Ratings, Reviews Summary for FEMARA (NOVARTIS)
January 2024 Overall Patient opinion of FEMARA: 2.5 (not satisfied)
(based on 1087 reviews )Ratings by Age Group for FEMARA
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)
Patient Age Group | Number of Reviews | Average Rating |
---|---|---|
Pediatric (Under 18) | ||
Age 18 to 24 | 7 | 1.42 |
Age 25 to 34 | 32 | 1.42 |
Age 35 to 44 | 84 | 2.72 |
Age 45 to 54 | 342 | 2.51 |
Age 55 to 64 | 468 | 2.58 |
Age 65 to 74 | 133 | 2.58 |
Age 75 and up | 16 | 2.12 |
Ratings by Sex for FEMARA
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)
Patient Sex | Number of Reviews | Average Rating |
---|---|---|
Male | 20 | 2.5 |
Female | 1047 | 2.56 |
Not Specified | 20 | 2.45 |
Why FEMARA* (Letrozole ) is Prescribed for Patients*
Patient opinion of FEMARA: somewhat satisfied (average rating score: 2.58)
(based on 994 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )Top 10 Reasons for taking** FEMARA
(reported on Ask a Patient)
Reason | # of Ask a Patient Reviews | |
---|---|---|
1 | Breast cancer* | 212 |
2 | Infertility | 24 |
3 | Endometriosis | 7 |
4 | Breast cancer metastatic* | 5 |
5 | Breast cancer stage ii* | 3 |
6 | Breast cancer stage i | 3 |
7 | Inflammatory carcinoma of the breast | 2 |
8 | Neoplasm malignant* | 2 |
9 | Endometrial sarcoma | 2 |
10 | Prophylaxis | 1 |
*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.
Top 20 Side Effects of FEMARA **
(reported on Ask a Patient)
Side Effect | # of Ask a Patient Reviews | |
---|---|---|
1 | Arthralgia* | 536 |
2 | Hot flush | 268 |
3 | Weight increased | 250 |
4 | Pain* | 209 |
5 | Somnolence | 188 |
6 | Insomnia | 182 |
7 | Alopecia | 176 |
8 | Pain in extremity | 158 |
9 | Joint stiffness | 148 |
10 | Fatigue* | 140 |
11 | Depression | 133 |
12 | Bone pain | 112 |
13 | Vulvovaginal dryness | 111 |
14 | Disturbance in attention | 98 |
15 | Amnesia | 93 |
16 | Headache | 92 |
17 | Myalgia | 91 |
18 | Loss of libido | 91 |
19 | Back pain | 81 |
20 | Hip fracture | 59 |
*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.
Please click here for Safety Information and FDA Adverse Events summary for FEMARA
* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Letrozole (Cgs 20267, Femara, Letrozole)
**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com