Comparative Safety of Testosterone Dosage Forms

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Authors

J. Bradley Layton · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Christoph Meier

Julie L. Sharpless · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Til Stürmer‎ · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Susan S. Jick · Boston University

M. Alan Brookhart · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Abstract

Testosterone injections were associated with a greater risk of cardiovascular events, hospitalizations, and deaths compared with gels. Patches and gels had similar risk profiles. However, this study did not assess whether patients met criteria for use of testosterone and did not assess the safety of testosterone among users compared with nonusers of the drug.

Topics & Keywords

Hormonal and reproductive studies Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment Sexual function and dysfunction studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Internal Medicine

Volume 175, Issue 7, pp. 1187-1187

DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.1573

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