache, body aches/pains, flushing and sweating (hot flushes/hot flashes), or trouble sleeping may occur.
The cost for Faslodex intramuscular solution (50 mg/mL) is around $2,033 for a supply of 10 milliliters,
One shot
USES: Faslodex is used to treat breast cancer that has spread to other areas of the body in women who have gone through "the change of life" (menopause). It is used in patients who have not responded well to other medications (e.g., tamoxifen). Breast cancer cells need the hormone estrogen in order to grow.
The cost for Ibrance oral capsule 75 mg is around $12,387 for a supply of 21 capsules
The most common side effects of Ibrance are:
anemia (low red blood cell count)
fatigue
nausea
neuropathy
mouth sores
hair thinning or loss
diarrhea
vomiting
weakness
decreased appetite