Duloxetine and Toremifene

• Generic Name: duloxetine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Cymbalta, Irenka, Drizalma Sprinkle

Duloxetine is a selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor antidepressant (SSNRI). Duloxetine affects chemicals in the brain that may be unbalanced in people with depression.

Duloxetine is used to treat major depressive disorder in adults. It is also used to treat general anxiety disorder in adults and children who are at least 7 years old.

Duloxetine is also used in adults to treat fibromyalgia (a chronic pain disorder), or chronic muscle or joint pain (such as low back pain and osteoarthritis pain).

Duloxetine is also used to treat pain caused by nerve damage in adults with diabetes (diabetic neuropathy).

• Generic Name: toremifene
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Fareston

Toremifene blocks estrogen from reaching cancer cells. Certain types of breast cancer require estrogen to grow.

Toremifene is used in postmenopausal women to treat metastatic breast cancer (cancer that has spread to other parts of the body).

Toremifene may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.