no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . october 2015 lawley pharmaceuticals type private industry pharmaceuticals founded 1995 founder michael john buckley headquarters perth west leederville western australia key people michael buckley ceo & medical director website www.lawleypharm.com.au lawley pharmaceuticals is a privately owned australian pharmaceutical company established by pharmacist michael buckley in 1995 . 1 the company specializes in the manufacture of pharmaceutical grade hormone replacement therapies and is focused on the development of testosterone and progesterone creams for the treatment of various endocrine deficiencies and medical conditions . 2 in men these disorders include hypogonadism klinefelter s syndrome low libido and castration . in women these disorders include endometriosis menopause pcos fibroids female androgen deficiency infertility estrogen dominance menorrhagia and hysterectomy . over the past 20 years the company has grown to become a leader in the research and development of transdermal hormone preparations and is advancing clinical research using natural hormones . contents 1 history 2 key executives 3 manufacturing 4 products 5 medical research and clinical trials 5.1 results of completed clinical trials 5.2 current involvement in research 6 references 7 external links history edit lawley pharmaceuticals was founded in 1996 3 as an offshoot from a retail company and is based in perth western australia . since its inception the company has conducted extensive medical research with the mission of establishing naturally occurring hormones bio identical hormone treatments as cornerstone treatments for diseases such as breast cancer infertility sexual dysfunction late onset male hypogonadism postpartum depression and endometriosis . today lawley s products have been subjected to clinical studies published in peer reviewed journals including menopause 4 climacteric 5 and the journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology . 6 key executives edit michael john buckley is australian citizen born on 20 may 1961 . after attending the st. kevins college in melbourne he went to the victorian college of pharmacy from where he received a bachelor of pharmacy in 1982 . 7 buckley moved to perth in 1983 to work as pharmacist in both hospital and retail pharmacy environments . 8 after an extensive career in the pharmaceutical retail sector michael came to the conclusion that bio identical hormones hormones matching chemicals that the body produces must be better than using synthetic alternatives to treat disorders . to prove this he devoted his further career to the understanding of the role and effectiveness of bio identical hormones . once convinced that bio identical hormones were superior over their synthetic alternatives he started the company lawley pharmaceuticals in 1995 to manufacture pharmaceutical grade bio identical hormone creams for use by pharmacies doctors and hospitals . 9 as the ceo and medical director of the company michael buckley has directed research and development clinical trial programs the meeting of global regulatory requirements and marketing of lawley s transdermal hormone preparations . 10 to date he has developed the optimal delivery systems for the administration of naturally occurring hormones to counter endocrine deficiency states . this success reflects buckley s commitment to the use of bio identical hormones in preference to a synthetic hormone analogue specifically the hormones testosterone progesterone and estradiol . michael buckley is a member of the australasian menopause society the pharmaceutical society of australia 11 and the pharmacy guild of australia . manufacturing edit lawley are manufacturing partners with perrigo laboratories pty ltd. formerly called orion laboratories in balcatta western australia . perrigo is an australian government approved facility listed on the australian register of therapeutic goods . 12 the facility was tga approved in january 2004 and fully commissioned in august 2004 . products edit company products include androforte 13 androfeme 14 and profeme which are all tga approved . 15 product portfolio product name active ingredients indication artg start date other products in this category androfeme 1 testosterone androfeme 1 % is a transdermal bioidentical testosterone cream designed for women with testosterone deficiency and or low libido . it was developed due to a rising concern over the lack of testosterone treatment available to women . 23 02 2010 16 n a androforte 5 testosterone androforte 5 % is a transdermal bioidentical testosterone cream . it helps men suffering from klinefelters syndrome hypogonadism and low testosterone amongst other diseases . 21 10 2009 17 androforte 2s 2 % scrotal testosterone profeme 10 progesterone profeme 10 % is a pharmaceutical grade progesterone cream that treats women suffering from low progesterone levels estrogen dominance and endocrine disorders . this cream covers women s health issues where hormone replacement therapy is required . 02 07 2003 18 profeme 3.2 % medical research and clinical trials edit lawley s research and clinical trials take place in australia and the united states where the company is involved in the process of developing and testing new treatment options in therapeutic areas of men s and women s health . specific areas of interest include andrology gynaecology urology and endocrinology . results of completed clinical trials edit between 2000 and 2004 research by lawley mainly focused on the clinical efficacy of their creams androfeme 19 and androforte . 20 21 22 results of lawley s other previous research demonstrated that topically applied progesterone is rapidly absorbed into the skin and transported through the body with a distribution pattern and metabolism comparable to those previously reported for intravascularly administered progesterone . 6 23 in 2003 a study aiming at evaluating the efficacy of transdermal testosterone therapy found that such a treatment improves well being mood and sexual function in pre menopausal women with low libido and low testosterone . 24 25 another clinical trial published by climacteric in 2007 further confirmed that testosterone cream significantly improves sexual scores in menopausal women with low sexual desire . 26 one of the most recent studies revealed that for women after menopause a low dose of 5 mg testosterone cream suffices to raise testosterone back to a premenopausal level . 4 27 current involvement in research edit the product androfeme an androgen cream for women is currently being studied in a collaborative study at boston s massachusetts general hospital conducted by harvard medical school professor karen k miller md. 11 other current studies are researching the effects of hormones on different conditions such as alzheimer s disease in vitro fertilisation ivf depression 28 and dry eye in postmenopausal women . 29 references edit company overview of lawley pharmaceuticals . www.businessweek.com . bloomberg businessweek . retrieved 17 november 2014 . company profile . https www.evaluategroup.com . evaluate ltd. retrieved 17 november 2014 . external link in website help orbis report lawley pharmaceuticals . www.orbis.com . bureau van dijk bvd . retrieved 16 december 2014 . a b fooladi ensieh ; reuter stephanie e. ; bell robin j. ; robinson penelope j. ; davis susan r. may 2014 . pharmacokinetics of a transdermal testosterone cream in healthy postmenopausal women . menopause . 22 1 1 . doi 10.1097 gme .0000000000000259 . el hage g. ; eden j. a. ; zoa manga r. january 2007 . a double blind randomized placebo controlled trial of the effect of testosterone cream on the sexual motivation of menopausal hysterectomized women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder . climacteric . 10 4 335 343 . doi 10.1080 13697130701364644 . pmid 17653960 . a b waddell brendan j. ; o leary peter c. april 2002 . distribution and metabolism of topically applied progesterone in a rat model . the journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology . 80 4 5 449 455 . doi 10.1016 s0960 0760 02 00032 8 . pmid 11983492 . michael buckley s linkedin profile . www.linkedin.com . linkedin corporation . retrieved 8 december 2014 . person profile michael buckley . www.zoominfo.com . zoom information inc. retrieved 8 december 2014 . a short story by michael buckley the ceo of lawley pharmaceuticals pdf . www.lawleybasecamp.com . lawley pharmaceuticals ltd. retrieved 8 december 2014 . about lawley pharmaceuticals . www.lawleypharm.com.au . lawley pharmaceuticals pty ltd. retrieved 8 december 2014 . a b androfeme testosterone cream for women can improve the way you look and feel . www.completeherbalguide.co.vu . guide to natural healing . retrieved 19 december 2014 . australian approved manufacturer . https www.ebs.tga.gov.au . tga 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http www.lawleypharm.com.au pdfs trial pilot study androfeme 2000.pdf . sydney menopause centre royal hospital for women lawley pharmaceuticals . external link in website help concord hospital research report pdf . 2003 . p. 38 . handelsman dj . long term pharmacokinetics and clinical efficacy of andromen forte 5 % cream for androgen replacement therapy in hypogonadal men pdf . www.lawleypharm.com.au . anzac research institute department of andrology concord hospital sydney 2004 . kelleher s. long term pharmacokinetics and clinical efficacy of andromen forte 5 % cream for androgen replacement therapy in hypogonadal men . www.academia.edu . anzac research institute department of andrology concord hospital sydney 2002 . o leary p ; feddema p ; chan k ; taranto m ; smith m ; evans s november 2000 . salivary but not serum or urinary levels of progesterone are elevated after topical application of progesterone cream to pre and postmenopausal women . . clinical endocrinology . 53 5 615 20 . doi 10.1046 j. 1365 2265.2000.01130.x . pmid 11106923 . goldstat rebecca ; briganti esther ; tran jane ; wolfe rory ; davis susan r. september 2003 . transdermal testosterone therapy improves well being mood and sexual function in premenopausal women pdf . menopause . 10 5 390 398 . doi 10.1097 01 . gme .0000060256.03945.20 . pmid 14501599 . abdallah r t ; simon j a 21 june 2007 . testosterone therapy in women its role in the management of hypoactive sexual desire disorder . international journal of impotence research . 19 5 458 463 . doi 10.1038 sj.ijir .3901558 . el hage g ; eden ja ; manga rz august 2007 . a double blind randomized placebo controlled trial of the effect of testosterone cream on the sexual motivation of menopausal hysterectomized women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder . . climacteric the journal of the international menopause society . 10 4 335 43 . doi 10.1080 13697130701364644 . pmid 17653960 . how much testosterone is too much for women after menopause . www.sciencedaily.com . sciencedaily llc . collaborative study testosterone antidepressant augmentation in women . www2.massgeneral.org crp . massachusetts general hospital clinical research program . buckley michael . lawley bio identical research and clinical trials are happening around the world . www.hormonesolutions.com . lawley pharmaceuticals ltd. external links edit company facebook page product and information site bio identical testosterone and progesterone creams retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title lawley pharmaceuticals & oldid 731043768 categories privately held companies of australiapharmaceutical companies of australiapharmaceutical companies established in 1995hidden categories cs1 errors external linksorphaned articles from october 2015all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured 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