Dosage and Administration

Dosage and Administration

Take Andriol Testocaps exactly as directed by your doctor. You should also read the instructions on the label of your medicine. If you are not sure how to take Andriol Testocaps, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

How and when to take it

Take the capsules daily, as directed by your doctor. Andriol Testocaps are to be swallowed after the morning and evening meal.

Swallow the capsules whole with some water or other drink. Do not chew them.

If you are taking an uneven number of capsules, the larger dose should be taken in the morning.

Food allows testosterone undecanoate, the active substance of this medicine, to be taken up by your body. Therefore, Andriol Testocaps must be taken with a meal.

If you have the impression that the effect of this medicine is too strong or too weak, talk to your doctor or pharmacist immediately.

These symptoms usually go away when treatment is stopped for a short while. Your doctor will then probably advise you to start at a lower dosage. In a few patients diarrhoea and stomach pain or discomfort have been reported during the use of this medicine.

Children and adolescents

The following side effects have been reported in pre-pubertal children using androgens:

• early sexual development;
• penis enlargement;
• an increased frequency of erections;
• growth limitation (limited body height)

Other side effects not listed above may also occur in some patients. Tell your doctor if you notice anything else that is making you feel unwell.

Do not be alarmed by this list of possible side effects. You may not experience any of them.

Stop taking Andriol Testocaps if you develop jaundice (yellowing of the eyes or skin).

Treatment with male hormones like testosterone may increase the size of the prostate gland, especially in elderly men. Therefore your doctor will examine your prostate gland at regular intervals by digital rectal examination (DRE) and blood tests for prostate-specific antigen (PSA).

Additionally, at regular intervals, blood tests will be done to check the oxygen-carrying substance in your red blood cells (haemoglobin). In very rare cases the number of red blood cells will increase too much leading to complications.

Your doctor will measure testosterone blood levels before and during your treatment. Based on the blood test results, your doctor may adjust the dose of Andriol Testocaps.