MethylTESTOSTERone
The following information is an educational aid only. It is not
intended as a medical advice for individual conditions or
treatments. Talk to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist before
following any medical regimen to see if it is safe and
effective for you.
(meth il tes TOS te rone)
Android®; Methitest™; Testred®; Virilon®
Androgen
• If you have an allergy to methyltestosterone or any other part of this medicine.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are allergic to any medicine. Make sure to tell about the allergy and how it affected you. This includes telling about rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat; or any other symptoms involved.
• If you are male and have breast cancer or prostate cancer.
• If you are pregnant or may be pregnant.
• If you are breast-feeding.
• This medicine is used to treat breast cancer in females.
• This medicine is used to treat delays in male development.
• This medicine is used to treat impotence.
• This medicine is used to treat low testosterone levels.
• This medicine is used as a testosterone replacement.
• Take this medicine with or without food. Take with food if it causes an upset stomach.
Cheek tablet:
• Place tablet in your mouth above a rear molar tooth between the upper cheek and gum and let dissolve.
• Do not chew, break, or crush.
• Take a missed dose as soon as possible.
• If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and return to your regular schedule.
• Do not take a double dose or extra doses.
• Do not change dose or stop medicine. Talk with healthcare provider.
• If you are 65 or older, use this medicine with caution. You could have more side effects.
• If you have diabetes, talk with healthcare provider.
• If you have liver disease, talk with healthcare provider.
• Check medicines with healthcare provider. This medicine may not mix well with other medicines.
• Use birth control that you can trust to prevent pregnancy while taking this medicine and for 1 month after stopping this medicine.
• If you are a male and sexually active, protect your partner from pregnancy. Use birth control that you can trust.
• Acne.
• Emotional ups and downs.
• Nausea or vomiting. Small frequent meals, frequent mouth care, sucking hard, sugar-free candy, or chewing sugar-free gum may help.
• Change in sexual ability or desire. This is usually reversible.
• For males, breast enlargement.
• For females, breast tenderness.
• Change in condition being treated. Is it better, worse, or about the same?
• Follow up with healthcare provider.
• If you suspect an overdose, call your local poison control center or emergency department immediately.
• Signs of a life-threatening reaction. These include wheezing; chest tightness; fever; itching; bad cough; blue skin color; fits; or swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Significant weight gain.
• Penile erection that lasts longer than 4 hours.
• Severe nausea or vomiting.
• Swelling.
• Unable to pass urine.
• Very nervous and excitable.
• Feeling extremely tired or weak.
• Dark urine or yellow skin or eyes.
• For females, deepening of voice, facial hair, acne, or menstrual changes.
• Any rash.
• No improvement in condition or feeling worse.
• Store at room temperature.
• Protect from moisture. Do not store in a bathroom or kitchen.
• If you have a life-threatening allergy, wear allergy identification at all times.
• Do not share your medicine with others and do not take anyone else's medicine.
• Keep all medicine out of the reach of children and pets.
• Keep a list of all your medicines (prescription, natural products, supplements, vitamins, over-the-counter) with you. Give this list to healthcare provider (doctor, nurse, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, physician assistant).
• Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or in Canada to Health Canada's Canada Vigilance Program at 1-866-234-2345.
• Talk with healthcare provider before starting any new medicine, including over-the-counter, natural products, or vitamins.
Created: 2007-06-28 08:29:23.0
Modified: 2009-08-28 13:19:12.0
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