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A new oral testosterone undecanoate formulation

Overview of attention for article published in World Journal of Urology, October 2003
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Title
A new oral testosterone undecanoate formulation
Published in
World Journal of Urology, October 2003
DOI 10.1007/s00345-003-0372-x
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Authors

Frank-Michael Köhn, Wolf-Bernhard Schill

Abstract

Testosterone undecanoate has been available on the market for more than 20 years. This testosterone ester is used worldwide for oral treatment of male hypogonadism. So far, testosterone undecanoate has been dissolved in oleic acid, leading to inconvenient storage conditions. It will now be available in a new formulation with castor oil and propylene glycol laurate instead of oleic acid, thus improving storage conditions markedly (stable at room temperature for approximately 3 years). Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies have demonstrated bioequivalence of the old and the new formulation of testosterone undecanoate. Therefore, the results of studies that were performed with the old formulation can be transferred to the clinical use of the new formulation. Controlled studies have shown its efficacy in the treatment of symptoms associated with reduced serum testosterone levels. In these cases testosterone undecanoate improves bone mineral density, quality of life, muscle mass, libido and mood. Further studies will help evaluate the efficacy and safety of the new formulation in the treatment of elderly men with late-onset hypogonadism.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 23 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 8 35%
Student > Postgraduate 3 13%
Other 2 9%
Professor 1 4%
Student > Doctoral Student 1 4%
Other 2 9%
Unknown 6 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 5 22%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 3 13%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 13%
Chemistry 2 9%
Chemical Engineering 1 4%
Other 2 9%
Unknown 7 30%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 January 2023.
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#5,446,994
of 25,374,647 outputs
Outputs from World Journal of Urology
#547
of 2,309 outputs
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#10,134
of 56,400 outputs
Outputs of similar age from World Journal of Urology
#1
of 8 outputs
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