Testo-100

Generic name:testosterone
Dosage form: pellet, implantable
Drug class:Androgens and anabolic steroids

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Oct 1, 2021.

Read all of this leaflet carefully before you are given this medicine.

- Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.

- If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or your pharmacist.

- This medicine has been prescribed for you. Do not pss it on to others. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours.

- If any of the side effects get serious or you notice any side effects listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or your pharmacist.

What testosterone Implants are and what they are used for

Testosterone implants are pellets containing 100mg of the active ingredient testosterone. These implants are used in hormone replacement therapy in men. Testosterone is a natural male hormone, known as an androgen, which controls normal sexual development in men.

Testosterone implants are used in testosterone replacement therapy in men with low or no natural testosterone (a condition known as hypogonadism).

Before you are given Testosterone Implants

Do not use Testosterone Implants if you:

- are allergic (hypersensitive) to testosterone

- have prostate cancer or breast cancer

Take special care with Testosterone Implants:

Extra supervision by your doctor may be necessary in some cases: particularly the elderly.

-> Tell your doctor if you have ever had:

- heart disease

- kidney disease

- liver disease

- high blood pressure

- epilepsy

- migraine

- cancer of the bone

- sleep apnea (temporary stopping of breathing during your sleep), If this gets worse during treatment you should also tell your doctor.

Blood tests may be affected.

Children and adolescents

Safety and efficacy have not been adequately determined in children and adolescents.

Extra supervision by the doctor is necessary in the treatment of young boys since male hormones may cause early sexual development and delay growth.

Taking other medicines

Other medicines may affect how Testosterone Implants work or Testosterone Implants may affect how they work.

These include:

• Certain medicines that change the amount of enzymes to be made in the liver e.g. medicines ...