Brand name: Evista
Raloxifene is a medicine to prevent/treat weak bones (osteoporosis) in women who have been through menopause. The medicine also reduces the invasive breast cancer risk in women who have been through menopause. It may also be used by your physician to treat certain other conditions.
The medicine refers to selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERM). It decreases thinning and breakdown of bones in women with osteoporosis who have been through menopause. It decreases the invasive breast cancer risk by blocking estrogen in uterine tissue and breast.