Before taking letrozole,
tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to letrozole, any other medications, or any of the inactive ingredients in letrozole tablets. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for a list of the inactive ingredients. tell your doctor or pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements and herbal products you are taking or plan to take. Be sure to mention any of the following: other medications to treat cancer, medications that contain estrogen such as hormone replacement therapy and hormonal contraceptives (birth control pills, patches, rings, and injections), tamoxifen (Nolvadex), and raloxifene (Evista). Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects. tell your doctor if you have or have ever had any medical condition, especially liver disease and osteoporosis (condition in which the bones are weak and break easily). you should know that letrozole should only be used by women who have experienced menopause and cannot become pregnant. However, if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, you should tell your doctor before you begin taking this medication. Use a reliable method of birth control to prevent pregnancy during your treatment. Letrozole may harm the fetus. you should know that letrozole may make you drowsy. Do not drive a car or operate machinery until you know how this medication affects you.
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