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Oxandrolone is an androgen and synthetic anabolic steroid (AAS) medication to help promote weight gain in various situations, to help offset protein catabolism caused by long-term corticosteroid therapy, to support recovery from severe burns, to treat bone pain associated with osteoporosis, to aid in the development of girls with Turner syndrome, and for other indications.
Oxandrolone (Anavar) (Note that while the above anabolic steroids remain available in at least one formulation, many of the above-listed brand names have been discontinued.) Ethylestrenol (Maxibolin) and stanozolol (Winstrol) were previously available but were discontinued.
Oxymetholone was first prescribed in 1959 and was introduced for medical use but was discontinued in 1961 due its high lipid toxicity. [5] [9] [10] [11] It is used mostly in the United States. [5] [12] In addition to its medical use, oxymetholone is used to improve physique and performance. [5]
Drugs or medicines may be withdrawn from commercial markets because of risks to patients, but also because of commercial reasons (e.g. lack of demand and relatively high production costs).
Oxendolone, sold under the brand names Prostetin and Roxenone, is an antiandrogen and progestin medication which is used in Japan in the treatment of enlarged ...
A steroidal antiandrogen (SAA) is an antiandrogen with a steroidal chemical structure. [1] [2] [3] They are typically antagonists of the androgen receptor (AR) and act both by blocking the effects of androgens like testosterone and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and by suppressing gonadal androgen production.
Chlorodehydromethylandrostenediol (CDMA), also known as 4-chloro-17α-methylandrost-1,4-diene-3β,17β-diol, is a synthetic, orally active anabolic-androgenic steroid ...
Fluoxymesterone, sold under the brand names Halotestin and Ultandren among others, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication which is used in the treatment of low testosterone levels in men, delayed puberty in boys, breast cancer in women, and anemia. [1]