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What is Depo-Testosterone?

Depo®-Testosterone is an injectable formulation of testosterone. It is used for androgen replacement therapy in the treatment of delayed male puberty; male hypogonadism. Off label it is used for androgen deficiency in men with AIDS wasting.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Low testosterone level 2 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Vaginal dryness 1 0
Hormonal imbalance 1 0
Migraine headaches 1 0
Other 1 0
Erectile Dysfunction 1 1 Efficacy_moderate

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 2
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Depo-Testosterone

Prostate problems 1
Acne 1

Reported Dosages

  10 mL every other week 100 mg monthly 200 mg monthly 200 mg weekly
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Depo-Testosterone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 2   Other: 67%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 33%

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Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Depo-Testosterone

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Depo-Testosterone

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Depo-Testosterone

Always
 4 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Depo-Testosterone

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 3 75%
Not at all
 1 25%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Depo-Testosterone

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 2 100%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.