Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Common side effects of Estroact

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Abdominal pain
Flu-like symptoms
Dyspepsia
Breast pain

How to use Estroact Tablet

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Estroact 60mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

How Estroact Tablet works

Estroact 60mg Tablet works like estrogen, a natural female hormone to stop the bone loss that can develop in women after menopause.

Safety advice

Alcohol

SAFE

Consuming alcohol with Estroact 60mg Tablet does not cause any harmful side effects.

Pregnancy

UNSAFE

Estroact 60mg Tablet is highly unsafe to use during pregnancy. Seek your doctor's advice as studies on pregnant women and animals have shown significant harmful effects to the developing baby.

Breast feeding

UNSAFE

Estroact 60mg Tablet is unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Data suggests that the drug may cause toxicity to the baby.

Driving

No Driving interaction

Kidney

CAUTION

Estroact 60mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Estroact 60mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Use of Estroact 60mg Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe kidney disease.

Liver

UNSAFE

Estroact 60mg Tablet is probably unsafe to use in patients with liver disease and should be avoided. Please consult your doctor.

All substitutes

For informational purposes only. Consult a doctor before taking any medicines.

Estroact 60mg Tablet

₹9.0/Tablet

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Bonebay 60mg Tablet

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Ruftuf 60mg Tablet

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Quick tips

Inform your doctor if you have if you have any type of cancer, heart failure, kidney disease, high triglycerides or liver disease.
Inform your doctor if you are on estrogen therapy.
Do not take calcium supplements unless advised by doctor. Taking calcium supplements more than recommended will not provide extra protection for your bones but may cause adverse side effects including kidney stones.
Stop using raloxifene immediately if you develop: lumps in the breast, signs of stroke (sudden numbness or weakness), severe headache, slurred speech, vision problems; chest pain, sudden cough, wheezing, rapid breathing, coughing up blood; or pain, swelling, warmth, or redness in one or both legs.
Avoid sitting still for long periods of time while you are taking raloxifene.
Inform your doctor immediately if you observe bleeding / spotting from vagina during the treatment.
Tell your doctor if you are or planning to become pregnant or are breastfeeding.

Fact Box

Chemical Class

Raloxifene

Habit Forming

Therapeutic Class

GYNAECOLOGICAL

Action Class

Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERM)- Osteoporosis

Interaction with drugs

Taking Estroact with any of the following medicines can modify the effect of either of them and cause some undesirable side effects

Cholestyramine

Brand(s): Choltran, Clostran

Life-threatening

Acenocoumarol

Brand(s): Altrom, Cenorol, Cgtrom

Serious

Warfarin

Brand(s): Cofarin, Sofarin, Warf

Serious

Phenindione

Brand(s): Dindevan

Serious

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Patient concerns

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Orthopaedics

Yes, it's good in Osteoporosis

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Orthopaedics

Take Calcium and Vitamin-D3 supplements

FAQs

Q. Is Estroact 60mg Tablet a bisphosphonate?

No, Estroact 60mg Tablet is not a biophosphonate

Q. Is Estroact 60mg Tablet safe?

It is safe if used for the dose and duration as recommended by your doctor

Q. Is Estroact 60mg Tablet a hormone/steroid?

No, It's not a hormone/steroid however at times it mimics activity of estrogen

Q. Is raloxifene better than tamoxifen?

It has been observed that tamoxifen is slightly more effective in prevention of breast cancer in post-menopausal women that raloxifene, however raloxifene also plays a role in treating or preventing osteoporosis

Q. Does Estroact 60mg Tablet cause weight gain/ hot flushes?

Yes, Use of Estroact 60mg Tablet may cause weight gain or hot flushes

Q. Does Estroact 60mg Tablet cause hair loss?

No, Estroact 60mg Tablet does not cause hair loss

Q. Does Estroact 60mg Tablet lower cholesterol?

No. Estroact 60mg Tablet does not lower cholesterol

Q. How does Estroact 60mg Tablet work / treat in osteoporosis?

It works by reducing the loss of bone tissue and acting on the bone cycle.

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