Teva will make generic topical testosterone

[Jinzang]

From a pharmacy newsletter:

Israel’s Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has launched a generic version of Axiron (testosterone) topical solution in the USA. Teva’s generic launch of this treatment, which follows that of Ireland-incorporated Perrigo in July, comes on the back of the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. That decision, appealed by Lilly and its Acrux, has paved the way for generics to enter the market.

 

[keithc2485]

anyone try other generics then perrigo gels??

i use perrigo;s gel.....12.5mg 1% gel pump...... i see endo pharma ,teva, and upsher smith also make the "generic androgel 1% pump or packets ..... has anybody had experience with any of these... I personally Hate perrigo pharma .... and hate most of their generic drugs. i see other pharmacys then mine carry all these different brands of T gel......

I wonder if its worth trying a different brand, i love teva's products .. i know they just released it last year... any thoughts?
thanks guys

 

[Corwin1968]

i use perrigo;s gel.....12.5mg 1% gel pump...... i see endo pharma ,teva, and upsher smith also make the "generic androgel 1% pump or packets ..... has anybody had experience with any of these... I personally Hate perrigo pharma .... and hate most of their generic drugs. i see other pharmacys then mine carry all these different brands of T gel......

I wonder if its worth trying a different brand, i love teva's products .. i know they just released it last year... any thoughts?
thanks guys

FWIW, I despised the name brand Axiron. It's the consistency of water and you apply it to a nearly vertical surface (ie, your underarms). It was a dripping mess and I had serious doubts that I was getting the full dosage most of the time.

In fact, my insurance company dropping Androgel and only covering Axiron was what convinced me to give up completely on topicals and move to injections. I might still be open to a topical in the future but it would be a highly concentrated, compounded gel or cream. I didn't know those existed until recently. I would never go back to Androgel or Axiron.