Tamoxifen
In the US, Tamoxifen (tamoxifen systemic) is a member of the following drug classes: hormones/antineoplastics, selective estrogen receptor modulators and is used to treat Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer - Adjuvant, Breast Cancer - Male, Breast Cancer - Metastatic, Breast Cancer - Palliative, Breast Cancer - Prevention, McCune-Albright Syndrome and Precocious Puberty.
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UK matches:
- TAMOXIFEN 10MG FILM-COATED TABLETS (Leaflet)
- TAMOXIFEN 20 MG TABLETS (Leaflet)
- TAMOXIFEN 20MG FILM-COATED TABLETS (Leaflet)
- TAMOXIFEN 20MG TABLETS (Leaflet)
- TAMOXIFEN 40MG FILM-COATED TABLETS (Leaflet)
- TAMOXIFEN TABLETS 10MG (Leaflet)
- TAMOXIFEN TABLETS 20MG (Leaflet)
- TAMOXIFEN TABLETS 40MG (Leaflet)
- TAMOXIFEN TABLETS BP 10MG (Leaflet)
- TAMOXIFEN TABLETS BP 20MG (Leaflet)
- TAMOXIFEN TABLETS BP 40MG (Leaflet)
Scheme
Rec.INN
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
L02BA01
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0010540-29-1
Chemical Formula
C26-H29-N-O
Molecular Weight
371
Therapeutic Category
Antineoplastic agent: Antiestrogen
Chemical Name
Ethanamine, 2-[4-(1,2-diphenyl-1-butenyl)phenoxy]-N,N-dimethyl-, (Z)-
Foreign Names
- Tamoxifenum (Latin)
- Tamoxifen (German)
- Tamoxifène (French)
- Tamoxifeno (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Tamoxifen (OS: BAN)
- Tamoxifene (OS: DCIT)
- Tamoxifène (OS: DCF)
- Tamoxifen Citrate (OS: BANM, USAN, JAN)
- ICI 46474 (IS: Zeneca)
- Tamoxifen Citrate (PH: BP 2011, Ph. Int. 4, USP 34)
- Tamoxifen citrate (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
- Tamoxifencitrat (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
- Tamoxifene (citrate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
- Tamoxifeni citras (PH: Ph. Eur. 7, Ph. Int. 4)
Brand Names
- Caditam
Cadila, India - Doctamoxifene
Docpharma, Belgium - Gynatam
Biogalenic, Venezuela - Mammonex
CP Pharmaceuticals, Georgia - Neophedan
Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa - Nolvadex
AstraZeneca, India; AstraZeneca, Oman; AstraZeneca, Peru; AstraZeneca, Poland - Nolvadex D
ACI, Bangladesh; AstraZeneca, Poland - Nolvadex-D
AstraZeneca, South Africa - Novofen
Remedica, Oman - Oncomox
Sun, India - Tadex
Orion, Taiwan - Tamifen
Medochemie, Lithuania; Medochemie, Latvia; Medochemie, Tunisia - Tamoplex
Pharmachemie, Taiwan - Tamoxifen Douglas Pharm
Douglas, Taiwan - Tamoxifen Ebewe
Ebewe, Estonia; Ebewe, Hong Kong; Ebewe, Indonesia; Ebewe, Myanmar; Ebewe, Poland; Ferron, Indonesia - Tamoxifen Sandoz
Hexal, Romania - Tamoxifen Teva
Pharmachemie, Romania - Tamoxifen
Ebewe, Tunisia; Hetero, India; Orion, Latvia; Pliva Hrvatska, Bosnia & Herzegowina - Tamoxifen-Egis
Egis, Poland - Tamoxifen-Eurogenerics
Eurogenerics, Luxembourg - Tamoxifeno Kampar
Kampar, Chile - Tamoxifeno R
Raymos, Argentina - Tamoxifeno Rontag
Biocrom, Argentina; Rontag, Argentina - Tamoxifeno Sandoz
Sandoz, Poland - Tamoxifeno
AC Farma, Peru; Deutsche Pharma, Peru; Iqfarma, Peru; Refasa, Peru - TamoxiHEXAL
Sandoz, South Africa - Tamoxilon
Celon, India - Tamtero
Hetero, India - Taxus
Medicamenta Ecuatoriana, Ecuador; Nolver, Venezuela - Tecnotax
Zodiac, Brazil - Tomifen
Alkem, India - Adifen
Medicamerc, Greece - Adopan
Sawai Seiyaku, Japan - Apo-Tamox
Apotex, Canada; Apotex, Hong Kong; Apotex, Vietnam - Bilem
Teva Int'l, Thailand - Crisafeno
LKM, Argentina - De Fu Ling
Tianlitai Pharmaceutical, China - Ebefen
Ebewe, Austria - Fenahex
SANDOZ, Philippines - Genox
Alphapharm, Australia; Alphapharm, Malaysia; Merck Serono, Malaysia; Mylan, New Zealand - Gen-Tamoxifen
Genpharm ULC, Canada - Ginarsan Forte
Ivax, Argentina - Gynatam
Dabur Pharma, Thailand; Fresenius, Philippines - Gyraxen
Korea United Pharma, Philippines - Kessar
Pfizer, Chile; Pfizer, Greece; Pfizer, South Africa - Mamofen
Khandelwal, Myanmar - Medtax
Huons, Philippines - Nolvadex
ACI, Bangladesh; AstraZeneca, Austria; AstraZeneca, Australia; AstraZeneca, Aruba; AstraZeneca, Bosnia & Herzegowina; AstraZeneca, Barbados; AstraZeneca, Belgium; AstraZeneca, Bulgaria; AstraZeneca, Bermuda; AstraZeneca, Brazil; AstraZeneca, Bahamas; AstraZeneca, Switzerland; AstraZeneca, Colombia; AstraZeneca, Costa Rica; AstraZeneca, Czech Republic; AstraZeneca, Germany; AstraZeneca, Dominican Republic; AstraZeneca, Ecuador; AstraZeneca, Spain; AstraZeneca, Ethiopia; AstraZeneca, France; AstraZeneca, Greece; AstraZeneca, Guatemala; AstraZeneca, Hong Kong; AstraZeneca, Honduras; AstraZeneca, Croatia (Hrvatska); AstraZeneca, Indonesia; AstraZeneca, Italy; AstraZeneca, Jamaica; AstraZeneca, Japan; AstraZeneca, South Korea; AstraZeneca, Luxembourg; AstraZeneca, Malta; AstraZeneca, Mexico; AstraZeneca, Malaysia; AstraZeneca, Nicaragua; AstraZeneca, Netherlands; AstraZeneca, Norway; AstraZeneca, Panama; AstraZeneca, Portugal; AstraZeneca, Serbia; AstraZeneca, Sweden; AstraZeneca, Singapore; AstraZeneca, Slovenia; AstraZeneca, El Salvador; AstraZeneca, Thailand; AstraZeneca, Turkey; AstraZeneca, Trinidad & Tobago; AstraZeneca, Taiwan; AstraZeneca, Vietnam; Impexeco, Belgium; Pi-Pharma, Belgium - Nolvadex D
AstraZeneca, United Arab Emirates; AstraZeneca, Argentina; AstraZeneca, Aruba; AstraZeneca, Barbados; AstraZeneca, Bahrain; AstraZeneca, Bermuda; AstraZeneca, Bahamas; AstraZeneca, Estonia; AstraZeneca, Egypt; AstraZeneca, Ireland; AstraZeneca, Iraq; AstraZeneca, Iran; AstraZeneca, Jamaica; AstraZeneca, Jordan; AstraZeneca, Kuwait; AstraZeneca, Lebanon; AstraZeneca, New Zealand; AstraZeneca, Oman; AstraZeneca, Qatar; AstraZeneca, Serbia; AstraZeneca, Saudi Arabia; AstraZeneca, Syria; AstraZeneca, Trinidad & Tobago; AstraZeneca, Yemen - Nolvadex-D
AstraZeneca, Australia; AstraZeneca, Canada; AstraZeneca, Chile; AstraZeneca, Philippines - Nomafen
Fidia Farmaceutici, Italy - Norxifen
Kotobuki Seiyaku, Japan - Novofen
Comerciosa, Ecuador; Remedica, Malaysia; Remedica, Thailand; Remedica, Taiwan - Phenolurn
Medisa Shinyaku, Japan - Puretam
Biotrends, Greece - Respol
Wakamoto, Japan - Rolap
Teva, Argentina - Soltamox
Rosemont, United Arab Emirates; Rosemont, Bahrain; Rosemont, Egypt; Rosemont, United Kingdom; Rosemont, Iraq; Rosemont, Iran; Rosemont, Jordan; Rosemont, Kuwait; Rosemont, Lebanon; Rosemont, Qatar; Rosemont, Saudi Arabia; Rosemont, Syria; Rosemont, Yemen - Tadex
Atafarm, Turkey; Orion, Finland - Tamec
Sandoz, Switzerland - Tamexin
Ratiopharm, Finland - Tamifine
Medochemie, Vietnam - Tamizam
Mithra, Belgium - Tamofen
Bayer Schering, China; Kalbe, Indonesia; Kalbe Farma, Myanmar; Leiras, Finland; Leiras, Lithuania; Leiras, Oman; Sanofi Aventis, Brazil; sanofi-aventis, Canada; Schering, Taiwan; Schering-Plough, Lithuania - Tamokadin
Kade, Germany - Tamona
Beximco, Bangladesh - Tamoneprin
Actavis, Romania - Tamooex
Meizler, Brazil - Tamophar
Julphar, Oman - Tamoplex
Chemipharm, Greece; Pharmachemie, Bangladesh; Pharmachemie, Indonesia; Pharmachemie, Malaysia; Pharmachemie, Philippines; Pharmachemie, Thailand; Pharmachemie, South Africa; Teva, Belgium; Teva, Czech Republic; Teva, Slovakia; Teva, Thailand - Tamorex
Huons, South Korea - Tamosin
Sigma, Australia - Tamox - 1 A Pharma
1A Pharma, Germany - Tamox
Rowex, Ireland - Tamoxen
Ascent, Australia; General Pharma, Bangladesh - Tamoxene
Lisapharma, Italy - Tamoxi
Generics, Israel - Tamoxifen "Ebewe"
Ebewe, Slovakia - Tamoxifen A
Apothecon, Netherlands - Tamoxifen AbZ
AbZ-Pharma, Germany - Tamoxifen Actavis
Actavis, Netherlands - Tamoxifen AL
Aliud, Germany - Tamoxifen Apotex
Apotex Europe, Netherlands - Tamoxifen Arcana
Arcana, Austria - Tamoxifen aries
Axios, Germany - Tamoxifen BP
Hemat, Turkey - Tamoxifen cell pharm
Cell pharm, Germany - Tamoxifen CF
Centrafarm, Netherlands - Tamoxifen Citrate Apotex
Apotex, United States - Tamoxifen Citrate
Aegis, United States; Mylan, United States; Teva, United States; Watson, United States - Tamoxifen Ebewe
Ebewe, Czech Republic; Ebewe, Georgia; Ebewe, Greece; Ebewe, Lithuania; Ebewe, Thailand; Ebewe, Vietnam - Tamoxifen Farmos
Orion, Switzerland - Tamoxifen HEXAL
Hexal, Germany; Hexal, Russian Federation - Tamoxifen Kwangdong
Kwang Dong, South Korea - Tamoxifen Lachema
Lachema, Czech Republic - Tamoxifen Merck
Mylan, Netherlands - Tamoxifen Mylan
Mylan, Belgium; Mylan, Iceland; Mylan, Sweden - Tamoxifen NIHFI
NIHFI, Bulgaria - Tamoxifen Novexal
Novexal, Greece - Tamoxifen Orifarm
Orifarm Generics, Sweden - Tamoxifen PCH
Pharmachemie, Netherlands - Tamoxifen ratiopharm
ratiopharm, Austria - Tamoxifen saar
MIP, Germany - Tamoxifen Sandoz
Novartis, New Zealand; Sandoz, Austria; Sandoz, Australia; Sandoz, Belgium; Sandoz, Netherlands; Sandoz, Sweden; Sandoz, Thailand - Tamoxifen Sopharma
Sopharma, Bulgaria - Tamoxifen Teva
Med, Turkey; Teva, Bulgaria; Teva, Hungary; Teva, Israel; Teva, Lithuania; Teva, Thailand - Tamoxifen
CP, Malta; Merck NM, Norway; Norton, Bulgaria; Orion, Russian Federation; P & D, Malta; Remedica, Serbia; Teva, Bulgaria; Wockhardt, United Kingdom - Tamoxifen-CT
CT Arzneimittel, Germany - Tamoxifène Arrow
Arrow, France - Tamoxifene Aurobindo
Aurobindo, Italy - Tamoxifène Biogaran
Biogaran, France - Tamoxifene EG
EG, Italy; Eurogenerics, Belgium - Tamoxifène EG
EG Labo, France - Tamoxifène Mylan
Mylan, France - Tamoxifene Ratiopharm
ratiopharm Italia, Italy - Tamoxifène Ratiopharm
Ratiopharm, France - Tamoxifène Sandoz
Sandoz, France - Tamoxifène Teva
Teva Santé, France - Tamoxifène Zydus
Zydus, France - Tamoxifeno Biotenk
Biotenk, Argentina - Tamoxifeno Cinfa
Cinfa, Spain - Tamoxifeno Dosa
Dosa, Argentina - Tamoxifeno Edigen
Edigen, Spain - Tamoxifeno Elfar
Prostrakan Farmaceutica, Spain - Tamoxifeno Farmoz
Farmoz, Portugal - Tamoxifeno Ferrer Farma
Ferrer Farma, Spain - Tamoxifeno Filaxis
Filaxis, Argentina - Tamoxifeno Funk
Mylan, Spain - Tamoxifeno Gador
Farmed, Turkey; Gador, Argentina - Tamoxifeno Generis
Generis, Portugal - Tamoxifeno Lazar
Lazar, Argentina - Tamoxifeno Microsules
Microsules, Argentina - Tamoxifeno Ratiopharm
Ratiopharm, Spain - Tamoxifeno Sandoz
Sandoz, Argentina - Tamoxifeno Ur
Uso Racional, Spain - Tamoxifeno Varifarma
Varifarma, Argentina - Tamoxifeno
ASTA Medica, Brazil; Biosintética, Brazil; Pharmacia & Upjohn Ltda., Brazil - Tamoxifen-ratiopharm
Ratiopharm, Belgium; Ratiopharm, Germany - Tamoxifen-Teva
Teva, Latvia - Tamoxin
Eurofarma, Brazil - Tamoxis
Bioprofarma, Argentina - Tamoxistad
STADA, Germany - Tasuomin
Bayer Yakuhin, Japan - Taxfeno
Raffo, Argentina - Taxofen
Blausiegel, Brazil - Taxus
Asofarma, Dominican Republic; Tecnofarma, Chile - Trimetrox
Richmond, Argentina - Tuosomin
Bayer Schering Pharma Oy, Thailand - Xifen
Naprod, Philippines; New Hualian, China - Zitazonium
EGIS, Bulgaria; EGIS, Vietnam - Zymoplex
Genepharm, Georgia; Genepharm, Greece - Tamoxifen Ebewe
Ebewe, Latvia - Tamoxifeno Andromaco
Andromaco, Chile - Tamsulon
Medicamenta Ecuatoriana, Ecuador
International Drug Name Search
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BAN | British Approved Name |
| BANM | British Approved Name (Modified) |
| DCF | Dénomination Commune Française |
| DCIT | Denominazione Comune Italiana |
| 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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