Hormones 2016

Testosterone
Interactions
Drug-drug
• Corticosteroids - May ↑ risk of oedema. Use together cautiously,
especially in patients with cardiac or hepatic disease (Abramovitz,
2016),
• Hepatotoxic drugs - May ↑ risk of hepatotoxicity. Monitor liver
function closely (Abramovitz, 2016),
• Insulin, oral antidiabetics - May ↓ glucose level; may alter dosage
requirements. Monitor glucose level in diabetic patients (Abramovitz,
2016).
• Oral anticoagulants - May ↑ sensitivity; may alter dosage requirements.
Monitor PT and international normalized ratio (INR); decrease
anticoagulant dose if necessary (Abramovitz, 2016),
• Oxyphenbutazone - May ↑ oxyphenbutazone level. Monitor patient
(Abramovitz, 2016).
Acarbose - Testosterone may ↑ the hypoglycaemic activities of Acarbose.
Acenocoumarol - Testosterone may ↑ the anticoagulant activities of
Acenocoumarol.
Albiglutide - Testosterone may ↑ the hypoglycaemic activities of Albiglutide.
Alogliptin - Testosterone may ↑ the hypoglycaemic activities of Alogliptin.
Betamethasone - Betamethasone may ↑ the fluid retaining activities of
Testosterone.
Bromocriptine - Testosterone may ↑ the hypoglycaemic activities of
Bromocriptine.
C1 Esterase Inhibitor (Human) - Testosterone may ↑ the thrombogenic
activities of C1 Esterase Inhibitor (Human).
Canagliflozin - Testosterone may ↑ the hypoglycaemic activities of
Canagliflozin.
Chlorpropamide - Testosterone may ↑ the hypoglycaemic activities of
Chlorpropamide.
Corticotropin - Corticotropin may ↑ the fluid retaining activities of
Testosterone.
Cortisone acetate - Cortisone acetate may ↑ the fluid retaining activities of
Testosterone.
Cyclosporine - Testosterone may ↑ the hepatotoxic activities of Cyclosporine.
Dapagliflozin - Testosterone may ↑ the hypoglycaemic activities of
Dapagliflozin.
Dehydroepiandrosterone - The risk or severity of adverse effects can be ↑d
when Dehydroepiandrosterone is combined with Testosterone.
Dexamethasone - Dexamethasone may ↑ the fluid retaining activities of
Testosterone.
Dicoumarol - Testosterone may ↑ the anticoagulant activities of Dicoumarol.
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