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Vogelxo
Overview
What is Vogelxo?
Vogelxo (testosterone) gel, for topical use is a clear to translucent hydroalcoholic topical gel containing testosterone, an androgen. Vogelxo provides continuous transdermal delivery of testosterone for 24 hours, following a single application to intact, clean, dry skin of the shoulders and/or upper arms.
Vogelxo is available in unit-dose tubes, unit-dose packets, and a metered-dose pump. One 5-g or two 5-g tubes/packets of Vogelxo contains 50 mg or 100 mg of testosterone, respectively. One pump actuation dispenses 1.25 g of gel, which contains 12.5 mg of testosterone. Four pump actuations or eight pump actuations contain 50 mg or 100 mg of testosterone, respectively. Each metered-dose pump container is capable of dispensing 60 pump actuations.
The active pharmacological ingredient in Vogelxo is testosterone. Testosterone USP is a white to practically white crystalline powder chemically described as 17-β hydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one. The structural formula is shown in the following figure:
Inactive ingredients in Vogelxo are carbomer copolymer Type B, carbomer homopolymer Type C, diisopropyl adipate, ethyl alcohol, glycerin, methyl laurate, oleyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, purified water, and tromethamine.
What does Vogelxo look like?
What are the available doses of Vogelxo?
Topical Gel available as:
What should I talk to my health care provider before I take Vogelxo?
Geriatric Patients: There are insufficient long-term safety data to assess the potential risks of cardiovascular disease and prostate cancer. ()
How should I use Vogelxo?
Vogelxo is indicated for replacement therapy in adult males for conditions associated with a deficiency or absence of endogenous testosterone:
Prior to initiating Vogelxo, confirm the diagnosis of hypogonadism by ensuring that serum testosterone concentrations have been measured in the morning on at least two separate days and that these serum testosterone concentrations are below the normal range.
What interacts with Vogelxo?
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What are the warnings of Vogelxo?
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What are the precautions of Vogelxo?
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What are the side effects of Vogelxo?
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What should I look out for while using Vogelxo?
Men with known carcinoma of the breast or known or suspected carcinoma of the prostate. (, )
Pregnant or breastfeeding women. Testosterone may cause fetal harm. (, , )
What might happen if I take too much Vogelxo?
There were no reports of overdose in the testosterone gel clinical trials. There is a single report in the literature of acute overdosage after injection of testosterone enanthate. This subject had serum testosterone concentrations of up to 11,400 ng/dL, which were implicated in a cerebrovascular accident.
Treatment of overdosage would consist of discontinuation of Vogelxo, washing the application site with soap and water, and appropriate symptomatic and supportive care.
How should I store and handle Vogelxo?
Used Vogelxo tubes, packets or pumps should be discarded in household trash in a manner that prevents accidental exposure of women, children, or pets . Contents are flammable .
