Assessment of Different Commercial Brands of Tamoxifen 10 mg TabletsMarketed in Yemen as Anti-breast Cancer


Abstract in English

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women; one of nine women will have breast cancer in her life time. Tamoxifen is the trans-isomer of a triphenylethylene derivative. The aim of this study is to evaluate the quality and the quantity of the commercial brands of Tamoxifen 10 mg tablets which are registered and marketed in Yemen.

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