Androgen
WHO Essential Medicine EML section: Androgens
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Testosterone is used for males androgens are indicated for replacement therapy in conditions associated with a deficiency or absence of endogenous testosterone. Side effects include common side effects such as the following adverse reactions have been identified during post-approval use of testosterone replacement therapy, including TESTOPEL ®. Androgens are contraindicated in men with carcinomas of the breast or with known or suspected carcinomas of the prostate. If administered to pregnant women, androgens cause virilization of the external genitalia of the female fetus.
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MALES Androgens are indicated for replacement therapy in conditions associated with a deficiency or absence of endogenous testosterone. a. Primary hypogonadism (congenital or acquired) - testicular failure due to cryptorchidism, bilateral torsion, orchitis, vanishing testes syndrome; or orchiectomy. b.
The following adverse reactions have been identified during post-approval use of testosterone replacement therapy, including TESTOPEL ®. Because these reactions are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to drug exposure.
Androgens are contraindicated in men with carcinomas of the breast or with known or suspected carcinomas of the prostate. If administered to pregnant women, androgens cause virilization of the external genitalia of the female fetus.
For a suspected overdose or poisoning, call 102 now and go to the nearest emergency hospital.
Call 102What is Testosterone used for?
MALES Androgens are indicated for replacement therapy in conditions associated with a deficiency or absence of endogenous testosterone. a. Primary hypogonadism (congenital or acquired) - testicular failure due to cryptorchidism, bilateral torsion, orchitis, vanishing testes syndrome; or orchiectomy. b.
What are the side effects of Testosterone?
The following adverse reactions have been identified during post-approval use of testosterone replacement therapy, including TESTOPEL ®. Because these reactions are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal...
Who should not take Testosterone?
Androgens are contraindicated in men with carcinomas of the breast or with known or suspected carcinomas of the prostate. If administered to pregnant women, androgens cause virilization of the external genitalia of the female fetus.
What is the dose of Testosterone?
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What is Testosterone?
Testosterone is used for: MALES Androgens are indicated for replacement therapy in conditions associated with a deficiency or absence of endogenous testosterone. a. It belongs to the class: Androgen. Common side effects include: The following adverse reactions have been identified during post-approval use of testost…
Sources: FDA SPL label (openFDA/DailyMed); RxNorm (NLM) · Reference · Reference · Reference
US FDA DailyMed; NLM RxNorm