ospemifene
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English
Etymology
From + + -mifene (“clomifene derivative”).
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Noun
ospemifene (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) An oral medication used to treat dyspareunia.
- 2015 August 28, Hyun-Kyung Kim et al., “The Recent Review of the Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause”, in Journal of Menopausal Medicine, volume 21, :
- While raloxifene and tamoxifen have no estrogen agonist effect on the vagina, lasofoxifene and ospemifene show a positive impact on vaginal tissue in postmenopausal women.