Testim (Testosterone Gel) Drug Overview and Uses for Patients and Caregivers at RxList

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Testim® 1%
(testosterone gel)

WARNING

SECONDARY EXPOSURE TO TESTOSTERONE

Virilization has been reported in children who were secondarily exposed to testosterone gel.
Children should avoid contact with unwashed or unclothed application sites in men using testosterone gel.
Healthcare providers should advise patients to strictly adhere to recommended instructions for use. (See WARNINGS, Potential for Secondary Exposure to Testosterone)

DRUG DESCRIPTION

Testim® (testosterone gel) is a clear to translucent hydroalcoholic topical gel containing 1% testosterone. Testim® provides continuous transdermal delivery of testosterone for 24 hours, following a single application to intact, clean, dry skin of the shoulders and upper arms. One 5 g or two 5 g tubes of Testim® contains 50 mg or 100 mg of testosterone, respectively, to be applied daily to the skin's surface. Approximately 10% of the applied testosterone dose is absorbed across skin of average permeability during a 24-hour period. The active pharmacological ingredient in Testim® is testosterone.

Testosterone (C₁₉H₂₈O₂) MW: 288.42

Testim® 1% (testosterone) Structural Formula Illustration

Testosterone USP is a white to practically white crystalline powder chemically described as 17-β hydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one. Inactive ingredients in Testim® are purified water, pentadecalactone, carbopol, acrylates, propylene glycol, glycerin, polyethylene glycol, ethanol (74%), and tromethamine.

Last reviewed on RxList: 12/19/2011
This monograph has been modified to include the generic and brand name in many instances.