Drug details

Evista (raloxifene)

type of Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators

Evista (raloxifene hydrochloride) is an estrogen agonist/antagonist used to treat or prevent osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. Evista is also used to reduce the risk of invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women who have osteoporosis or who are otherwise at risk of invasive breast cancer.

The drug is often used to treat Osteoporosis .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea,
• headache,
• dizziness,
• vomiting,
• joint pain,
• increased sweating,
• spinning sensation,
• hot flashes,
• runny or stuffy nose.
• stomach pain, or
• leg cramps or leg pain,
• Evista may infrequently cause stroke or serious blood clots to form in the legs, lungs, or eyes.

The following drugs are related to Evista, either as a replacement or used together:

• Aci-Jel (vaginal jelly)
• Actonel (risedronate sodium)
• Kadcyla (ado-trastuzumab emtansine injection for iv use)
• Fosamax (alendronate sodium)
• Fosamax Plus D (alendronate sodium and cholecalciferol)
• Amabelz (estradiol and norethindrone acetate tablets)
• Atelvia (risedronate sodium delayed-release tablets)
• Miacalcin (calcitonin-salmon)
• Climara (estradiol transdermal)
• Climara Pro (estradiol, levonorgestrel transdermal)
• Premarin (conjugated estrogens)
• Premarin Injection (conjugated estrogens for injection)
• Prempro, Premphase (conjugated estrogens, medroxyprogesterone acetate)
• Orserdu (elacestrant tablets)
• Elestrin (estradiol gel)
• Enhertu (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki for injection)
• Pharmorubicin (epirubicin)
• Estrace (estradiol)
• Estraderm (estradiol transdermal)
• Minivelle (estradiol transdermal system)
• Menest (estrogens)
• Ogen (estropipate)
• Forteo (teriparatide (rdna origin) injection)
• Gemzar (gemcitabine hcl)
• Herceptin Hylecta (trastuzumab and hyaluronidase-oysk injection, for subcutaneous use)
• Innohep (tinzaparin)
• Provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate tablets)

The following supplements are related to Evista, and may be used together with the drug:

• Zinc (s.)
• Magnesium (s.)
• Calcium (s.)
• Fish Oil (s.)
• Vitamin D (s.)
• Copper (s.)
• Beta-Carotene (s.)
• Dhea (s.)
• St. John's Wort (s.)
• Propionyl-L-Carnitine (s.)
• Kava (s.)
• Soy (s.)
• Strontium (s.)
• Black Cohosh (s.)
• Fluoride (s.)
• Ipriflavone (s.)
• Manganese (s.)