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Abbott Laboratories and AbbVie Inc., the company it spun off last year, hid the dangers of using the testosterone replacement drug AndroGel, five men claimed in lawsuits.
Thousands of lawsuits filed by attorneys alleging serious injuries and death from testosterone products like AndroGel have reached tentative settlements.
Safety Announcement ; [03-03-2015] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cautions that prescription testosterone products are approved only for men who have low testosterone levels caused by certain medical conditions. The benefit and safety of these medications have not been established for the treatment of low testosterone levels due to aging, even if a man’s symptoms seem related to low testosterone. We are requiring that the manufacturers of all approved prescription testosterone pro...
The F.D.A. ordered that labels on testosterone drugs warn of heart attack and stroke risks, and advised that the drugs should not be prescribed to treat symptoms in men brought on by age, such as d...
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Testosterone replacement therapy is gaining wider use, but there are potential health risks. These include heart attack and stroke in men over 65 and infertility in young men.
on testosterone manufacturers to warn patients about possible risks of blood clots in veins–a finding not directly related to the heart-attack and stroke concerns. Most recently, the...