Testim gel (testosterone)

How can this medicine affect other medicines?

It is important to tell your doctor or pharmacist what medicines you are already taking, including those bought without a prescription and herbal medicines, before you start treatment with this medicine. Similarly, check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking any new medicines while taking this one, to ensure that the combination is safe.

Testosterone may increase the anti-blood-clotting effects of anticoagulants such as warfarin, nicoumalone and phenindione. If you are taking any of these your blood clotting time (INR) may need to be monitored more frequently; in particular it should be measured after you start or stop testosterone treatment.

If testosterone is used in combination with corticosteroids such as dexamethasone, there may be a greater chance of fluid retention and oedema since both medicines can cause fluid retention. This combination of medicines should be used with caution in people with heart, liver or kidney disease.

If you have diabetes, your dose of insulin or antidiabetic tablets may need to be reduced after you start treatment with this medicine.

Other medicines containing the same active ingredient

Andropatch	Intrinsa patches	Nebido injection
Restandol capsules	Striant SR	Sustanon injection
Testogel	Testosterone enantate injection	Testosterone implant
Virormone injection

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