Arimidex is a prescription medicine for treatment of breast cancer. Arimidex treats breast cancer by lowering estrogen levels. It is also called hormonal treatment. It is recommended only for post menopausal women. Arimidex is in a tablet form and taken once daily. Arimidex is a hormonal treatment. It is approved by FDA for treatment of breast cancer.

Arimidex Tablets should be taken only after your doctor's consultation. It will be more effective if taken at the same time daily.  If for some reason you forget to take the medicine as scheduled then take missed dose and follow next dose as earlier scheduled. Arimidex is effective even if it is taken at advanced stage. If you are hormone receptor then Arimidex is suitable for you.

Arimidex is a hormonal treatment and works effectively by lowering the estrogen level.

An aromatase inhibitor is a drug that blocks aromatase, an enzyme needed to make estrogen. Arimidex is the only aromatase inhibitor approved for initial adjuvant treatment in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive early breast cancer.

Arimidex effectively blocks conversion of aromatizable steroids to estrogen. Arimidex is an effective anti estrogen drug that hassles the breast cancer growth by blocking the hormone estrogen. Arimidex inhibits the enzyme aromatase in the adrenal glands that produces the estrogens.

Arimidex is a hormone therapy for preventing growth and recurrence of breast cancer. Arimidex is helpful if the hormone is probably helping the cancer cells to grow.If hormone is not responsible for growing the cancer cells then other cancer treatment are given.