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Medicines labeled for the same conditions

Alternatives to toremifene

18 other medicines are given the same way (oral) and in the same FDA class as toremifene or labeled mainly for the same use (breast cancer); 2 are in its class, estrogen agonist/antagonists: raloxifene and tamoxifen; the others include 6 kinase inhibitors, 3 aromatase inhibitors and 2 poly(adp-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (FDA labels read October 8, 2026). In the same class, the lowest pharmacy cost is $0.223 per raloxifene HCl 60 mg tablet (what pharmacies paid in the NADAC survey; strengths differ).

Which medicines are labeled for the same conditions as toremifene?

Breast cancer lists all 44 medicines labeled for it, by any route. Each row shows the conditions both labels name. They are listed as public records, not as substitutes: whether one can replace another depends on the person and is a prescriber's decision.

Medicine and FDA classShared indicationGeneric labelers (oral)Pharmacy costBoxed warningShortage
Toremifeneestrogen agonist/antagonistthis medicine2 labelers$19.60 per tablet 60 mg tabletYesNo current entry
Raloxifeneestrogen agonist/antagonist · same classBreast cancer17 labelers$0.223 per tablet 60 mg tabletYesNo current entry
Tamoxifenestrogen agonist/antagonist · same classBreast cancer10 labelers$0.277 per tablet 20 mg tabletYesNo current entry
Everolimusmtor inhibitor immunosuppressantBreast cancer14 labelers$26.32 per tablet 10 mg tabletNoA presentation being discontinued
Anastrozolearomatase inhibitorBreast cancer24 labelers$0.142 per tablet 1 mg tabletNoNo current entry
Letrozolearomatase inhibitorBreast cancer19 labelers$0.145 per tablet 2.5 mg tabletNoNo current entry
Exemestanearomatase inhibitorBreast cancer10 labelers$0.748 per tablet 25 mg tabletNoNo current entry
Talazoparibpoly(adp-ribose) polymerase inhibitorBreast cancernone listedn/aNoNo current entry
Palbociclibkinase inhibitorBreast cancernone listedn/aNoA presentation being discontinued
Abemaciclibkinase inhibitorBreast cancernone listedn/aNoNo current entry
Lapatinib ditosylatekinase inhibitorBreast cancer3 labelersn/aYesNo current entry
Olaparibpoly(adp-ribose) polymerase inhibitorBreast cancernone listedn/aNoNo current entry
MethyltestosteroneandrogenBreast cancer2 labelersn/aNoNo current entry
Ribociclibkinase inhibitorBreast cancernone listed$289.72 per unit 600 mg daily doseNoNo current entry
CapivasertibBreast cancernone listedn/aNoNo current entry
Elacestrantestrogen receptor antagonistBreast cancernone listedn/aNoNo current entry
Tucatinibkinase inhibitorBreast cancernone listedn/aNoNo current entry
Imlunestrantestrogen receptor antagonistBreast cancernone listedn/aNoNo current entry
Neratinibkinase inhibitorBreast cancernone listedn/aNoNo current entry

Source: FDA drug labels (indications) via openFDA; FDA NDC Directory; CMS NADAC of October 7, 2026; FDA Drug Shortage Database (FDA files October 8, 2026)

What do pharmacies pay for each?

The headline NADAC price per unit of each medicine's most widely listed form; strengths differ, so compare like with like on each record.

Source: CMS National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) survey, October 7, 2026: what retail pharmacies paid per unit; not a counter price

What next?

Toremifene: the full record
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