Testosterone

Drug Status in USA : Approved
Drug Status in Canada : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Testicular failure. Hypopituitarism. AIDS related muscle wasting. Hereditary angioneurotic edema. Ageing.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Hypersensitivity. Prostate and male breast carcinoma. Pregnancy and lactation. Hypercalcaemia or hypercalciuria.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Cardiovascular disorders, skeletal metastases, renal or hepatic impairment, epilepsy, migraine, diabetes. Elderly, prepubertal boys.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Virilization, excess body hair and menstrual irregularities in women. Acne. Frequent, sustained and often painful erections in males in the beginning of therapy, subside spontaneously after sometime. Oligozoospermia. Precocious puberty and shortening of stature. Edema. Cholestatic jaundice. Hepatic carcinoma. Gynaecomastia. Lowering of HDL and rise in LDL levels.

Drug Category/Class

  • Anabolic Agents
  • Androgens
  • Sex Hormones and Modulators of the Genital System
  • Genito Urinary System and Sex Hormones
  • 3-Oxoandrosten (4) Derivatives
  • Androgens and Estrogens
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inhibitors
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C8 Inhibitors
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inducers
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C19 Inducers
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C8 Inducers
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B6 Inducers
  • Cyt
Prescribed To be used as hormone replacement or substitution of diminished or absent endogenous testosterone. Use in males: For management of congenital or ac...
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Structure Testosterone
Generic Drug Testosterone prescribed To be used as hormone replacement or substitution of diminished or absent endogenous testosterone. Use in males: For management of congenital or ac...
Formula

C19H28O2

Testosterone has 10 Brands listed


Andriol Testocaps (40 mg)Androfil
Androfil (40 mg)Androsar
Cernos (40 mg)Nuvir (40 mg)
Sustrone (100 mg)Sustrone (200 mg)
Sustrone (50 mg)Testonova (40 mg)

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