Long‐term efficacy and safety of a permeation‐enhanced testosterone transdermal system in hypogonadal men

@article{Arver1997LongtermEA,
  title={Long‐term efficacy and safety of a permeation‐enhanced testosterone transdermal system in hypogonadal men},
  author={Stefan Arver and Adrian S. Dobs and A. Wayne Meikle and Kim E. Caramelli and Lakshminaryan Rajaram and Steven W. Sanders and Norman A. Mazer},
  journal={Clinical Endocrinology},
  year={1997},
  volume={47}
}
An important aim in treating male hypogonadism is restoration of physiological concentrations of testosterone and its metabolites. We have assessed hormone levels, pharmacokinetics and clinical response, including safety, of a permeation‐enhanced testosterone transdermal system (TTD) in the treatment of hypogonadal men for a 12‐month period. 
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