Oxymetholone
- Atc Codes:A14AA05
- CAS Codes:434-07-1
- PHARMGKB ID:434-07-1
Table of contents
- Brand Names
- Chemistry
- Pharmacologic Category
- Mechanism of Action
- Therapeutic Use
- Pregnancy and Lactation Implications
- Contraindications
- Warnings and Precautions
- Adverse Reactions
- Genes that may be involved
- Drug Interactions
- Dosage
- Special Considerations
Brand Names
Europe
Greece: Anasteron, Oxybolone, Oxymetholone.
North America
USA: Anadrol.
Latin America
Brazil: Hemogenin.
Drug combinations
Chemistry
Oxymetholone: C~21~H~32~O~3~. Mw: 332.48. (1) Androstan-3-one, 17-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethylene)-17-methyl-, (5α,17β)-; (2) 17β-Hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethylene)-17-methyl-5α-androstan-3-one. CAS-434-07-1 (1963).
Pharmacologic Category
Hematopoietic Agents. Anabolic Steroid. (ATC-Code: A14AA05).
Mechanism of action
Enhances production and urinary excretion of erythropoietin in anemias due to bone marrow failure. Stimulates erythropoiesis in anemias due to deficient red cell production.
Therapeutic use
Anemias caused by deficient red cell production.
Pregnancy and lactiation implications
Pregnancy should be avoided for 1 month following therapy. This drug may cause severe fetal defects. Oligospermia or amenorrhea may occur resulting in impairment of fertility. Excretion in breast milk unknown (not recommended in nursing women).
Unlabeled use
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to oxymetholone or any component of the formulation. Breast cancer in men. Breast cancer in women with hypercalcemia. Prostate cancer. Severe liver dysfunction. Nephrosis. Pregnancy.
Warnings and precautions
Anabolic steroids may cause blood lipid changes with increased risk of arteriosclerosis. Use with caution in hepatic disease. May cause peliosis hepatis or liver cell tumors. Use with caution in breast cancer (may cause hypercalcemia by stimulating osteolysis), in diabetes mellitus, in conditions influenced by edema (may cause fluid retention), and in elderly patients (greater risk for prostatic hyperplasia, fluid retention, and transaminase elevations). May accelerate bone maturation without producing compensatory gain in linear growth in children. May cause mild virilization in women. May decrease thyroxine-binding globulin, T~4~, and increase resin uptake of T~3~ and T~4.~