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Primoteston
Depot®
— consumer
medicines information. (Schering
PDF)
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Description
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- Injection
250 mg in 1 mL
- Each 1
mL of Primoteston Depot '250' contains
testosterone enanthate in castor
oil.
- Manufactured
by the Australian Subsidiary of
Schering AG.
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Availability
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A doctor's
prescription is required to obtain this
medication.
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General
Information
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- Primoteston
Depot® should be administered by
deep intramuscular (i.m.) injection,
usually into the buttock.
- Treatment
may be started on a lower dose (100 mg)
but 250 mg injections are standard
treatment. Injection intervals are
usually 2 to 3 weeks depending upon the
dose needed and the response that is
achieved. Shorter injection intervals
may be necessary depending on the
individual requirement for hormone, but
longer intervals of up to 6 weeks are
also sufficient in many
cases.
- Experience
shows some men may find the injections
painful and wish to consider other
forms of treatment. Sometimes this can
be helped by warming the ampoule under
a running warm water tap or rolling
quickly between the palms. Occasionally
some men experience short-lasting
reactions (urge to cough, coughing
fits, respiratory distress) in rare
cases during or immediately after the
injection, this can be avoided by
injecting the solution extremely
slowly.
- Long-term
administration of testosterone
occasionally increases the tendency to
water retention. Caution should
therefore be exercised in patients
predisposed to water
retention.
- Testosterone
injections should be avoided in men
with bleeding disorders, including
those men taking anticoagulants (blood
thinning medication).
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Australian
PBS
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Authority
required when prescribed to males through
the Australian PBS.
Androgen deficiency in males with
established pituitary or testicular
disorders.
Androgen deficiency in males 40 years and
older who do not have established
pituitary or testicular disorders other
than aging, confirmed by at least 2
morning blood samples taken on different
mornings. Androgen deficiency is confirmed
by testosterone less than 8 nmol per L, or
8-15 nmol per L with high LH (greater than
1.5 times the upper limit of the eugonadal
reference range for young men).
Micropenis, pubertal induction, or
constitutional delay of growth or puberty,
in males under 18 years of age.
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Further reading about Primoteston Deport
injection
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Primoteston Depot®
