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TOWARDS THE PERFECT ANDROGEN: A CUSTOMIZED APPROACH TO TREATMENT OPTIONS
Dr. Bruce Biundo,
Pharmacy Consultant,
Professional Compounding Centres of America, USA .
This presentation will discuss choosing the right treatment for the right
patient.. Many clinicians seem to make treatment
choices by looking at available commercial products,
then attempting to fit the patient’s hormone
supplementation with those products.
In reality, it is feasible and attractive
to design a treatment protocol that fits
the needs of an individual patient. All patients
do not respond to the same dose, nor to the same
dosage form.
In this presentation, the various treatment options will be discussed,
along with means of customizing the treatment for
the patient. Today, many pharmacists who are knowledgeable
in pharmacokinetics are learning about screenings,
patient referrals to physicians, and treatment options
for andropausal men. A new model for collaborative
relationships between physicians and pharmacists
is coming into existence, and, as a result, many
patients are being successfully treated with dosage
forms and doses that are individually determined.
Buccal linguets, sublingual tablets and drops, injections,
pellets, topical creams, gels and lotions are some
of the ways that support individual dosage form
and dose titration.
In addition to testosterone, the use of aromatase inhibitors, prohormones,
and nutritional support will be discussed.
Dr. Bruce Biundo, PhD
Pharmacy consultant, Professional Compounding Centres of America,
Houston, Texas, USA.
Email: b.biundo@pcarrx,com
Bruce Biundo is a consultant pharmacist with Professional Compounding
Centers of America, an international company based
in Houston, Texas.
He has a special interest in men's health, and has developed a seminar
on andropause designed for the education of physicians
and pharmacists. He works with health care professionals
all over the U.S. in exploring this new science,
and lectures on andropause for PCCA on an on-going
basis.
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