Need gluten-free Tamoxefin

[Kayak Girl]

I have estrogen positive breast cancer and will be on Tamoxifen or an Aromatase Inhibitors  (AI)  for the next 5-10 years.  I have searched for the 3 main generic brands available in the USA.  Each generic brand has unique side-effects that come from the excipients (binders) that has been reported by millions of women.  

 

I am looking for a resource of vetted info about which Tamoxifen generics are known to use gluten at any part of the process (binders included).  I have found the excipient lists and have cross-checked them, but the idea that I can be given a generic med that triggers my celiacs would just add insult to injury.   Pharmacies change which generics all the time.  The patient has little choice unless they can find ways to order specific generic brands.

 

Ides?  Who else has experienced this treatment?  Insights?

 

Many thanks,

 

Eva

 

[knitty kitty]

Welcome to the forum, Eva!

Sorry to hear about your cancer.  

You can check your medications through the National Institute of Health's site here:

https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/

And some interesting articles are on the PubMed site...

High Dose Vitamin B1 Reduces Proliferation in Cancer Cell Lines Analogous to Dichloroacetate

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3963161/

And...

The Effects of Thiamine on Breast Cancer Cells

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6100081/

 

Best wishes!