Tamoxifen prescription

[Evie-S]

Hi Tookie - good news, I could never understand why the pharmacist would unseal one pack so they could cut off 4 tablets and give me 56. What a waste if they are doing that all over the country, surely someone should say something (I mean official, not you and me). I hope you are keeping well. Evie xx

[Tookie]

Eventually managed to get a prescription for 60 tablets of Tamoxifen and all the same brand.  I contacted my breast care nurse to ask why I got 56 tablets and was told that most other medication comes in boxes of 28 (4 weeks supply).  Fingers crossed when I get my next prescription it will be for 60 tablets.

[Tookie]

Hi Evie

Hope you are well.

I sent a message through 'My GP' app asking if I could get 60 tablets but got no reply.  I rang to order my prescription last week (automated message) and left another message asking about getting 60 tablets.  On picking up my prescription at the chemist I still got 56 tablets but luckily all the same brand this time.  I'll try again to contact the doctors ready for my next prescription.

Take care x 

[Evie-S]

Hi Tookie - when I first started taking Tamoxifen my health authority would only issue one pack of 30 at a time, which was a huge pain. I then moved and like you I started getting 56 tablets - one pack would have been opened and 4 tablets cut off! I spoke to others and nobody I knew was getting 56, everyone was getting 60. So I spoke to my GP as 56 tablets made no sense and also seemed like a waste as I don't know what they would do with those 4 tablets, and my prescription is now for 60 tablets at a time (2 boxes of 30). I have also always had a brand specified on my prescription, by the GP. I originally had Teva but they seem to have stopped doing the 20mg tablets, so now I have Wockhardt. Some people get on fine with all brands and others find that brands can make a difference. It's worth speaking to your GP or your pharmacist.

Good luck, I'd be interested to hear how you get on.

Evie xx

[Tookie]

Hope everyone's OK through this lock down.  

Does everyone get 56 tablets on their prescription for Tamoxifen?  I have been on Tamoxifen since February and have received a variety of brands.  I started with a pack of 30 from the hospital, but since getting the prescription from my doctor I get 56 tablets.  I have received a full pack of one brand, but the second pack has a mixture of brands, so with my current prescription I have 3 different brands.  I asked the pharmacist about the brands as when I took one I got spots on my face, but he said that when he orders Tamoxifen he cannot specify a particular brand. 

I was thinking of asking the doctor when I order my next prescription if I could get 60 tablets so hopefully I would get 2 full packs of the same brand.  Just wondered if anyone else has this problem or if there's a reason for getting 56 tablets?

Take care everyone xx