乳腺癌妇女的治疗方案包括手术，放射治疗，化疗和激素治疗。通常使用这些治疗中的两种或更多种的组合。 Arimidex剂量是一种激素治疗。

一些乳腺癌需要激素雌激素才能生长。在经历更年期的妇女中，雌激素的主要来源是将称为雄激素的性激素变为雌激素。需要一种称为“芳香酶”的酶才能发生这种变化。 Arimidex通过阻断（抑制）该酶起作用。这减少了你的身体的雌激素的量，这减慢了癌细胞的生长。

服用Arimidex之前

一些药物不适合有某些条件的人，有时只能在额外照顾的情况下使用药物。由于这些原因，在您开始服用Arimidex之前，您的医生很重要：

• 如果你仍然有月经期 - 如果你没有经历更年期，你不应该服用Arimidex。
• 如果您被告知您有骨密度（骨质疏松）的损失。
• 如果您的肝脏工作方式有问题，或者您的肾脏工作方式有问题。
• 如果您对药物有过敏反应。
• 如果你正在服用任何其他药物。这包括您正在服用的任何可以购买的药物，无需处方，如草药和补充药品。特别重要的是，您的医生知道您是否服用称为他莫昔芬或任何含雌激素的药物，如激素替代疗法（HRT）。

如何服用Arimidex

• 在您开始治疗之前，请从包装内阅读制造商的印刷资料单。它将为您提供有关Arimidex的更多信息，并将为您提供您可能会遇到的副作用的完整列表。
• 您可以随时随地记录Arimidex，但每天都要同时服用。这将有助于避免丢失任何剂量。
• 您可以在饭前或饭后服用平板电脑。
• 如果您忘记服用剂量，请尽快记住。如果你不记得到第二天，跳过错过的剂量。不要一起服用两个剂量来弥补被遗忘的剂量。

充分利用您的治疗

• 尽量让您定期与您的医生或诊所约会。这是您的医生可以检查您的进度。 Arimidex降低身体中的雌激素水平，可以降低骨骼的力量。您将需要进行骨密度测试（治疗前和治疗期间）进行检查。
• Arimidex是一种长期治疗方法，因此除非您的医生告诉您，否则需要继续服用药片。你可能需要服用平板电脑五年。
• 如果您正在进行手术或牙科治疗，请告知进行治疗的人您正在服用Arimidex。
• 如果您购买任何药物，请向药剂师查询，他们可以安全地服用其他药物。

Arimidex可能会导致问题吗？

除了其有用的效果，大多数药物可能会引起不必要的副作用，尽管不是每个人都会遇到它们。下表包含与Arimidex相关的一些最常见的表。您可以在药品附带的制造商信息单页中找到完整列表。随着您的身体对新药的调整，不必要的影响通常会改善，但如果以下任何一种持续或变得麻烦，请与您的医生或药剂师交谈。

- 贝蒂·威廉姆斯

- Momi Wilson

- 海富克

Treatment options for women with breast cancer include surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and hormone treatment. Often a combination of two or more of these treatments is used. Arimidex Dosage is a hormone treatment.

Some breast cancers need the hormone oestrogen to grow. In women who have been through the menopause, the main source of oestrogen is through the change of sex hormones called androgens into oestrogen. An enzyme called 'aromatase' is needed for this change to occur. Arimidex works by blocking (inhibiting) this enzyme. This reduces the amount of oestrogen in your body, which slows the growth of the cancer cells.

Before taking Arimidex

Some medicines are not suitable for people with certain conditions, and sometimes a medicine may only be used if extra care is taken. For these reasons, before you start taking Arimidex it is important that your doctor knows:

• If you are still having menstrual periods - if you have not gone through the menopause you should not take Arimidex.
• If you have been told you have a loss of bone density (osteoporosis).
• If you have problems with the way your liver works, or problems with the way your kidneys work.
• If you have ever had an allergic reaction to a medicine.
• If you are taking any other medicines. This includes any medicines you are taking which are available to buy without a prescription, such as herbal and complementary medicines. It is particularly important that your doctor knows if you are taking a medicine called tamoxifen, or any oestrogen-containing medicines such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT).

How to take Arimidex

• Before you start this treatment, read the manufacturer's printed information leaflet from inside the pack. It will give you more information about Arimidex and will provide you with a full list of the side-effects which you may experience from taking it.
• You may take Arimidex at whatever time of day you find easiest to remember, but try to take your doses at the same time each day. This will help you to avoid missing any doses.
• You can take the tablet before or after a meal.
• If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If you do not remember until the following day, skip the missed dose. Do not take two doses together to make up for a forgotten dose.

Getting the most from your treatment

• Try to keep your regular appointments with your doctor or clinic. This is so your doctor can check on your progress. Arimidex lowers the levels of female hormones in your body, which can reduce the strength of your bones. You will need to have bone density tests (before and during your treatment) to check for this.
• Arimidex is a long-term treatment so it's important to continue to take the tablets regularly unless your doctor tells you otherwise. It is likely you will need to take the tablets for five years.
• If you are having an operation or dental treatment, tell the person carrying out the treatment that you are taking Arimidex.
• If you buy any medicines, check with a pharmacist that they are safe to take with your other medicines.

Can Arimidex cause problems?

Along with their useful effects, most medicines can cause unwanted side-effects although not everyone experiences them. The table below contains some of the most common ones associated with Arimidex. You will find a full list in the manufacturer's information leaflet supplied with your medicine. The unwanted effects often improve as your body adjusts to the new medicine, but speak with your doctor or pharmacist if any of the following continue or become troublesome.

-- Betty Williams

-- Momi Wilson

-- Overlie Hurk