Letrozole (International)
In the US, Letrozole (letrozole systemic) is a member of the following drug classes: aromatase inhibitors, hormones/antineoplastics and is used to treat Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer - Adjuvant, Breast Cancer - Metastatic and Female Infertility.
US matches:
Scheme
Rec.INN
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
L02BG04
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0112809-51-5
Chemical Formula
C17-H11-N5
Molecular Weight
285
Therapeutic Category
Antineoplastic agent: Nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor
Chemical Name
Benzonitrile, 4,4'-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmetylene)bis-
Foreign Names
- Letrozolum (Latin)
- Letrozol (German)
- Letrozole (French)
- Letrozol (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Letrozole (OS: USAN, BAN, JAN)
- CGS 20267 (Ciba-Geigy) (IS)
- Letrozole (PH: BP 2018, Ph. Eur. 9, USP 41)
- Letrozolum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
Brand Names
- Accord Letrozole
Accord, South Africa - ACH-Letrozole
Accord Healthcare, Canada - Aletro
PHARMAGEN, Czech Republic; PHARMAGEN, Slovakia - Antif
AC Farma, Peru - Apo-Letrozole
Apotex, Australia; Apotex, Canada; Apotex, Hong Kong - Aromed
Faran SA, Greece; Proton Pharma, Greece - Aromek
Celon, Poland - Avomit
Pliva, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Pliva Hrvatska, Macedonia - Bio-Letrozole
Biomed Pharma, Canada - Bretra
Shin Poong, South Korea - Calantha
Benedetti & Co., Italy - CCP-Letrozole
CellChem Pharmaceuticals, Canada - Celofem
Celon, Georgia - Cendalon
Tuteur, Argentina - Chemmart Letrozole
Apotex, Australia - Cipla-Letrozole
Cipla Medpro, South Africa - Clarzole
Actavis, Slovakia; Actavis Group, Poland - Cravetol
Craveri, Argentina - Dracenax
Sandoz, Czech Republic; Sandoz, Philippines - Elozora
Teva Romania, Romania - Emvia
Algorithm, Lebanon - Esmara
Dong-A, South Korea - Etruzil
Egis, Bulgaria; Egis, Netherlands; Egis, Russian Federation; Egis, Slovakia; Egis Pharmaceuticals, Poland; Egis Pharmaceuticals, Romania; Egis Praha, Czech Republic; Rottendorf Pharma, Bulgaria; Synthon, Bulgaria; Synthon, Bulgaria; Synthon, Georgia - Etruzil 2.5 mg
Egis, Hungary - Fada Letrozol
Fada Pharma, Argentina - Famos 2.5 mg
Mensana, Hungary - Fecinole
Bio-Shar, Uruguay; Dosa, Argentina - Femaplex
Dipa, Indonesia; Genepharm, Greece; Genepharm, Macedonia; Genepharm, Tunisia - Femar
Novartis, Denmark; Novartis, Finland; Novartis, Norway; Novartis, Sweden; Novartis Healthcare A/S, Iceland - Femara
Beijing Novartis Pharma Co., Ltd., China; CIBA, Kuwait; Globalex, Estonia; Gramón Bagó, Uruguay; Novartis, Argentina; Novartis, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Novartis, Belgium; Novartis, Brazil; Novartis, Chile; Novartis, Colombia; Novartis, Czech Republic; Novartis, Ecuador; Novartis, Egypt; Novartis, Georgia; Novartis, Greece; Novartis, Hong Kong; Novartis, Croatia (Hrvatska); Novartis, Indonesia; Novartis, Ireland; Novartis, Israel; Novartis, Japan; Novartis, South Korea; Novartis, Lebanon; Novartis, Lithuania; Novartis, Latvia; Novartis, Macedonia; Novartis, Mexico; Novartis, Netherlands; Novartis, New Zealand; Novartis, Oman; Novartis, Pakistan; Novartis, Portugal; Novartis, Paraguay; Novartis, Slovakia; Novartis, Thailand; Novartis, Tunisia; Novartis, Turkey; Novartis, Taiwan; Novartis, United States; Novartis, Venezuela; Novartis AH, South Africa; Novartis Biosciences, Peru; Novartis Farma, Italy; Novartis Farmaceutica, Spain; Novartis Healthcare, Philippines; Novartis Pharma, Bulgaria; Novartis Pharma, Germany; Novartis Pharma, Romania; Novartis Pharma Services, Vietnam; Novartis PHarma Services Inc., Serbia; Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Australia; Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Canada; Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Cyprus; Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Malta; Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK, United Kingdom; Orifarm, Norway; Novartis Singapore, Singapore - Fémara
BB Farma, France; Mediwin, France; Novartis, France; Novartis, Tunisia; Pharma Lab, France - Femara 2.5 mg
Haemato Pharm, Austria; Novartis, Hungary; Novartis Pharma, Austria; Novartis Pharma, Switzerland - Femara-2.5
Novartis, Luxembourg - Femazac
Pharmazac SA, Greece - Femolet
Alphapharm, Australia - Femozol
Haupt Pharma, Israel; PharmaSwiss, Serbia - Femtozone
Helm, Lithuania; Helm, Slovenia - Femzole
Al Pharm, South Africa - Feofer
Alna, India - Fera
Aspen Pharmacare, Australia - Florazole 2.5 mg
Actavis, Hungary - Fu Rui
HengRui Medicine, China - Galdar
GP Pharm, Spain - Gesamaf
Pisa, Mexico - Gesamaf Pisa
Pisa, Colombia - Gosuran
Genetic, Italy - Gynotril
Eris Pharmaceutical, Australia; Eris Pharmaceuticals, Tunisia - Hentrozole
Jiangsu-Hengrui, Philippines - Idelara
Bioprofarma, Argentina - Ingelet
Ingerics, Argentina - Jamp Letrozole
Jamp Pharma, Canada - Kebirzol
Aspen, Argentina - Kisqali Femara Co-Pack [+ Ribociclib]
Novartis, United States - Lametta
Marti Farm, Croatia (Hrvatska); Vipharm, Macedonia; Vipharm, Poland - Laradex
Accord, South Africa - Lebrest
Siegfried Generics, Israel - Leena
Hi-Warble, Pakistan - Lefftara
Hikma, Tunisia - Lenara
Kwang Dong, South Korea - Leoncon
Pharmanel, Greece - Lerana
Heaton, Czech Republic - Letara
Cipla, Georgia; Douglas, New Zealand - Letmam
Novamed, Colombia - Letmylan
Generics, Czech Republic - Letoripe
Multicare, Philippines - Letozis
Akesiss, India - Letraccord
Teva, New Zealand - Letrafem
Ariti, Greece - Letralan
PharmaSwiss, Poland - Letrasan
Deva, Macedonia; Deva, Turkey; Deva Holding A.S., Bosnia & Herzegowina - Letraxon
Axxon, Poland - Letraz
Kalbe, Indonesia - Letrezol Actavis
Actavis, Tunisia - Letrilan
Belupo, Croatia (Hrvatska) - Letroblock
Dr. R. Pfleger Chemische Fabrik, Germany - Letrofam 2,5 mg
G.L. Pharma, Austria - Letrofar
Farmex, Croatia (Hrvatska) - Letrofarm GP Pharm
GP Pharm, Argentina - Letrofem
Hikma, Poland - Letrofemin
Tecnimede, Bulgaria - Letroger
Lannacher, Lithuania - LetroHEXAL
Hexal, Germany - Letrokabi
Fresenius, Turkey - Letroks
Biem, Turkey - Letrol
Intas, Peru; Kocak Farma, Turkey - Letrolan
Avansor Pharma, Finland - Letrole
Mylan, New Zealand - Letromac
Macleods, India - Letromal
Williams & Halls, Iceland - Letroman
Synthon, Netherlands - Letromast
Deva, Georgia - Letromedac
medac, Poland - Letromyl
Generics, Slovakia; Mylan, New Zealand - Letropen
Aenorasis, Greece - Letrostar
Synthon, Netherlands - Letrovena
Oncogenerica, Czech Republic; Vipharm S.A., Slovakia - Letrovena 2.5 mg
Oncogenerika, Hungary - Letrovitae
Galenicum, Peru; Galenicum Health Chile, Chile - Letroz
Juno Pharmaceuticals, Australia; Libra, Paraguay; Libra, Uruguay; Sun Pharma, Myanmar - Letroza
Khandelwal, Russian Federation - Letrozin
Meditrina, Greece; Meditrina, Netherlands - Letrozol
Perulab, Peru - Letrozol - 1 A Pharma
1 A Pharma, Germany - Letrozol AbZ
AbZ-Pharma, Germany - Letrozol Accord
Accord, Spain; Accord Healthcare, Germany; Accord Healthcare, Denmark; Accord Healthcare, Netherlands; Accord Healthcare, Norway; Accord Healthcare, Sweden - Letrozol Accord 2,5 mg
Accord Healthcare, Austria - Letrozol Actavis
Actavis, Portugal; Actavis, Sweden; Actavis Group, Iceland; Agmar, Croatia (Hrvatska); Aurobindo, Belgium; PUREN Pharma, Germany - Letrozol Actavis 2,5 mg
Actavis Group, Austria - Letrozol Actavis 2.5 mg
Actavis, Hungary - Letrozol AL
Aliud Pharma, Germany - Letrozol Almus
Almus, Spain - Letrozol Alter
Alter, Spain - Letrozol Alvogen
Alvogen Luxembourg, Romania - Letrozol Amneal
Amneal Pharma, Spain - Letrozol Apotex
Apotex, Czech Republic; Apotex, Spain; Apotex Nederland, Netherlands - Letrozol Arcana 2,5 mg
Arcana Arzneimittel, Austria - Letrozol Aristo
Aristo, Spain; Aristo Pharma, Germany - Letrozol Aurobindo
Aurobindo, Netherlands - Letrozol Aurovitas
Aurovitas, Spain - Letrozol Axios
Axios, Germany - Letrozol Azevedos
Azevedos, Portugal - Letrozol beta
Betapharm, Germany - Letrozol Biotenk
Biotenk, Argentina - Letrozol Bluefish
Bluefish, Spain; Bluefish, Netherlands; Bluefish Pharma, Germany; Bluefish Pharmaceuticals, Iceland - Letrozol Bluefish 2,5 mg
Bluefish Pharmaceuticals, Austria - Letrozol Cadiasun
Cadiasun, Spain; Cadiasun, Netherlands - Letrozol Cinfa
Cinfa, Spain - Letrozol Combix
Combix, Spain - Letrozol Denk
Denk, Germany; Denk, Netherlands - Letrozol Devatis
Devatis, Germany; Devatis, Netherlands - Letrozol dura
Mylan dura, Germany - Letrozol Eurofarma
Eurofarma, Brazil; Gautier, Uruguay - Letrozol Fair-Med Healthcare
Fair-Med Healthcare, Germany - Letrozol Farmoz
Farmoz, Portugal - Letrozol Fresenius Kabi
Fresenius Kabi Nederland, Netherlands - Letrozol Genera
Genera, Croatia (Hrvatska) - Letrozol Genericon
Genericon, Netherlands - Letrozol Genericon 2,5 mg
Genericon Pharma, Austria - Letrozol Generis
Generis, Portugal - Letrozol Genthon
Genthon, Netherlands - Letrozol Germed
Germed, Portugal - Letrozol Glenmark
Glenmark, Argentina; Glenmark, Germany; Glenmark, Netherlands - Letrozol Helvepharm 2.5mg
Helvepharm, Switzerland - Letrozol Hetero
Hetero Europe, Netherlands - Letrozol Heumann
Heumann, Germany - Letrozol JGL
Jadran Galenski, Croatia (Hrvatska) - Letrozol Kabi
Fresenius Kabi, Croatia (Hrvatska); Fresenius Kabi Oncology, Romania - Letrozol Kern
Kern Pharma, Spain - Letrozol Labatec 2.5mg
Labatec Pharma, Switzerland - Letrozol Lafedar
Lafedar, Argentina - Letrozol Lambda
Lambda, Netherlands - Letrozol Lannacher
Lannacher, Netherlands - Letrozol Larjan
Larjan, Uruguay - Letrozol Lek
LEK farmacevtska, Macedonia - Letrozol Medical Valley
Medical Valley, Sweden - Letrozol Microsules
Microsules Arg, Argentina - Letrozol Mylan
Mylan, Spain; Mylan, Netherlands; Mylan, Sweden - Letrozol Normon
Normon, Spain - Letrozol Nucleus
Synthon, Bulgaria; Synthon, Bulgaria - Letrozol onkovis
Onkovis, Germany - Letrozol Orifarm
Orifarm Generics, Norway - Letrozol Orion
Orion Pharma, Denmark; Orion Pharma, Sweden - Letrozol Pensa
Pensa Pharma, Spain - Letrozol Phace 2.5 mg
Phace, Hungary - Letrozol Pharmacenter
Pharmacenter, Netherlands - Letrozol Pharmakern
Pharmakern, Portugal - Letrozol Puren
PUREN Pharma, Germany - Letrozol Ratiopharm
Ratiopharm, Spain - Letrozol ratiopharm 2,5 mg
ratiopharm Arzneimittel, Austria - Letrozol Sandoz
Salutas Pharma, Serbia; Sandoz, Belgium; Sandoz, Croatia (Hrvatska); Sandoz, Netherlands; Sandoz, Portugal; Sandoz, Slovakia; Sandoz España, Spain - Letrozol Sandoz 2.5mg
Sandoz, Austria; Sandoz, Switzerland - Letrozol Servycal
Servycal, Uruguay - Letrozol Stada
STADA, Spain; STADA, Portugal; STADA, Romania; STADA Nordic, Denmark; STADA Nordic, Sweden - Letrozol STADA
STADA, Slovakia; Stada Arzneimittel, Germany - Letrozol Stada 2,5 mg
Stada Arzneimittel, Austria - Letrozol SUN
Sun Pharma, Netherlands; SUN Pharmaceuticals Germany, Germany - Letrozol Synthon
Synthon, Netherlands - Letrozol Tarbis
Tarbis, Spain - Letrozol Techsphere
Techsphere, Argentina - Letrozol Tecnigen
Tecnimede, Spain - Letrozol Teva
Pharmachemie, Netherlands; Teva, Denmark; Teva, Sweden; Teva Pharma, Portugal - Letrozol Teva Pharma
Teva, Czech Republic - Letrozol Tevagen
Teva, Spain - Letrozol Varifarma
Varifarma, Argentina; Varifarma, Paraguay - Letrozol Vir
Vir, Spain - Letrozol Winthrop
Zentiva Pharma, Germany - Letrozol Zentiva
Sanofi-Aventis, Spain - Letrozol-biomo
biomo pharma, Germany - Letrozol-CT
AbZ-Pharma, Germany - Letrozole
Accord Healthcare, United Kingdom; Accord Healthcare, United States; Actavis UK, United Kingdom; Apotex, United States; Denk, Georgia; Dr. Reddy's, United Kingdom; Dr. Reddy's, United States; Fresenius Kabi Oncology, United States; Generics Pharma, Greece; Hikma Maple, United States; Indicus, United States; Jiangsu Hengrui, United States; Mylan, Greece; Mylan, United States; Natco, United States; Sandoz GmbH, Greece; Specifar, Greece; Sun Pharma, United States; Teva, United States; Vintage, United States; West-Ward, United States; Zydus Pharma, United States - Letrozole Accord
Accord, Lithuania; Accord Healthcare, Estonia; Accord Healthcare, Malta; Accord Healthcare, Poland - Létrozole Accord Healthcare
Accord Healthcare, France - Letrozole Acdima
Acdima, Egypt - Letrozole Actavis
Actavis, Lithuania; Actavis Group, Cyprus; Actavis Group, Malta; Actavis Pharma, Canada; Medis Pharma, Australia - Letrozole Alvogen
Synthon, Bulgaria; Synthon, Bulgaria - Letrozole AN
Amneal Pharma, Australia - Letrozole Apotex
Apotex, Poland - Létrozole Arrow
Arrow, France - Letrozole Azevedos
Pharmacare, Malta - Létrozole Biogaran
Biogaran, France - Letrozole Bluefish
Bluefish Pharma, Sweden; Bluefish Pharmaceuticals, Poland - Létrozole Bluefish
Bluefish, France - Letrozole Bluefish 2.5 mg
Bluefish, Hungary - Létrozole Cristers
CristerS, France - Letrozole Dexcel
Haupt Pharma, Israel - Letrozole EG
Eurogenerics, Belgium - Létrozole EG
EG Labo, France - Letrozole EG-2.5mg
Eurogenerics, Luxembourg - Létrozole Evolugen
Evolupharm, France - Letrozole Fair-Med Healthcare
Fair-Med, Malta; Fair-Med, Poland - Letrozole Farmoz
West Pharma, Israel - Letrozole FBM
Southern Cross Pharma, Australia - Letrozole Generichealth
Generic Health, Australia - Letrozole Genericon
Genericon Pharma, Lithuania - Letrozole Inovamed
Synthon, Israel - Letrozole Kabi
Fresenius Kabi Oncology, Bulgaria - Letrozole Kern Pharma
Kern Pharma, Tunisia - Letrozole MC Pharma
MC Pharma, Bulgaria - Letrozole Mediner 2.5 mg
Mediner, Hungary - Letrozole Mint
Mint Health Limited, Malta - Letrozole Mylan
Gerard, Ireland - Létrozole Mylan
Mylan, France - Letrozole Pharmacare
Pharmacare, Malta - Letrozole Pharmacenter
Pharmacenter Slovakia, Slovakia - Letrozole PharmaSwiss
PharmaSwiss, Serbia - Letrozole Polpharma
Polpharma, Lithuania - Letrozole Pro Doc
Pro Doc, Canada - Letrozole RBX
Ranbaxy, Australia - Letrozole Sandoz
Sandoz, Australia; Sandoz, Sweden - Létrozole Sandoz
Sandoz, France - Letrozole SanoSwiss
SanoSwiss, Estonia; SanoSwiss, Lithuania; SanoSwiss UAB, Latvia - Letrozole Teva
Teva, Israel; Teva, Lithuania; Teva, Latvia; Teva Eesti, Estonia; Teva Pharma, Cyprus; Teva Pharma Belgium, Belgium - Létrozole Teva
Teva Santé, France - Letrozole Teva 2.5 mg
Teva, Hungary - Létrozole Zentiva
Sanofi-Aventis, France - Létrozole Zydus
Zydus, France - Letrozole/Generics
Generics Pharma Hellas, Cyprus - Letrozole/Sanofi-Aventis
Zentiva, Cyprus - Letrozole-Humanity
BDR Pharmaceuticals, Georgia - Letrozol-HAEMATO
HAEMATO PHARM, Germany - Letrozol-Hormosan
Hormosan Pharma, Germany - Letrozol-Mepha 2.5 mg
Mepha Pharma, Switzerland - Letrozolo AHCL
Accord Healthcare, Italy - Letrozol-Ratiopharm
Ratiopharm, Lithuania - Letrozol-ratiopharm
ratiopharm, Germany - Letrozol-Teva 2.5mg
Teva Pharma, Switzerland - Letrozolum Genthon
Genthon BV, Poland - Letrozolum Polpharma
Synthon, Georgia - Letrozomax
Lek, Bosnia & Herzegowina - Letu
Onko-Koçsel, Turkey - Letzol
SRS Pharmaceuticals PVT LTD, Myanmar - Levetiracetam Heumann
Heumann, Germany - Lezol
Intas, Philippines - Lezra
Actavis, Indonesia; Actavis Group, Romania; Actavis International, Vietnam; Pascual, Philippines; S.C. Sindan-Pharma, Macedonia; Zdravlje, Serbia - Likarda
Krka, Czech Republic; Krka, Lithuania; Krka, Latvia - Loosyn
Synthon, Bulgaria; Synthon, Bulgaria; Synthon, Romania - Lortanda
KRKA, Bulgaria; KRKA, Estonia; KRKA, Croatia (Hrvatska); KRKA, Macedonia; KRKA, Poland; KRKA, Romania; KRKA, Serbia; KRKA, Slovakia; TAD, Bulgaria - Losiral
CCL, Pakistan; Complex Therapeutics, Chile; Recalcine, Paraguay - Lostar
Polpharma, Poland - Lotestrol
Sanofi-Aventis SA, Greece - Loxifan
Laboratorios Dr. Esteve, Spain - Loxoprel
Actavis, Portugal - Mar-Letrozole
Marcan Pharmaceuticals, Canada - MED-Letrozole
Generic Medical Partners, Canada - Mionic
Gedeon Richter, Lithuania - Nat-Letrozole
Natco Pharma, Canada - Nodutax
Nafar, Mexico - Oreta
Dr. Reddy's, India - Pharmacor Letrozole 2.5
Pharmacor, Australia - Picozette
STADA, Estonia - Picozone
Stada, Lithuania - Picozone 2.5 mg
STADA, Hungary - PMS-Letrozole
Pharmascience, Canada; Pharmascience, Macedonia - RAN-Letrozole
Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Canada, Canada - Ratroz
Rafarm, Greece - Religan
Sieger Pharma, Greece - Riva-Letrozole
Laboratoire Riva, Canada - Saderon
Aegis, Cyprus - Sandoz Letrozole
Sandoz, Canada - Siletris
Cell Pharm, Serbia; Cell Pharma, Macedonia; Haupt Pharma Munster, Serbia; Hemofarm, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Stada, Croatia (Hrvatska); Stada, Serbia - Stefaplex
Opus Materia, Greece - Symletrol
SymPhar, Poland - Terry White Chemists Letrozole
Apotex, Australia - Teva-Letrozole
Teva Canada, Canada - Tiadis
Synthon Chile, Chile - Trodis
Nafar, Mexico - Trotech
BIOTECHNO PH, Argentina - Trozara
Actavis, Czech Republic - Trozel
Glenmark, Czech Republic; Glenmark, Lithuania; Glenmark, Poland; Glenmark, Romania - Trozet
Fresenius, Philippines; Fresenius, Taiwan; Fresenius Kabi, Thailand; Fresenius Kabi Oncology, Georgia - Trozolt
Brimpharm, South Africa - VAN-Letrozole
VANC Pharmaceuticals, Canada - Veuen
Eriochem, Argentina - Viobrest
Viogen, Greece - Zequipra
Neola Pharma, Romania; Tecnimede, Bulgaria - Zinda-Letrozole
Stason Pharmaceuticals, Canada - Zolstro
Accord Farma, Mexico
Glossary
Term | Definition |
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BAN | British Approved Name |
IS | Inofficial Synonym |
JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
OS | Official Synonym |
PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
Rec.INN | Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization) |
USAN | United States Adopted Name |
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