Testosterone

Testosterone Propionate / Testosterone Phenylpropionate / Testosterone Isocaproate / Testosterone Decanoate
Mode Of Action	Testosterone or its agonists
Drug Indication	Androgen deficiency
Precautions	Hepatic or renal or cardiac impairment; migraine; epilepsy; elderly; skeletal muscle metastasis; boys before puberty; hypertension.
Contra-Indications	Breast cancer in men; prostate cancer; nephrosis.
Side Effects	GI disturbances; headache; prostate cancer; prostate disorders; and changes in libido; sodium retention; hirsutism; suppression of spermatogenesis; premature closing of epiphysis in boys; male pattern baldness; increased bone growth; cholestatic jaundice.
Dosage	1mL every 3 weeks. (Deep 1M)
Special Information	A mixture of testosterone esters with a long duration of action
Drug Category	ENDOCRINE DRUGS
Drug Sub-Category	Steroid hormones and related synthetic drugs

Brand Name	Manufacturer Name	Distributor	Drug Strength	Packaging	Formulation	Formulation Strength	Price
Sustanon	Organon Pharma (see Schering plough)	C.Mehta & Co Ltd.	250mg	1ml	Injection		KES 722

1. Testosterone undecanoate
Mode Of Action	Testosterone or its agonists
Drug Indication	Testosterone replacement therapy in many hypogonadal disorders, osteoporosis due to androgen deficiency
Dosage	Initially 120-160mg daily for 2-3wks. Maintenance dose; 20-60mg BD
Pregnancy Category	Category B:
Pregnancy Category Description	Drugs which have been taken by only a small number of pregnant women and women of child-bearing age with no any established rise in the frequency of malformations or other direct or indirect detrimental effects on the foetus having been noted. Categorized further into:
Drug Category	ENDOCRINE DRUGS
Drug Sub-Category	Steroid hormones and related synthetic drugs

Brand Name	Manufacturer Name	Distributor	Drug Strength	Packaging	Formulation	Formulation Strength	Price
Andriol	Organon Pharma (see Schering plough)	C.Mehta & Co Ltd.	40mg	30	Capsule	per capsule	KES 1800