Patent ID: 8466137

Claim:
A method of treating hypogonadism in a human male in need thereof comprising the step of: a) applying a therapeutically effective dose of a hydroalcoholic gel to an area of skin of a human male, the hydroalcoholic gel consisting of: i) 1.3% to 1.7% (w/w) testosterone; ii) 0.9% to 1.0% (w/w) isopropyl myristate; iii) 67.0% to 74.0% (w/w) of a lower alcohol selected from the group consisting of: methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, isobutanol, sec-butanol and tert-butanol; iv) 0.6% to 1.4% (w/w) of a polyacrylic acid; v) 1.0% to 10.0% (w/w) of 0.1 N sodium hydroxide; and vi) water.