tamoxifen• The greatest difference had been made by the hormonal drug tamoxifen, which was developed in Britain.• The drug tamoxifen, first described in the late 1960s, has some value as a palliative in patients with oestrogen-dependent tumours.
Origintamoxifen
(1900-2000)trans- + amine ( → AMINO ACID) + oxy- (from oxygen) + phenol type of chemical compound ((19-21 centuries))