Lactose free Anastrozole

Onc wants me to switch from Tamoxifen to Anastrozole but I have been dairy free for years and cannot find a lactose free formulation for Anastrozole (or for Letrozole which I know could be an alternative). Pharmacist can’t seem to help but thinks it may be possible to get a liquid version made up, however she said it would be very expensive and GP may object to cost. Anyone else manage to solve this problem?

Hi HSMB

Whilst you await replies here do feel free to send your query to our ‘Ask the nurse’ email service or helpliners as they may be able to help you with this :

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Best wishes

Lucy BCC