EXEMESTANE STADA FILM COATED TABLET 25MG

Product Information

Registration Status: Active

EXEMESTANE STADA FILM COATED TABLET 25MG is approved to be sold in Singapore with effective from 2015-03-20. It is marketed by DCH AURIGA SINGAPORE, with the registration number of SIN14757P.

This product contains Exemestane 25mg in the form of TABLET, FILM-COATED. It is approved for ORAL use.

This product is manufactured by EirGen Pharma Ltd. MILMOUNT HEALTHCARE LTD (Stamullen Site) (Primary in IRELAND.

It is a Prescription Only Medicine that can only be obtained from a doctor or a dentist, or a pharmacist with a prescription from a Singapore-registered doctor or dentist.

Exemestane

Description

Exemestane is an oral steroidal aromatase inhibitor used in the adjuvant treatment of hormonally-responsive (also called hormone-receptor-positive, estrogen-responsive) breast cancer in postmenopausal women. It acts as a false substrate for the aromatase enzyme, and is processed to an intermediate that binds irreversibly to the active site of the enzyme causing its inactivation.

Indication

For the treatment of advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women whose disease has progressed following tamoxifen therapy.

Mechanism of Action

Breast cancer cell growth may be estrogen-dependent. Aromatase (exemestane) is the principal enzyme that converts androgens to estrogens both in pre- and postmenopausal women. While the main source of estrogen (primarily estradiol) is the ovary in premenopausal women, the principal source of circulating estrogens in postmenopausal women is from conversion of adrenal and ovarian androgens (androstenedione and testosterone) to estrogens (estrone and estradiol) by the aromatase enzyme in peripheral tissues. Estrogen deprivation through aromatase inhibition is an effective and selective treatment for some postmenopausal patients with hormone-dependent breast cancer. Exemestane is an irreversible, steroidal aromatase inactivator, structurally related to the natural substrate androstenedione. It acts as a false substrate for the aromatase enzyme, and is processed to an intermediate that binds irreversibly to the active site of the enzyme causing its inactivation, an effect also known as "suicide inhibition". Exemestane significantly lowers circulating estrogen concentrations in postmenopausal women, but has no detectable effect on the adrenal biosynthesis of corticosteroids or aldosterone. This reduction in serum and tumor concentrations of estrogen delays tumor growth and disease progression. Exemestane has no effect on other enzymes involved in the steroidogenic pathway up to a concentration at least 600 times higher than that inhibiting the aromatase enzyme.

Pharmacokinetics

Absorption
42%
Distribution
Metabolism
Hepatic
Elimination

Toxicity

Convulsions

Active Ingredient/Synonyms

6-Methyleneandrosta-1,4-diene-3,17-dione | Exemestane | Exemestano | Exemestanum | Exemestane |


Source of information: Drugbank (External Link). Last updated on: 3rd July 18. *Trade Name used in the content below may not be the same as the HSA-registered product.

References

  1. Health Science Authority of Singapore - Reclassified POM
  2. Drugbank