Drug details

Testopel (testosterone pellets)

type of Androgens

Testopel (testosterone pellets), the male sex hormone, is a steroid used for testosterone replacement therapy in adult males for conditions associated with low or absent testosterone in the body such as primary hypogonadism (congenital or acquired), hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism (congenital or acquired), and to stimulate puberty in carefully selected males with clearly delayed puberty.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea,
• headache,
• vomiting,
• depression,
• anxiety,
• acne,
• changes in skin color,
• more erections than normal or erections that last a long time,
• ankle swelling,
• changes in body hair,
• male pattern baldness,
• suppression of certain clotting factors,
• bleeding in patients on blood thinners,
• increase or decrease in libido (sex drive),
• inflammation and pain at the implantation site, and rarely,
• a serious allergic reaction (anaphylaxis)

The following drugs are related to Testopel, either as a replacement or used together:

• Androderm (testosterone transdermal system)
• AndroGel (testosterone gel for topical use)
• AndroGel 1.62 (testosterone gel)
• Axiron (testosterone topical solution)
• Delatestryl (testosterone enanthate)
• Fortesta (testosterone gel)
• Kyzatrex (testosterone undecanoate capsules)
• Methitest (methyltestosterone tablets, usp)
• Natesto (testosterone nasal gel)
• Striant (testosterone)
• Testim (testosterone gel)
• Tlando (testosterone undecanoate capsules)