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Does Co Exemestane Contain Lactose?

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Posted on Sat, 26 Apr 2014
Question: Do any of these medications contain lactose? Co Exemestane? Each white, film-coated, round, biconvex tablet with "EM" on one side and " " on the other side contains 25 mg of exemestane. Nonmedicinal ingredients: butylated hydroxyanisole, butylated hydroxytoluene, crospovidone, hydroxypropylcellulose, mannitol, polysorbate.
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Answered by Dr. Enrique Molina (4 hours later)
Brief Answer: no lactose Detailed Answer: it does not contain any lactose ingredients, so this should not be the cause of your reaction. Keep in mind that this medication can cause multiple side effects, such as: - fatigue, nausea, hot flashes (>10% of patients) - dizziness, headache, vomiting, abdominal pain, shortness of breath, cough, constipation, diarrhea (3 - 10% of patients) - very rarely it causes cardiac failure, gastric ulcers, hepatits. hope that helped. If you are having worsening symptoms don't hesitate to go to your nearest healthcare facility.
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Does Co Exemestane Contain Lactose?

Brief Answer: no lactose Detailed Answer: it does not contain any lactose ingredients, so this should not be the cause of your reaction. Keep in mind that this medication can cause multiple side effects, such as: - fatigue, nausea, hot flashes (>10% of patients) - dizziness, headache, vomiting, abdominal pain, shortness of breath, cough, constipation, diarrhea (3 - 10% of patients) - very rarely it causes cardiac failure, gastric ulcers, hepatits. hope that helped. If you are having worsening symptoms don't hesitate to go to your nearest healthcare facility.