Sponsors of testosterone replacement therapies should be required to conduct randomized controlled trials to further assess a potential cardiovascular risk, FDA advisors said Sept. 17.
‘Low-T’ Drugs Need Randomized CV Safety Trials, FDA Panel Says
Advisory committees also vote to change indication of testosterone replacement therapies, saying new trials are needed if sponsors want to win the old claims back.
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