Testosteroni-undekanoaatti on kehosi testosteroniksi. Testosteroni on luonnollinen mieshormoni, jota kutsutaan androgeeniksi. Sekä miehiä että naisia tuotetaan kehossa. Testosteroni-undekanoaattia käytetään aikuisilla miehillä testosteronikorvaushoitoon erilaisten terveysongelmien hoitoon, joita testosteronin puuttuminen aiheuttaa (hypogonadismi).
Testosteroni-undekanoaattia käytetään, jos kehosi ei tee tarpeeksi testosteronia, esimerkiksi:
Seuraavat lääkkeet voivat vähentää testosteronin undekanoaatin vaikutusta:
Androgeenien, kuten testosteroni-undekanoaattien käyttö voi johtaa näiden lääkkeiden annosten pienenemiseen. Kerro myös lääkärillesi tai apteekkiin, jos käytät tai käytät ACTH: n tai kortikosteroidien käyttöä (käytetään erilaisten sairauksien, kuten reumaa, niveltulehdusta, allergisia olosuhteet ja astma). Androgeenien, kuten testosteroni-undekanoaattien käyttö saattaa lisätä veden pitoisuuden riskiä, etenkin jos sydämesi ja maksasi eivät toimi kunnolla.
Laboratoriotestit:
Androgeenit voivat myös vaikuttaa joidenkin laboratoriotestien (esim. Kilpirauhasen) tuloksiin. Siksi sinun on kerrottava lääkärillesi tai laboratoriolaitokselle, että suoritat testit, joissa käytät tätä lääkettä.
Kerro lääkärille tai apteekkihenkilökunnalle, jos parhaillaan käytät tai olet äskettäin käyttänyt muita lääkkeitä, myös lääkkeitä, joita lääkäri ei ole määrännyt.
Älä käytä testosteroni-undekanoattia:
Kerro lääkärillesi, jos sinulla on ollut, on edelleen tai epäillään olevan:
If you are suffering from severe heart, liver or kidney disease, treatment with Testosterone Undecanoate may cause severe complications in the form of water retention in your body sometimes accompanied by (congestive) heart failure.
Tell your doctor if you have high blood pressure or if you are treated for high blood pressure as testosterone may cause a raise in blood pressure.
If you have sleep apnea (temporarily stopping breathing during your sleep), this may get worse if you are using testosterone-containing products. Let your doctor know if you are worried about this. Extra supervision by your doctor may be necessary in case you are overweight or suffer from chronic lung disease.
Also tell your doctor
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Food allows testosterone undecanoate, the active substance of this medicine to be absorbed by your body.
Therefore, Testosterone Undecanoate must be taken with a normal meal.
Testosterone Undecanoate are not for use in women, therefore this medicine must not be taken by women who are pregnant or think that they are pregnant, or by women who are breast-feeding.
In men, treatment with Testosterone Undecanoate can lead to fertility disorders by repressing sperm formation. If you are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.
If you are a patient who participates in competitions governed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), then you should consult the WADA-code before using this medicine as Testosterone Undecanoate can interfere with antidoping testing.
The misuse of this medicine to enhance ability in sports carries serious health risks and is to be discouraged.
Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. You should check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
Take special care with Testosterone Undecanoate
Treatment with male hormones like testosterone may increase the size of the prostate gland, especially in elderly men. Therefore your doctor will examine your prostate gland at regular intervals. In men over the age of 45, the prostate gland will be investigated by digital rectal examination (DRE) and blood tests for prostate-specific antigen (PSA).
Adults
The recommended dose is 3–4 capsules daily during the first 2–3 weeks, followed by a gradual decrease to 1–3 capsules daily. Look at the label on the pack to see how many capsules your doctor would like you to take each day.
The following blood checks should be carried out by your doctor before and during the treatment: testosterone blood level, full blood count.
Additionally, at regular intervals, blood tests will be done to check the oxygen-carrying substance in your red blood cells (haemoglobin). In very rare cases the number of red blood cells will increase too much leading to complications.
You must take this medicine with a normal meal.
Swallow the capsules whole without chewing, using some water or other fluid.
Children and adolescents
The safety and efficacy of this medicine has not been adequately determined in children and adolescents.
Elderly
Smaller doses, taken less often, may be given if you are elderly. Your doctor will have chosen the correct dose for you.
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken, or might take any other medicines-even those not prescribed.
Other medicines may affect how Testosterone Undecanoate works or RTestosterone Undecanoate may affect how they work. Therefore you must tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are using or are about to use:
If you have taken several capsules at once, there is no need for great concern, however you should tell your doctor. The castor oil in the capsule may cause diarrhoea.
Don’t worry.
If you miss the morning dose and it is more than 2 hours after breakfast, wait until lunch-time and then take the dose. If you miss the evening dose, and its more than 2 hours after dinner, don’t take the missed dose. Take the next morning dose as normal.
Common (may affect upto 1 in 10 people)
Not known (cannot be estimated from available data)
In a few patients diarrhoea, stomach pain or discomfort have been reported during the use of this medicine.
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date stated on the package and blister.
Do not store above 30 °C.
Do not refrigerate or freeze.
Store in the original package and keep the blister in the outer carton.
If the capsules become discoloured or show signs of any other deterioration, you should seek the advice of your pharmacist who will advise you what to do.
Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste.