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
1Breast cancer*212
2Infertility24
3Endometriosis7
4Breast cancer metastatic*5
5Breast cancer stage ii*3
6Breast cancer stage i3
7Inflammatory carcinoma of the breast2
8Neoplasm malignant*2
9Endometrial sarcoma2
10Prophylaxis1

*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
1Arthralgia*536
2Hot flush268
3Weight increased250
4Pain*209
5Somnolence188
6Insomnia182
7Alopecia176
8Pain in extremity158
9Joint stiffness148
10Fatigue*140
11Depression133
12Bone pain112
13Vulvovaginal dryness111
14Disturbance in attention98
15Amnesia93
16Headache92
17Myalgia91
18Loss of libido91
19Back pain81
20Hip fracture59

*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.

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* 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