Quick answers
- What is Fareston?
- Fareston is a brand name of Toremifene citrate, a prescription medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 1 Fareston product in 1 strength and form.
- Who makes Fareston?
- Kyowa Kirin holds the FDA application for Fareston (NDA020497, approved May 29, 1997).
- Is there a generic or store brand of Fareston?
- Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 2 other products with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a Fareston product, 2 of them generic. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.
- Has Fareston been recalled?
- No recall linked to Fareston products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
What Fareston is
Each Fareston product as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, by active ingredient, strength and form, with its official label. “Same medicine, other names” counts the other products with exactly the same active ingredients, strength and form (generic versions, store brands and other brands); inactive ingredients can differ.
Toremifene citrate · prescription medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| toremifene citrate 60 mg tablet (oral) | Fareston | 2 products, 2 companies | DailyMed |
Its page lists every product and company, the FDA label’s uses and boxed warning, approvals, shortages and recalls: Toremifene citrate →
FDA approval
- NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.
| Application | Holder | First approved | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDA020497 | Kyowa Kirin | May 29, 1997 | 1 |
Companies that list Fareston
The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Fareston products.
- Kyowa Kirin, Inc.1 product
Recalls
No recall linked to Fareston products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Sources
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026 — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data.medicaid.gov, list of November 4, 2026, retrieved November 7, 2026
Which names get a brand page: a name the NDC Directory lists for a medicine, held by one company (the FDA application holder, or the company named on most of its products), that is not just a description, and that is not the only product of its medicine.