Eli Lilly's Evista cancer drug approved by FDA

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Eli Lilly's Evista cancer drug approved by FDA

Posted Sep 14th 2007 5:47PM by Brian White
Filed under: Drug, All Cancers

It's interesting when a drug is re-purposed into something aimed at fighting cancer, but that is what has happened to Evista, a prescription drug made by Eli Lilly which was originally for osteoporosis patients.

The FDA has officially approved Evista for use in breast cancer patients as of late this week, although the drug will now come with a box warning advising patients of a heightened risk for stroke by taking the drug.

I'm not sure -- are some drugs worth the possible benefits when certain side effects can be just as bad as what is trying to be treated?

Tags: cancer drug, CancerDrug, eli lilly, EliLilly, evista, FDA

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9. I had taken Evista for quite a while now, but lately, I have had a very bad taste in my mouth. The taste was metalic and sometimes bitter. I stopped taking Evista and the taste had now gone. Is there an explanation.

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10. I tried Evista for about a month, began some vaginal spotting, stopped taking it, and now some 4 weeks later seem to be having a light period. Evista claims to not cause that, but I am thinking otherwise. I will be sure to see my Dr.

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