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Halotestin Drug Center

What is Prescribing information?

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Halotestin Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage

Halotestin® (fluoxymesterone) Structural Formula Illustration

In the male—HALOTESTIN (fluoxymesterone) Tablets are indicated for:

  1. Replacement therapy in conditions associated with symptoms of deficiency or absence of endogenous testosterone.
    1. Primary hypogonadism (congenital or acquired)— testicular failure due to cryptorchidism, bilateral torsion, orchitis, vanishing testis syndrome; or orchidectomy.
    2. Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (congenital or acquired)—idiopathic gonadotropin or LHRH deficiency, or pituitary-hypothalamic injury from tumors, trauma, or radiation.
    3. ...

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What is Consumer information?

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Halotestin Consumer Information: Uses

This medication is used in men who do not make enough of a natural substance called testosterone. In males, testosterone is responsible for many normal functions, including growth and development of the genitals, muscles, and bones. It also helps cause normal sexual development (puberty) in boys. Fluoxymesterone is similar to the natural testosterone produced by your body. It belongs to a class of drugs known as androgens. It works by affecting many body systems so that the body can develop and function normally.

Fluoxymesterone may also be used in certain adolescent boys to cause puberty i...

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